Trails of a Wilderness Wanderer: True Stories from the Western Frontier - Softcover

Russell, Andy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585741833 ISBN 13: 9781585741830

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2000

Synopsis

This book presents an engaging, anecdotal account of the author's adventures in the Northern Rockies. From his boyhood days through his adulthood as a trapper, guide, naturalist, and outdoorsman, Andy Russell lived a lifestyle that would be nearly impossible today. Growing up in a ranching community in a "land of boots and saddles, guns and fishing rods, and the smell of pines and grass," he observed the ways of animals wild and tame, braved rugged mountaintops and freezing rivers, and forged friendships with the local Indians.

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Review:

Praise for Andy Russell's Grizzly Country: "One of the best first-hand studies of the big bears ever written . . . Best of all, it's good reading, high adventure in one of the most colorful areas of America." - The New York Times

From the Back Cover:

From his boyhood days through his adulthood as a trapper, guide, naturalist, and outdoorsman, Andy Russell lived a lifestyle that would be near-impossible today. Growing up in the Northern Rockies in a "land of boots and saddles, guns and fishing rods, and the smell of pines and grass," he observed the ways of animals wild and tame, braved rugged mountaintops and freezing rivers. He forged friendships with the local Indians and with the "remittance men," second sons of British aristocracy who left their stamp on the new country with ready cash and a zest for high living. Here are thrilling and humorous tales of breaking horses, hunting bears, and living proud and free, told in a naturally eloquent voice. (51/2 X 81/4, 320 pages, b&w photos)

About this edition

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1585741833
• ISBN 13: 9781585741830
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320