From Mountain Man to Millionaire : The "Bold and Dashing Life" of Robert Campbell, Revised and Expanded Edition /

Robert Campbell (1804-1879) came to America from Ireland in 1822 and entered the fur trade soon thereafter. He quickly rose from trapper to brigade leader to partner, all within a half dozen years. In the mid-1830s, Campbell retired from the mountains, having already amassed considerable wealth, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nester, William R., 1956-
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, 2011
Edition:Rev. and expanded ed.
Series:Missouri biography series.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Campbell, Robert, > 1804-1879.
Fur trade > Rocky Mountains > History > 19th century.
Businessmen > Missouri > Saint Louis > Biography.
Fur traders > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Missouri > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Saint Louis (Mo.) > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Robert Campbell family life spans
  • Introduction : a bold and dashing life
  • Old and new worlds, 1804-1825
  • The Shining Mountains, 1825-1829
  • Worldly triumphs, 1829-1833
  • Fort William, 1833-1835
  • A home and family of his own, 1835-1845
  • Wealth, power, and tragedy, 1846-1859
  • Civil War, 1860-1865
  • New directions, 1865-1879
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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