Beauty for Ashes
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Beauty for Ashes

3.35 of 5 stars 3.35  ·  rating details  ·  17 ratings  ·  2 reviews
Trapping beaver was the major source of income for mountain men in the Rocky Mountain West of the 1820s -- the luxuriant, sought-after pelts could make a man rich. But it was a dangerous way to make a living: winter blizzards, hostile Indians, sickness, and starvation lurked at every point of the compass. Only a special brand of man could survive it all.

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ebook, 384 pages
Published August 1st 2005 by Forge Books (first published 2004)
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Clint Flatt
Nov 03, 2011 Clint Flatt rated it 1 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: historical, fiction, mountain, man, sam, morgan
Part of a mediocre series about the American Mountain men. Definatly have to read previous books to keep up with plots. Historical accurate.
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Cory
Jul 08, 2008 Cory rated it 4 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition
Great story about life in pre-settled West based partly around Jim Bridger's life and travels
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