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Title
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Fraeb's Last Fight and How Battle Creek Got Its Name
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Description
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Historical article about Henry Fraeb, "partner in the famous Rocky Mountain Fur Company and subsequently proprietor on the South Platte River." Fraeb was a mountain man in northern Colorado and a German from Saint Louis who worked with Thomas Fitzpatrick, Jim Bridger, Milton Sublette, and Old Bill Williams, from 1829 through the 1830s. He co-founded the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, which dissolved in 1834, and was killed in a battle with Indians in 1841 on the Snake River while a partner of Jim Bridger at a Green River trading post.
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Date
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1930-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Autobiography of a Mountain Man 1805-1889
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Description
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Brief autobiography by Stephen Hall Meek written before his death in either 1884 or 1889. An introduction and notes have been included with the 2007 edition. Meek writes that he was born in Virginia in 1805 and relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 25 to enter the fur trade and to explore the American west. Meek describes his interactions with various fur trading companies and prominent individuals involved with the western fur trade.
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Date
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1948
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Rendezvous: The Rise of the Mountain Men
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Description
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Article discusses the role of fur trappers in opening up the west. Contains illustrations and text about such "mountain men" as William Sublette, William Ashley, Thomas Fitzpatrick, and Jim Bridger. Includes a "Mountain Man Lingo" section, as well as a brief item describing the making of hats from beaver pelts.
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Date
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2003-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Following Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Description
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The author traces Jim Bridger's trail beginning in Billings, Montana. Bridger is considered "the most famous mountain man" next to Kit Carson. As a fur trader, Bridger trapped throughout the northern Rocky Mountains and later guided both emigrant wagon trains and military troops. Includes suggestions for dining and lodging along the trail.
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Date
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2009-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
