THE ADVENTURES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS

by Jean Muir ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1969

. . . John ""Grizzly"" Adams, that is, so nicknamed because of his remarkable fellowship with the most dangerous bears in America. Born in Massachusetts in 1812, he set out for the West in the footsteps of Daniel Boone; he ended up following the tracks of elk and antelope, cougars and buffalo, and even tangled with a tiger (while working fora traveling zoo), until he devoted himself to hunting in the Sierras. Lady Washington, General Fremont, and Noble Ben (Franklin) were his best friends--all bears that he trapped, tamed, and trained. His relationship with his two teenage Indian aides-de-camp was warm and mutually respectful, unlike his suspicious regard for all other Indians. P. T. Barnum was Grizzly's partner later in a menagerie show and his final conquest: the stubborn hunter ""humbugged"" him from his deathbed. A gentle story despite all the life-risking, and simply told.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1969

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Putnam

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1969

Categories: NONFICTION