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The Taos Trappers

The Fur Trade in the Far Southwest, 1540-1846

The Taos Trappers( )
Author: Weber, David J.
ISBN:978-0-8061-1702-7
Publication Date:Dec 1980
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $21.95
Book Description:

In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on Spanish, Mexican, and American sources to describe the development of the Taos trade and the early penetration of the area by French and American trappers. Within this borderlands region, colorful characters such as Ewing Young, Kit Carson, Peg-leg Smith, and the Robidoux brothers pioneered new trails to the Colorado Basin, the Gila River, and the Pacific and contributed to the wealth that flowed east along the Santa Fe...
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Book Details
Pages:228
Detailed Subjects: History / North America
Social Science / Native American Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.3 x 8.4 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.72 Pounds



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