| Among the Indians: Four Years on the Upper Missouri, 1858-1862 Contributor(s): Boller, Henry a. (Author), Quaife, Milo Milton (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803257147 ISBN-13: 9780803257146 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: Although the American Fur Company dominated the Upper Missouri fur trade during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, a number of small, independent firms (known as the "Opposition") flourished briefly at this time. From 1858 until 1862, a young Philadelphian, Henry A. Boller, was one of the Opposition traders, serving first as clerk in Clark, Primeau and Company and then as a partner in Larpenteur, Smith and Company. His account of these years, based on his journals, presents a remarkably realistic picture of the daily life of the Indian as he existed more than a century ago and is recognized as the "most authoritative narrative of fur-trading among the plains Indians of the Upper Missouri, for the period" (U.S.iana). When it appeared in 1868, Boller's book was subtitled ""Eight Years in the Far West, 1858-1866, Embracing Sketches of Montana and Salt Lake,"" and included descriptions of a return visit to Fort Berthold, the newly discovered Montana gold fields, and the Mormon capital. These concluding chapters are omitted in the present volume. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - General |
| Dewey: 917.8 |
| LCCN: 76100810 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 4.98" W x 8.14" (0.94 lbs) 372 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although the American Fur Company dominated the Upper Missouri fur trade during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, a number of small, independent firms (known as the Opposition) flourished briefly at this time. From 1858 until 1862, a young Philadelphian, Henry A. Boller, was one of the Opposition traders, serving first as clerk in Clark, Primeau and Company and then as a partner in Larpenteur, Smith and Company. His account of these years, based on his journals, presents a remarkably realistic picture of the daily life of the Indian as he existed more than a century ago and is recognized as the most authoritative narrative of fur-trading among the plains Indians of the Upper Missouri, for the period (U.S.iana). When it appeared in 1868, Boller's book was subtitled Eight Years in the Far West, 1858-1866, Embracing Sketches of Montana and Salt Lake, and included descriptions of a return visit to Fort Berthold, the newly discovered Montana gold fields, and the Mormon capital. These concluding chapters are omitted in the present volume. |