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 12 Books On CD of the Rocky Mountains / Mountain Men / Fur Trade / Western Exploration. A wealth of first-hand accounts and information is packed into this CD for the history buff and buckskinner alike. Read about their journeys and encounters with the American Indian tribes they meet along the way, their equipment and trade goods, accounts of the mountain man rendezvous, their encounters with buffalo & grizzlies and much, much more. Edge-of-your-seat, true-life adventures that you won't want to quit reading until you get to the end!
This collection is a bargain compared to purchasing these titles separately, PLUS, this CD takes up only a fraction of the space the books and journals would occupy on your bookshelf!
Adobe's search function is invaluable for finding exact passages and key words referenced in these literary works. Perfect reference works for the reenactor and historian alike!
1. William H. Ashley's 1825 Rocky Mountain Papers
William H. Ashley's 1825 Rocky
Mountain Papers William H. Ashley, with his partner Andrew Henry,
owned a fur trading company based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Prior to the period
covered by these papers, he had lost a fortune in an ill-fated attempt to
establish a trapping business on the upper Missouri river. His new plan was trap
the region to the south, just over the divide.
Ashley left two documents describing the events of 1825: One appears to
be his field diary, containing daily entries. The other is a letter to Gen. Atkinson
written after Ashley's return that fall, and contains a narrative of his 1825 season
in the Rockies. These two documents are mostly consistent, although the
narrative appears to have been written from memory because in some cases,
details are different from those recorded in the contemporaneous diary. Included
in this ebook is a list of goods available at the 1825 Rendezvous. This list is
compiled from Ashley's notes and also lists several of the original mountain
men, the number of furs they took and the trade goods exchanged for those
furs.
Ashley's Diary is from the William H. Ashley Papers, Missouri Historical
Society, St Louis, MO.
Ashley's Narrative was published in: The Ashley-Smith explorations and the
discovery of a central route to the Pacific, 1822-1829, with the original journals,
by Harrison Clifford Dale, Cleveland, The Arthur H. Clark company, 1918.
Inventory of Goods available at the 1825 Rendezvous on Henry's Fork of the
Green River also from William H. Ashley Papers, Missouri Historical Society, St
Louis, MO.
This ebook is 73 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for
very easy reading on screen.
The Autobiography of John Ball: Across
the Plains to Oregon, 1832 John Ball (1794-1884) was a member of Nathaniel
Wyeth's 1832 expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest.
Ball provides an account of: Sublette's expedition across the plains to the 1832
Pierre's Hole rendezvous, the famous battle with the Blackfeet that occured
there, the continuation of Wyeth's remaining men to Oregon, and the first
settlements in Oregon.
This ebook is derived from a portion of Ball's rather lengthy autobiography
that deals with his experiences in the West. It begins with the chapter where
Ball meets up with Wyeth in Baltimore, and ends just before Ball sets sail for
the Sandwich Islands, on his journey back to the East.
Ball apparently wrote this autobiography from diaries and notes. The
manuscript was eventually compiled by his daughters, Kate Ball Powers, Flora
Ball Hopkins, and Lucy Ball, and published as:
Ball, John, Autobiography of John Ball, Grand Rapids, Mich., The
Dean-Hicks company, 1925.
Book 2 - Across the Plains to Oregon and the Return Home by Cape Horn,
1832-1835
This ebook is 49 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for
very easy reading on screen.
Astoria: or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise
Beyond the Rocky Mountains by Washington Irving
This account by Washington Irving of John Jacob
Astor and the founding of Astoria, the fur trading post, includes historical
information on the Hudson's Bay Company and Northwest Company and their
"factory" systems, as well. Many references to notables of the western fur trade
and their interactions with members of Astor's group. For the student of the
western fur trade and reenactors such as buckskinners, in particular, first
person accounts such as this provide invaluable information about the men, their
gear and the circumstances in which they found themselves.
This ebook is 435 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for
very easy reading on screen.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville by
Washington Irving 
This account by Washington Irving of Captain
Bonneville's 1832 expedition from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific was
transcribed from a manuscript written by Captain Bonneville himself in 1835. For
the student of the western fur trade and reenactors such as buckskinners, in
particular, first person accounts such as this provide invaluable information
about the men, their gear and the circumstances in which they found
themselves.
This ebook is 325 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for
very easy reading on screen.
Journal of a Trapper (Abridged)
Or Nine Years Residence among the Rocky
Mountains Between the years of 1834 and 1843 Comprising A general
description of the Country, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, etc The nature
and habits of Animals, Manners and Customs of Indians and a Complete view of
the life led by a Hunter in those regions By Osborne Russell
PREFACE - Reader, if you are in search of the travels of a Classical and
Scientific tourist, please to lay this Volume down, and pass on, for this simply
informs you what a Trapper has seen and experienced. But if you wish to
peruse a Hunter's rambles among the wild regions of the Rocky Mountains,
please to read this, and forgive the authors foibles and imperfections,
considering as you pass along that he has been chiefly educated in Nature's
School under that rigid tutor experience, and you will also bear in mind the
author does not hold himself responsible for the correctness of statements
made otherwise than from observation. THE AUTHOR.
