Provides a vivid look into the life of the trapper and trader, the dangers they faced, and the fortunes that a few lucky ones were able to amass. Butler uses his role as an archaeologist to present floor plans of many of the posts and unknown drawings that are just now coming to light. Attention has also been given to the five of twenty-four trading posts that have been reconstructed. Rendezvous in Colorado are also covered, as well as shipping methods...

Long ago, legendary trapper Preacher took shelter with the Absaroka and fell in love with a girl called Bird in the Tree. Twenty years later, he rescues a woman and her son from an ambush by the hated Blackfoot. The woman is Birdie, and the valiant young warrior is Hawk That Soars--Preacher's son. Now the greatest fighter on the frontier is about to go to war to protect a family he never knew he had. Hopelessly outnumbered by vicious warriors,...

Within the purchase of Louisiana Territory by the United States in 1803, the vast, virgin territory of the upper Missouri River offered untold riches to enterprising and bold men. Streams choked with beaver attracted men from all walks of life, some drawn by the lust for wealth, some for the adventure and others to escape their past. For Benjamin Voss, it started as a quest for retribution and ended offering him a new way of life. Amidst the conflict...