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Mountain men : true grit and tall tales /

Describes the lives of the beaver trappers who were the first explorers of the American West beyond the Rocky Mountains, and some of the tall tales that made them legends.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glass, Andrew, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, [2001]
Subjects:
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848 > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > Biography > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Trappers > West (U.S.) > Biography > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Explorers > West (U.S.) > Biography > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Trappers.
Explorers.
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848.
Description
Summary:Describes the lives of the beaver trappers who were the first explorers of the American West beyond the Rocky Mountains, and some of the tall tales that made them legends.
Item Description:Maps on lining papers.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page [39]).
ISBN:038532555X
0385908415 (lib. bdg.)