Name/Title
Journal of a TrapperEntry/Object ID
L1992.1.231Description
Journal of a Trapper, 1834-1843 is O is the diary of Osborne Russell during the 1800's at the height of the fur trade in the Rocky Mountains. It is perhaps the best account of the fur trapper in the rocky Mountains when the trade was at its peak there. It contains descriptions of his experiences with Nathan J. Wyeth's expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Columbia River in 1834. It is a factual narrative by one who was not only a trapper but a keen observer and an able writer. Some of the Indians he encountered were the Blackfeet, Bannocks, Crows, Iowas, Kanzas, Snakes, and Sioux. Journal of a Trapper. It also describes his activity with the provisional government of Oregon in 1843.
191/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Diary, Native American, Bannocks, Kanza Indians, Blackfeet, Iowa Indians, Sioux, Snake Indians, Fur TradingBook Details
Author
Osborne RussellPlace Published
City
LincolnState/Province
NebraskaDate Published
1986Call No.
Western RUISBN
0-8032-5166-1LCCN
56-52Notes
Copy No.: 2Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Osborne RussellPerson or Organization
Nathan Wyeth