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Beaverman Walker: The First Real Mountain Man
In the early 1800s, many young New Hampshire men feel the siren call of the American wilderness.
Albert Beaverman is no exception.
Travelling ever westward, Beaverman plans to trap and hunt along the Rocky Mountains—a destination that ultimately takes him through dangerous lands, and introduces him to both frontiersman and Indians alike.
As he learns the ropes of the trapping trade, Beaverman forms close relationships with the local Crow Indians—even taking one as a wife and starting a family. He also runs afoul of the Rees, who threaten both him and other trappers. Answering their aggressions with double-barreled ten-gauge shotguns, Beaverman forges a life for himself in the wilderness…all while helping other trappers survive by creating a device as tough, hardy, and practical as the mountain men themselves.
How does a New England tenderfoot transform into a seasoned mountain man? And how does that same rugged trapper wind up in Utah, married to a Spanish beauty and settling on land provided by her father? Beaverman Walker holds the answers as it recreates one of the most exciting times in United States history.
Albert Beaverman is no exception.
Travelling ever westward, Beaverman plans to trap and hunt along the Rocky Mountains—a destination that ultimately takes him through dangerous lands, and introduces him to both frontiersman and Indians alike.
As he learns the ropes of the trapping trade, Beaverman forms close relationships with the local Crow Indians—even taking one as a wife and starting a family. He also runs afoul of the Rees, who threaten both him and other trappers. Answering their aggressions with double-barreled ten-gauge shotguns, Beaverman forges a life for himself in the wilderness…all while helping other trappers survive by creating a device as tough, hardy, and practical as the mountain men themselves.
How does a New England tenderfoot transform into a seasoned mountain man? And how does that same rugged trapper wind up in Utah, married to a Spanish beauty and settling on land provided by her father? Beaverman Walker holds the answers as it recreates one of the most exciting times in United States history.
212 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 2016
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