Broken Hand, The Life Of Thomas Fitzpatrick: Mountain Man, Guide, And Indian Agent

LEROY HAFEN

Publication: The Old West Publishing Company, 1973, Denver

First revised trade edition. Cloth, 359pp., illus., map. Fitzpatrick entered the fur trade in 1823 when he joined Gen. Ashley's expedition up the Missouri River. He became a major figure in the exploration of the West. "Fitzpatrick ranks with Jedediah Smith, Bridger, and Carson as the four greatest mountain men. His first trip over the Santa Fe Trail was in 1831, with the caravan on which Jedediah Smith lost his life. Fitzpatrick was later a guide for such men as Fremont, Abert, and Kearney; in 1846 he was agent for the tribes on the Arkansas, Platte, and Kansas rivers."--Jack Rittenhouse. This revised edition has much added information, and is a total rewrite of the original 1931 edition by Hafen and Ghent. An important work. Very fine in dust jacket.