Fort Davy Crockett, Its Fur Men And Visitors

LeROY R HAFEN

Publication: Privately Printed, ND, NP

First Separate Printing. #38 of 100 numbered and signed copies. Stiff Printed Wrappers. 16pp. Reprinted from The Colorado Magazine. An excellent account of this little known, early fur-trade fort located in northwestern Colorado. An excellent account of this little known, early fur-trade fort located in northwestern Colorado, serving as a key outpost for trappers and traders during the peak of the Rocky Mountain fur trade. Explores the lives of the rugged mountain men who lived and worked at the fort, including their routines, survival strategies, and interactions with Native American tribes. It also delves into the colorful and often dramatic experiences of various visitors to the fort ... explorers, missionaries, and government officials. Near fine copy. Signed presentation from Hafen to Arthur Woodward, author and fur trade historian, on upper edge of front wrapper.