Broken Hand, The Life Story Of Thomas Fitzpatrick, Chief Of The Mountain Men

LEROY R. AND W.J. GHENT HAFEN

Publication: The Old West Publishing Co, 1931, Denver

First edition. Cloth, 316pp., illustrated with 8 plates, map, notes, index. "Fitzpatrick (1799-1854) 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 Kearny; in 1846 he was agent for the tribes on the Arkansas, Platte, and Kansas Rivers."---Jack Rittenhouse. "Fitzpatrick was one of the original Ashley men who traveled extensively in the mountains and was a close friend of Jed Smith. Known as "White Hair", he presided at the great 1851 Ft. Laramie Indian Peace Council."---Camille E. Cazedessus II. "Fitzpatrick was not only influential in shaping the fur trade during its formative years, but equally so as an early guide to emigrants and Army expeditions, and as an Indian agent, being generally respected red and white alike for his work in this connection. He has occasionally been hailed with some justification as the greatest of all frontiersmen of his period."---Dan L. Thrapp. The classic biography on this great frontiersman. Tiny bump to lower forecorner of rear panel, else an exceptionally fine, bright copy. The fragile, rarely-seen dust jacket has a 1" piece missing at bottom of rear panel and top edge of front panel, chipping to top edge of spine, and front panel is completely detached; yet rare dust jacket is 98% complete. An attractive copy of this mountain man/fur trade classic.