Utley, Robert M. After Lewis and Clark; mountain men and the paths to the Pacific.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

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UTLEY, Robert M. After Lewis and Clark; mountain men and the paths to the Pacific. Univ. of Nebraska Press. 392p. illus. maps. notes. index. c1997. 0-8032-9564-2. $19.95. JSA

Originally published in hardcover as A Life Wild and Perilous, Utley's chronicle of the exploration and mapping of the trans-Mississippi West is smoothly written and carefully documented. The author obviously loves his subject, and admires the men (and the very few women) who trapped, explored, mapp...

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