| The Taos Trappers: The Fur Trade in the Far Southwest, 1540-1846 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Weber, David J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806117028 ISBN-13: 9780806117027 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1980 Annotation: In this comprehensive history, Weber draws on Spanish, Mexican, and American sources to describe the development of the Taos trade and the early penetration of the area by French and American trappers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - History |
| Dewey: 338.3 |
| LCCN: 75145508 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.4" W x 8.33" (0.79 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
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| Publisher Description: In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on Spanish, Mexican, and American sources to describe the development of the Taos trade and the early penetration of the area by French and American trappers. Within this borderlands region, colorful characters such as Ewing Young, Kit Carson, Peg-leg Smith, and the Robidoux brothers pioneered new trails to the Colorado Basin, the Gila River, and the Pacific and contributed to the wealth that flowed east along the Santa Fe Trail.
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Contributor Bio(s): Weber, David J.: - David J. Weber is Professor and Chairman of the Department of History at Southern Methodist University. He has thought at San Diego State University, at the University of Costa Rica as a Fulbright -Hays Lecturer, and in Spain and Mexico. He is author or editor of nine books and many articles on the American Southwest. |