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In 1931 he received a Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology from the University of Michigan.
(A reprint of a historical account of Yosemite National Pa...)
A reprint of a historical account of Yosemite National Park by one of its most respected hsitorians.
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This encyclopedic guide to the equipment of the trappers and fur traders who opened the Old West is a unique reference work that can be classified either as history or as archaeology. It describes and discusses hundreds of iron artifacts—rifles, shotguns, hatchets, axes, knives, traps, and miscellaneous tools—used by the mountain men from the early 1800s to the mid 1840s. Thirty years’ research went into the writing of this book. In addition to examining the diaries and letters of the trappers themselves, and the business records of fur-trading companies, the author also tracked down the records and catalogs of the gunsmiths, ironmongers, and other manufacturers who supplied the early traders. He observed most of the surviving artifacts, identified their makers, and traced the evolution of the styles and designs of the weapons and tools, usually from European origins. Illustrated with over 400 drawings, the book begins with a useful background history of the western fur trade. Among the sections that will appeal to special groups of readers are chapters on firearms and blacksmithing and an appendix on the “Historic Objects as Sources of History.”
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An illustrated history of the weapons, tools, and techniques of the legendary American frontiersmen.
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(This encyclopedic guide to the equipment of the trappers ...)
This encyclopedic guide to the equipment of the trappers and fur traders who opened the Old West is a unique reference work that can be classified either as history or as archaeology. It describes and discusses hundreds of iron artifacts-rifles, shotguns, hatchets, axes, knives, traps, and miscellaneous tools-used by the mountain men from the early 1800s to the mid 1840s. Thirty years' research went into the writing of this book. In addition to examining the diaries and letters of the trappers themselves, and the business records of fur-trading companies, the author also tracked down the records and catalogs of the gunsmiths, ironmongers, and other manufacturers who supplied the early traders. He observed most of the surviving artifacts, identified their makers, and traced the evolution of the styles and designs of the weapons and tools, usually from European origins. Illustrated with over 400 drawings, the book begins with a useful background history of the western fur trade. Among the sections that will appeal to special groups of readers are chapters on firearms and blacksmithing and an appendix on the "Historic Objects as Sources of History."
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"Here is a book for the historian, the student, the gun collector or aficionado. . . . It approaches understatement to call Guns on the Early Frontiers an outstanding contribution to firearms literature. It sets its own standard."--New York Times. "A Glossary of Gun Terms, ample footnotes most skillfully arranged and illustrations beyond the dreams of avarice complement the text, which achieves the miracle of scholarship without tedium."--W.H. Hutchinson, San Francisco Chronicle. "Not the least interesting portions of the book are the notes and glossary and the excellent bibliography. Here is a book designed primarily for the serious collector or gun historian, but whose readable style should appeal even to the casual amateur. The collecting of old guns, whether privately or by a public institution, involves a certain responsibility. These guns, whose history is inextricably linked with the history of settlement, require something more than careful preservations. They require--and the present volume goes far to supply--accurate documentation."--Canadian Historical Review. Carl P. Russell, a leading authority on firearms of the American frontier, was coordinator of planning for the science and history museums and other interpretive facilities of the National Park Service in the Western United States.
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This thoroughly documented, authoritative, and highly readable book not only details the weapons used during the settlement and westward expansion of America but also describes their use by fur traders, trappers, soldiers, and Native Americans. The result is a lively historical examination of the momentous events that were strongly influenced by the gun trade. The text is augmented and enriched throughout with clearly identified illustrations of everything from antique muskets, flintlocks, repeating rifles, and howitzers to bullet molds, powder horns, and other firearm accessories. “An outstanding contribution to firearms literature. It sets its own standard.” — The New York Times. “For collectors, museum curators, archaeologist-historians, this book is — in its field — an essential contribution.” — Kirkus. “A Glossary of Gun Terms, ample footnotes most skillfully arranged, and illustrations … complement the text which achieves the miracle of scholarship without tedium.” — San Francisco Chronicle.
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( This classic, scholarly history of the fur trappers and...)
This classic, scholarly history of the fur trappers and traders of the early nineteenth century focuses on the devices that enabled the opening of the untracked American west. Sprinkled with interesting facts and old western lore, this guide to traps and tools is also a lively history. The era of the mountain man is distinct in American history, and Russell’s exhaustive coverage on the guns, traps, knives, axes, and other iron tools of this era, along with meticulous appendices, is astonishing. The result of thirty-five years of painstaking research, this is the definitive guide to the tools of the mountain men.
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In 1931 he received a Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology from the University of Michigan.
He joined the National Park Service (Net Promoter Score) in 1923 as a Naturalist in Yosemite National Park. He served as an officer for the Net Promoter Score for 34 years, from 1923 until his retirement in 1957. He was the Chief Naturalist of Yosemite from 1923 to 1929.
He specialized in frontier history, studying its material culture in minute detail, and documented pioneer life for the Net Promoter Score and others
Doctor served in several regional positions in the Net Promoter Score, including Net Promoter Score Chief Naturalist of Yosemite (1923–1929), regional director, and Yosemite National Park Superintendent. Doctor retired from the park service in 1957 and died June 19, 1967.
Books by Carl P. wrote several articles for Yosemite Nature Notes and Net Promoter Score and historical journals, and papers for various conferences. Online Article by Carl P. "Early Years in Yosemite," California Historical Society Quarterly 5:4 (December 1926).
(This thoroughly documented, authoritative, and highly rea...)
(This encyclopedic guide to the equipment of the trappers ...)
(This encyclopedic guide to the equipment of the trappers ...)
( This classic, scholarly history of the fur trappers and...)
(This is an encyclopedia of the Firearms, Traps, Knives an...)
(A reprint of a historical account of Yosemite National Pa...)
(An illustrated history of the weapons, tools, and techniq...)
("Here is a book for the historian, the student, the gun c...)
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