The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal, Volume 4, 2010

Compilation of scholarly articles on the Western fur trade published by the Museum of the Mountain Man and Sublette County Historical Society. Softcover, 8-1/2" X 11", 160 pages, full color throughout.

IN THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT to increase knowledge and bring fresh perspective to the Rocky Mountain fur trade, the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale, Wyoming, and the Sublette County Historical Society has released volume four of the The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal. The articles in the fourth annual publication include: "Was Meriwether Lewis the Godfather of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade?", "Going Indian: The Use of Leggings and Breech Clout by the Euro-American Trapper," "Union Pass: A Mountain of Many Waters," "Painting the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade: An Artist Creates On the Headwaters of Spanish River," "Warren Ferris, the Hudson's Bay Company and the Rendezvous of 1834," "Wheels to Rendezvous," and "Goggles in the Rocky Mountain West."

EACH ARTICLE ACCEPTED for publication is well written, heavily researched and peer-reviewed. The people on the reviewing panel are top-notch in their field and include historians and material culture experts. The authors for this volume include: Thomas Danisi, John Jackson, Clay Landry, Steve Banks, Tim Tanner, Scott Walker, Rick Williams, and Alida Boorn. The journal is nicely illustrated throughout with mostly original artwork and images in full color.

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fur Trade Journal is a source for substantive information with fresh perspectives on the Western fur trade.