THE BEAVER MEN

by Marl Sandoz ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 5, 1964

Mari Sandoz here continues her epochal history of the Great Plains (7 volumes so far) with a sweeping account of the beaver trade. Great herds of beaver once covered the Plains and this survey covers two and a half centuries. An usual, the record shows that the rugged individualists among the hunters eventually gave way to the great companies. Miss Sandoz traces the rise of the giant monopolies in Canada and the Western states and gives special attention to the villainous hand of John Jacob Astor. This is a readable and often moving story of the disappearance of the herds of ""soft gold,"" before of beaver hunters, their ambition and their greed.

Pub Date: Oct. 5, 1964

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Page Count: -

Publisher: Hastings House

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1964

Categories: NONFICTION