The Taos Trappers
The Fur Trade in the Far Southwest, 1540-1846
Get this book
Search Bookshop.org for this title.
Tropes & shelves
About The Taos Trappers
In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on Spanish, Mexican, and American sources to describe the development of the Taos trade and the early penetration of the area by French and American trappers. Within this borderlands region, colorful characters such as Ewing Young, Kit Carson, Peg-leg Smith, and the Robidoux brothers pioneered new trails to the Colorado Basin, the Gila River, and the Pacific and contributed to the wealth that flowed east along the Santa Fe Trail.
Reader guide at a glance
Use these edition facts and spoiler-light notes to decide whether this book fits your mood, time, and preferred reading experience.
- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 7.5 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Shorter read
- Best for
- Readers seeking mountain men nonfiction
Why readers are finding The Taos Trappers
The Taos Trappers by David J. Weber, published in 1980, is a 292-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Mountain Men Nonfiction.
Each book can belong to several shelves at once, making it easier to move from a broad genre to a specific trope, mood, community recommendation, or series. Use the linked shelves above to compare related books, then choose print or audiobook from the edition information on this page.
- Print ISBN
- 978-0-806-11702-7
- Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 292
