Steamboats West: The 1859 American Fur Company Missouri River Expedition

by Larsen, Lawrence H.

• ISBN13: 9780870623851
• ISBN10: 0870623850
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

In 1859, the American Fur Company set out on the longest steamboat trip in North American history-a headline-making, 6,200-mile trek along the Missouri River from St. Louis to Fort Benton in present-day Montana, and back again. Steamboats West is an adventure story that navigates the rocky rapids of the upper Missouri to offer a fascinating account of travel to the raw frontier past the pale of settlement. It was a venture that extended trade deep into the Northwest and made an enormous stride in transportation.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
From St. Louis to Kansas City	p. 45
North to Indian Country	p. 67
Toward the Heart of Indian Country	p. 91
From Fort Pierre to Fort Union	p. 123
The Fort Benton Venture	p. 153
Return to Fort Union	p. 185
St. Louis-Bound	p. 203
Essay on Sources	p. 233
Bibliography	p. 237
Index	p. 247
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