Recommended Reading
Here is a list of reading material that is recommended by the members of
the Rocky Mountain Outfit. In addition to the books presented here
there are many great online resources.
Journals & Biographies
- Journal of a Trapper, Osborne Russell
- Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard
- Life in the Rocky Mountains, Warren Angus Ferris
- A Journey to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1839, F.A.Wislizenus
- Wah-to-yah & the Taos Trail, Lewis H. Garrard
- Rocky Mountain Life, Rufus B. Sage
- Edward Warren, William Drummond Stewart
- The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, Wahington Irving
- Life in the Far West, George F. Ruxton
- Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri, Charles Larpenteur
- The Oregon Trail, Francis Parkman
- Westering Man: The Life of Joseph Walker, Bil Gilbert
- Etienne Provost: Man of the Mountains, Jack B. Tykal
- The Taos Trappers: The Fur Trade in the Far Southwest, David J. Weber
Magazines & Periodicals
-
Tomahawk & Long Rifle
Official publication of the American Mountain Men. You do not need to
be a full member to receive it. For more information contact the
AMM Chief Clerk:
Dan'l B. Cripps
35 Hill Street
Lakeville, MA 02347
(508) 947-1642
D{DELETE}anlBCripps@a{DELETE}ol.com
- Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly
- Muzzleloader Magazine
-
Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal
Peer reviewed journal published annually by the
Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale, Wyoming.
General Fur Trade Research
Crafts & Skills
Artists
- The West of Alfred Jacob Miller, Marvin C. Ross
- Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist on the Oregon Trail, Ron Tyler
- Alfred Jacob Miller: Watercolors of the American West, Thomas Gilcrease Museum Association
-
Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist as Explorer, Gerard Peters Gallery
This book is great for comparing different versions of some of the paintings that Miller did.
- Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller, Lisa Strong
- The 1837 Sketchbook of the Western Fur Trade, Rex Allen Norman
-
American Frontier Life: Early Western Painting and Prints, Ron Tyler
This book contains artwork of many from the period including George Caleb Bingham, Charles Deas, William Ranney, Arthur F. Tait, &c.
Accoutrements & Gear
Clothing
Firearms & Tools
Horses
Finding Books
Having trouble finding any of these books?
Many of the journals can be found online on the
AMM Library.
Some of the books are out of print but you can
still get them through inter-library loan. Used copies can be found through
websites like Abebooks.com,
BookFinder.com, or even
eBay.
Sometimes you can also find digital copies of the books at
Google Books or
The Internet Text Archive.