Backbone of the World
A Personal Account of the American Rocky Mountain Fur Trade 18221824| By: | Edward Louis Henry |
| Publisher: | Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780983316435 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780983316480 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The first book in an exciting adventure series—the Temple Buck Quartet—that chronicles the rise and fall of the American Rocky Mountain fur trade, this volume is a coming-of-age story set in the first two years of the fur trade, 1822–24. Temple Buck is a young man whose rollicking tale begins with growing up in the Ohio wilderness before he is kidnapped by an evil keelboat captain. After his rescue by a beautiful St. Louis madam, he finally enlists in the first expedition up the Missouri River to the beaver-rich Rockies for a wealth of adventure and new experiences. This painstakingly researched tale blends historical and fictional characters into a colorful tapestry of actual events spiced with bloody battles, Indian customs, homespun humor, and earthy romance.