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Mountain Man
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- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
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If you have ever wondered what is was like to be an explorer in the unspoiled American West of the early 1800s, then this is the audiobook for you. Not only a groundbreaking work of American history by critically acclaimed author Robert M. Utley, A Life Wild and Perilous is also a dramatic story of innovation and survival. Here is your chance to live in the very heart of the American wilderness with legendary trappers and mountain men like Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Tom Fitzpatrick, and Jedediah Smith.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lot of good history and quite a story too.
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By: Robert M. Utley
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Undaunted Courage
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In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and - by way of the Snake and the Columbia rivers - down to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights. With great perseverance, they worked their way into an unexplored West. When they returned two years later, they had long since been given up for dead.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narration kills a great book
- By Kindle Customer on 02-10-08
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
- By: Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - ed.
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When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Purchase - the vast, unknown lands between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico - he promptly established an expedition to map America's new frontier. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark outfitted the "Corps of Discovery," and on May 14, 1804, 45 men in 3 boats set off up the Mississippi.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring!
- By John on 09-17-11
By: Meriwether Lewis, and others
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Astoria
- John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival
- By: Peter Stark
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,901
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At a time when the edge of American settlement barely reached beyond the Appalachian Mountains, two visionaries, President Thomas Jefferson and millionaire John Jacob Astor, foresaw that one day the Pacific would dominate world trade as much as the Atlantic did in their day. Just two years after the Lewis and Clark expedition concluded in 1806, Jefferson and Astor turned their sights westward once again. Thus began one of history's dramatic but largely forgotten turning points in the conquest of the North American continent.
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Where Lewis and Clark Left Off
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By: Peter Stark
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The Best Land Under Heaven
- The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny
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- Narrated by: Michael Wallis
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 434
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 400
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 396
Cutting through 160 years of mythmaking, best-selling historian Michael Wallis presents the ultimate cautionary tale of America's westward expansion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well researched but performance is just mediocre
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By: Michael Wallis
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Blood and Thunder
- An Epic of the American West
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Don Leslie
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
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In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's summary does not do it justice
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Desperate Passage
- The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
- By: Ethan Rarick
- Narrated by: Christopher Prince
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 818
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In late October 1846, the last wagon train of that year's westward migration stopped overnight before resuming its arduous climb over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, unaware that a fearsome storm was gathering force. After months of grueling travel, the 81 men, women and children would be trapped for a brutal winter with little food and only primitive shelter. The conclusion is known: by spring of the next year, the Donner Party was synonymous with the most harrowing extremes of human survival.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I REALLY enjoyed this book
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By: Ethan Rarick
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Fur, Fortune, and Empire
- The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 518
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 420
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 420
From the bestselling author of Leviathan comes this sweeping narrative of one of America’s most historically rich industries. Beginning his epic history in the early 1600s, Eric Jay Dolin traces the dramatic rise and fall of the American fur trade industry, from the first Dutch encounters with the Indians to the rise of the conservation movement in the late nineteenth century.
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2 out of 5 stars
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a compilation of trivia
- By D. Littman on 07-18-10
By: Eric Jay Dolin
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Roosevelt the Explorer
- Teddy Roosevelt's Amazing Adventures as a Naturalist, Conservationist, and Explorer
- By: Paul H. Jeffers
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
No American president has been more enthusiastic in appreciating the wilderness and in conserving our nation’s natural treasures than Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). And no other president wrote more about nature and his explorations of it than T. R., in scattered books, such as African Wilderness, and in his countless letters, including those collected in The Selected Letters of Theodore Roosevelt).
