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D**S
Book was in excellent condition thank you!!
Love the book!!
M**V
Five Stars
I found this book to be very informative.
W**I
Insightful of the fur trade era
To the novice of the fur trade era, this is a wonderful book. For the more experienced reader of this time period, it is a good review of the many names and places which shaped the early American West. Along with timely excerpts from a multitude of diaries, journals, narratives and books, the author also includes numerous maps, drawings and art work replications from the famous western painter Alfred Jacob Miller to depict these annual gatherings. The book is in a chronological time order, beginning with the first rendezvous of 1825 and culminating with the last event of its kind in 1840. It was as much a pleasure to read as I'm sure it would have been to experience these yearly social occasions.
E**C
... wish I could have seen the honesty and the great west before it was corrupted by men
While I live in the era of Obama I wish I could have seen the honesty and the great west before it was corrupted by men. This is what I read to get my mind off the evening liberal news!
K**M
great book
Very good book, loved the references it made in journals and other first hand accounts - color pictures would be better but black and white were adequate
M**G
Go to the Rendezvous with the Mountain Men
Rocky Mountain Rendezvous is a very interesting book of American History and an absolutely must for us who wants to know about this period of history whether for student purposes or just for all round interest. It takes us from each and every gathering of mountain men, indians and support trains from the east every summer in the Green River Territory from when Ashley started in 1825 untill it all faded out in 1840. We get to know about goods and prises, about anecdotes and about who was there this and this year it be Kit Carson, Jim Bridger and many more. There are many eye witness stories for instance of battles between the whites and friendly indians on one side and the feared Blackfeet on the other. This is a book of history but it is as thrilling as any fiction.
A**R
Five Stars
good
R**S
Fur Trappers Rendezvous
The author gives a very clear and direct history of each Rendezvous, and to those with only a little(but some) understanding of the subject, it is very helpful. After reading this book you will come away with a clearer understanding of the Rendezvous than you will after reading Mr De Voto's rather oblique account. De Voto seems to assume his reader is well versed in Americana already, which may not be the case with a non American .
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