Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men of the American West

by John Logan Allen

-- Fascinating tales of the journeys of adventurers and explorers
-- Details how these expeditions broadened our knowledge
-- Illustrated with maps, paintings, drawings, and photographs

Genres: Biography

119 pages, Library Binding

First published November 1, 1991

About the author

John Logan Allen earned a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Wyoming, a M.A. in Political Science from the same university, and a Ph.D. in Geography from Clark University in Worcester. He is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Wyoming and the University of Connecticut.

Reviews

[Janis · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book contains 8 chapters with 112 pages. 9 pages in chapter 7 are about Jedediah Smith. I don’t understand why his name is the title of the book.

A history discussing the contributions to the opening of the American West made by mountain men.

Not sure why, because it is an area of history that intrigues me, but the text just didn’t grab me. I did finish the whole book, but it took me 2 weeks rather than reading it all in one sitting.

[Jerry]

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