Journal of a Trapper

<p><strong>A Firsthand Chronicle of Frontier Survival and Wilderness Adventure</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Journal of a Trapper</em> by Osborne Russell offers a rare and unfiltered look into the life of a 19th-century fur trapper navigating the wilds of the Rocky Mountains. Written between 1834 and 1843 this journal captures the day-to-day struggles triumphs and dangers faced by one of America's true mountain men.</p><p></p><p>Unlike secondhand tales of the frontier Russell's journal places readers in the saddle surrounded by grizzlies snow-capped peaks hostile encounters and the raw freedom of the untamed West.</p><p></p><ul><li>Authentic and unedited frontier diary</li><li>Clean modern formatting for ease of reading</li><li>Perfect for lovers of Western history survival stories and early American exploration</li><li>A valuable resource for homeschoolers reenactors and wilderness educators</li></ul><p></p><p>Inside you'll read about:</p><p></p><p><strong>Hunting and trapping beaver in remote mountain terrain</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Winter survival without shelter or supplies</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Life among Native American tribes and trappers</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Grizzly bear attacks starvation and frontier justice</strong></p>