Classic stories about the adventurers who explored and settled the West. Introduction xi Map xvi Chapter 1. "A Much More Furious and Formidable Anamal": Lewis and Clark Encounter the Grizzly Bear 1(13) From The Journals ofLezvis and Clark, Edited by Bernard DeVoto Chapter 2. "A Mountain Man, Wagh!" 14(19) From Life in the Far West, By George Frederick Ruxton, Edited by Leroy R. Hafen Chapter 3. The Winter Lodge 33(17) From Across the Wide Missouri by Bernard DeVoto Chapter 4. Brownskins and Beaver: Trappers on the Stream 50(14) From Carry the Wind, by Terry C. Johnston Chapter 5. Wah-to-Yah: A Mountain Man Tall Tale Classic 64(23) From Wah-to-Yah and the Taos Trail, by Lewis H. Garrard Chapter 6. Captured by the Blackfeet 87(31) From Mountain Man, by Vardis Fisher Chapter 7. Bighorns and Wind River Range 118(14) From The Adventures of Captain Bonneville U.S.A. in the Rocky Mountains of the Far West, by Washington Irving Chapter 8. "Buffler!" 132(11) From The Big Sky, by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Chapter 9. Narrative of a Mountain Man 143(15) From Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard, Written by Himself Chapter 10. The Legend of Broken Hand 158(10) From The Mountain Men, by George Laycock Chapter 11. Across the Shining Mountains 168(19) From The Long Rifle, by Stewart Edward White Chapter 12. Journal of a Trapper 187(19) From Journal Of a Trapper, by Osborne Russell, Edited by Aubrey L. Haines Chapter 13. Trail Blazer: Captain Jedediah Strong Smith 206(14) From The Mountain Men, by George Laycock Chapter 14. Lord Grizzly: The Hugh Glass Ordeal 220(13) From Lord Grizzly, by Frederick Manfred Chapter 15. A Fur Trader's Narrative 233 (11) From Forty Years a Fur Trader On the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur 1833-1872 Chapter 16. On the Oregon Trail 244 (23) From The Oregon Trail, by Francis Parkman Chapter 17. Rendezvous and Farewell 267 (28) From The Big Sky, by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Glossary of Mountain Man Words and Expressions 295(4) Credits 299