by George Laycock. Softbound, 246 pages, 6" x 9". Richly illustrated with original and modern paintings, photographs and sketches, this text presents the stories of famous mountain men such as JohnCoulter, Jim Bridger, Jed Smith, Hugh Glass and others. Through these stories, the author provides a view of the collective fur trade era including many of the crafts and skills the mountain men used to survive.