This ebook is 141 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for
very easy reading on screen.
Journals of Captain Nathaniel J. Wyeth's
Expeditions to the Oregon Country 1831-1836 
Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth organized and led two
expeditions to the fur country, with the purpose of establishing a fur trapping
business to compete with the entrenched companies.
This ebook is 146 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for
very easy reading on screen.
The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone -
PDF eBook 
From "The Discovery and Settlement of Kentucke" by
John Filson - The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; containing a Narrative of the
Wars of Kentucke. (Kentucky)
The spelling and grammar have not been edited in order to preserve the
nature of the Narrative. A sampling from the Narrative: "It was on the first of
May, in the year 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness for a time, and
left my family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin River, in North-Carolina,
to wander through the wilderness of America, in quest of the country of
Kentucke, in company with John Finley, John Stewart, Joseph Holden, James
Monay, and William Cool. We proceeded successfully, and after a long and
fatiguing journey through a mountainous wilderness, in a westward direction, on
the seventh day of June following, we found ourselves on Red-River, where John
Finley had formerly been trading with the Indians, and, from the top of an
eminence, saw with pleasure the beautiful level of Kentucke. Here let me
observe, that for some time we had experienced the most uncomfortable
weather as a prelibation of our future sufferings. At this place we encamped, and
made a shelter to defend us from the inclement season, and began to hunt and
reconnoitre the country. We found every where abundance of wild beasts of all
sorts, through this vast forest. The buffaloes were more frequent than I have
seen cattle in the settlements, browzing on the leaves of the cane, or croping
the herbage on those extensive plains, fearless, because ignorant, of the
violence of man. Sometimes we saw hundreds in a drove, and the numbers
about the salt springs were amazing. In this forest, the habitation of beasts of
every kind natural to America, we practised hunting with great success until the
twenty-second day of December following." This ebook is 24 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for very easy reading on screen. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BLACK HAWK -
PDF eBook 
Indian Agency, Rock Island, October 16, 1833. I do hereby certify, that Makataimeshekiakiak, or Black Hawk, did call upon me, on his return to his people in August last, and expressed a great desire to have a History of his Life written and published, in order (as he said) "that the people of the United States, (among whom he had been traveling, and by whom he had been treated with great respect, friendship and hospitality,) might know the _cause_ that had impelled him to acts as he had done, and the _principles_ by which he was governed." In accordance with his request, I acted as Interpreter; and was particularly cautious to understand distinctly the narrative of Black Hawk throughout--and have examined the work carefully since its completion, and have no hesitation in pronouncing it strictly correct, in all its particulars. Given under my hand, at the Sac and Fox agency, the day and date above written. ANTOINE LE CLAIR, U.S. Interpreter for the Sacs and Foxes. This ebook is 192 pages long and the font is 14 point Verdana for very easy reading on screen. Lewis & Clark Journals
The Captain William Clark Journal: This Journal is from April 01, 1804 to September 26, 1806, a day or two after they arrived back in St. Louis. It includes all Journal entries of Captain William Clark. This PDF Ebook is 144 pages long.
The Lewis & Clark Journal Info Book: This work is intended for the history buff, the historical re-enactor and for those who have found a new sense of being an American after the tragic events of 9-11-01. Many communities, states and other organizations are currently planning and preparing for events to be held during the upcoming Bicentennial celebration of the Corps of Discovery, sometimes known as The Lewis & Clark Expedition. There is a renewed interest among re-enactors, with many foregoing all other reenactment events in order to participate in the upcoming activities. We have provided dozens of web addresses to Lewis & Clark organizations, research facilities with L&C information and sites of interest along the Lewis & Clark Trail. These, along with the other information presented herein, contain a wealth of material concerning the events leading up to the journey, the trip itself, and the resulting settlement of the American West - basically, the beginning of the formation of the United States as we know it today. Includes a Roster of the Crew of the Corps of Discovery and a partial list of the supplies taken west by the Corps of Discovery. Hopefully, it gives a sense of what an undertaking the expedition was. This PDF Ebook is 27 pages long. PDF format - ANY computer with ANY operating system and a CD drive will be able to view these books. If you don't already have the Adobe Reader software necessary to view the book files, a link to Adobe's FREE download site is included on the CD and is accessed from the opening menu. This CD is self-loading in Windows based machines - all you have to do is place the CD in your player and close the door. The CD will self-load and a menu will appear on-screen letting you choose from the Adobe download or the book. Just one click and your selection appears. If you are a Mac user, you will have to "open" the CD with your file manager and click on the html file to start the CD.
This electronic book is produced using Adobe technology which allows for enlargement of material while viewing onscreen. This is easier on the eyes compared to reading standard sized text onscreen. These books are not paper and ink, but instead are digital documents that have been either keyed in manually or scanned into a computer. All works included in this collection are copyright-free, public domain books, which have been painstakingly researched, cataloged, and converted to PDF for your reading and viewing enjoyment.
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