I think this would be a good book for starters on Mountain Men...I like the way the biographies are "sketches"...Makes for quick reading...The footnotes have a lot of info if you want to explore furt... read full review
Great Book on Mountain Man Life..Bowies and Tomahawks!
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I really liked Vardis Fisher's colorful writing style....He paints a picture of the world the Mountain Men lived in so well....This book has A LOT of info on what Mountain Men ate...Vardis pretty much desc... read full review
I really like this book..It is for the layman or beginner...It has a lot of cool projects to make....It doesn't really go into forging a whole lot....This is my favorite book on the subject of knife making... read full review
I read this book in 1996...It's amazing how much of what Barber has predicted has come true....This is a great book that is even better in today's "Post 911" era... read full review
Written for a Road TRIPPER!! Ponder That...............
I really like the way Roberts blends the old history with what is there today....."What is now Isleta"...."Where the Governor's Palace is now"...."Between hiway 285".....I a... read full review
Old School and a Red Flannel (and tons of info....)
This is a very good book for sure.....I gave it 4 stars because I like Custom Knife making by Tim McCreight better......So far I have books by Goddard, Boye and McCreight......My next purchase is gonna be ... read full review
I read this book along with Spanish Pathways by Marc Simmons......I am really becoming a Marc Simmons fan...I like his wry style of writing....After reading these two books I feel I have a great understanding o... read full review
This is a good book if you want to learn more about De Vargas and New Mexico....He was an interesting fella De Vargas was......It is always nice to see how they wrote in the 1700's also...... read full review