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3 out of 5 stars
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Performance
- By John on 01-12-18
By: Paul H. Jeffers
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The Heart of Everything That Is
- The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,763
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,550
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,541
The great Oglala Sioux chief Red Cloud was the only Plains Indian to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the American government to sue for peace in a conflict named for him. At the peak of their chief’s powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States. But unlike Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, or Geronimo, the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now, thanks to painstaking research by two award-winning authors, his incredible story can finally be told.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Irresistable Force Paradox: Manifest Destiny
- By Mel on 11-10-13
By: Bob Drury, and others
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Lewis and Clark
- By: William R. Lighton
- Narrated by: Kevin Stilwell
- Length: 70 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missouri River to where the Columbia enters the Pacific, and dedicated to civilization a new empire. Their names were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This book relates that adventure from it’s inception through its completion as well as the effect the expedition had upon the history of the United States.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I've never heard the word etcetera so many times
- By D. Johnson on 06-01-12
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The Oregon Trail
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- By: Francis Parkman
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 176
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4 out of 5 stars 154
This is the classic account of Francis Parkman’s rugged trip over the eastern part of the Oregon Trail with his cousin Quincy Adams Shaw in the spring and summer of 1846. They left St. Louis by steamboat and traveled on horseback, in company with guides and occasionally other travelers. They encountered storms and buffalo hunts, meeting Indians, soldiers, sportsmen, and emigrants.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Only halfway along the Oregon Trail
- By mrieke on 04-10-18
By: Francis Parkman
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The Indifferent Stars Above
- The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,050
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,784
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,784
In April of 1846, 21-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and 14 others set out for California on snowshoes and over the next 32 days endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely enthralling
- By Sasha Anscum on 06-07-19
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The Oregon Trail
- By: Francis Parkman
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,895
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,729
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,711
Francis Parkman's journal - written more than 150 years ago, in 1846 - provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age 23, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as well as the exuberant confidence that was the mark of his time. Frank Muller's dramatic reading brings this captivating record to life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Among the finest works of American literature
- By Brian P. Sullivan on 06-06-20
By: Francis Parkman
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Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce
- The Untold Story of an American Tragedy
- By: Kent Nerburn
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 196
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 170
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Learning about the 1,800-mile journey made by Chief Joseph and 800 Nez Perce men, women, and children from their homelands in what is now eastern Oregon to Montana is essential to understand who we are as a nation. There, only 40 miles from the Canadian border and freedom, Chief Joseph, convinced that the wounded and elders could go no farther, walked across the snowy battlefield, handed his rifle to the US military commander who had been pursuing them, and spoke his now-famous words, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Long but totally worth it
- By Mt.. Jumper on 07-24-19
By: Kent Nerburn
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Through the Brazilian Wilderness
- By: Theodore Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Andre Stojka
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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A former American president nearly dies during an ill-planned exploration through the Brazilian Wilderness and down the River of Doubt. Theodore Roosevelt was a naturalist, explorer, author, hunter, governor, soldier and 26th President of the United States.
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1 out of 5 stars
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narration hindrance to story
- By EBH on 09-29-20
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- Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 600
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In 1541, the brutal conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his well-born lieutenant Francisco Orellana set off from Quito in search of La Canela, South America's rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, "the golden man". Driving an enormous retinue of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, hunting dogs, and other animals across the Andes, they watched their proud expedition begin to disintegrate even before they descended into the nightmarish jungle, following the course of a powerful river.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- By Sammi on 02-17-18
By: Buddy Levy
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MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, the Contributors
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,840
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,159
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,135
In Campfire Stories: Close Calls, Steven Rinella invites seasoned hunters, anglers, adventurers, and outdoor professionals to share their tales of perilous adventures in the natural world, from run-ins with black bears and grizzlies to bad falls and severe hypothermia.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible
- By Jay Sellmer on 07-20-21
By: Steven Rinella
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
- By: Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - ed.
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 80
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When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Purchase - the vast, unknown lands between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico - he promptly established an expedition to map America's new frontier. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark outfitted the "Corps of Discovery," and on May 14, 1804, 45 men in 3 boats set off up the Mississippi.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring!
- By John on 09-17-11
By: Meriwether Lewis, and others
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Poachers Were My Prey
- Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer
- By: R. T. Stewart, W. H. "Chip" Gross
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Poachers Were My Prey chronicles R. T. Stewart's many exciting undercover adventures, detailing the techniques he used in putting poachers behind bars. It also reveals, for the first time, the secrets employed by undercover wildlife officers in catching the bad guys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny, crazy, awesome
- By Alexis on 09-28-16
By: R. T. Stewart, and others
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- Robert F.
- 07-28-23
Amazing detail and great execution
I loved this book! The detail on the frontiersmen was absolutely spot on. Going to listen again.
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- Jim Bowien
- 12-21-23
Great Audible listen
Kept me in gauged through the whole story. I highly recommend this Audible book for your listening pleasure.
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Colter left little in written records
I thought this a very good basic book on mountain men but unfortunately left you wanting to know more about Colter.
The author did excellent to state out at various points in this book that there wasn't much in the way of records to get a more fact based story of Colter beyond using what was known (and written) of mountain men.
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- Mark
- 11-03-22
So so
Very basic. Didn’t learn anything new or exciting. The narration was fine, but after reading about the expedition, this didn’t tell anything new about the era. There didn’t seem to be any substance to the story.
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- Nise
- 12-23-23
Great story
well written of the times of John Colter but also other mountain men of the time
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- Customer Gus
- 09-18-23
Mountain man
Excellent story and well researched , a favorite I am going to buy it for my personal library
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- Eric
- 02-21-24
historical with great narrative
it is factual and shares what is confirmed about John colter and inferred. learned a lot!
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- John Smith
- 07-11-22
Spellbinding!
I thought this to be amongst the very best of the genre, it seemed an honest appraisal of John Coulter’s travels and travails throughout the Rocky Mountains, the side pieces regarding Grizzlies, river crossings, traveling quietly undetected through possible hostile lands and Indian culture as it stood in early 1800’s has the ring of truth, I was enthralled,
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- Maplelaf
- 12-20-23
Interesting story of a time gone by
Good listening!it drew me in to a time gone by. Amazing how people lived with so little, in the wilderness.
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- Nathan A Cummins
- 02-21-23
Okay
More of an overview. Light on deep history and analysis - tends more to general accounts and folklore. Tried to pull Coulters story through the narrative, but felt a bit light and disjointed - never fully engaged me.
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