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This Reckless Breed of Men: The Trappers and Fur Traders of the Southwest
Among the early mountain men—trappers and traders—to be encountered in This Reckless Breed of Men are Jedediah S. Smith, Joseph Reddeford Walker, James Ohio Pattie, Jim Bridger, William H. Ashley, Kit Carson, Captain Benjamin Bonneville, Peter Skene Ogden, William A. Sublette, Zenas Leonard, and Ewing Young. This highly acclaimed book by Robert Glass Cleland was first published in 1950.
- GenresHistoryNatureNonfiction
361 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1976
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July 1, 2024
Enjoyed the research, and while new information has surely been brought to light since this book was written, it was nevertheless a good read about the men who roamed the desert southwest and their contributions to the knowledge of what was "out there." Not that most of them weren't in it for the money, and not that most of them could seemingly have cared less about the wanton slaughter of wildlife as they went their way. Some things never change.
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