A Life Wild and Perilous
Mountain Men and the Paths to the Pacific
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Richard Davidson
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Robert M. Utley
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If you have ever wondered what is was like to be an explorer in the unspoiled American West of the early 1800s, then this is the audiobook for you. Not only a groundbreaking work of American history by critically acclaimed author Robert M. Utley, A Life Wild and Perilous is also a dramatic story of innovation and survival. Here is your chance to live in the very heart of the American wilderness with legendary trappers and mountain men like Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Tom Fitzpatrick, and Jedediah Smith. You will also see how these men played a major role in pushing our national frontier from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, and fulfilling our nation’s ideal of Manifest Destiny. Breathtaking in scope, yet filled with the seemingly small decisions that changed the course of a nation, A Life Wild and Perilous is a compelling and fascinating piece of Americana. Travelogue buffs and historians alike will delight in Richard M. Davidson’s inspired telling of how the West was really won.
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Meredith Mason Brown traces Daniel Boone's life from his Pennsylvania childhood to his experiences in the militia and his rise as an unexcelled woodsman, explorer, and backcountry leader. In the process, we meet the authentic Boone: he didn't wear coonskin caps; he read and wrote better than many frontiersmen; he was not the first to settle Kentucky; he took no pleasure in killing Indians. At once a loner and a leader, a Quaker who became a skilled frontier fighter, Boone is a study in contradictions.
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The Promise of the Grand Canyon
- John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West
- De: John F. Ross
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
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John Wesley Powell’s first descent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 counts among the most dramatic chapters in American exploration history. When the Canyon spit out the surviving members of the expedition - starving, battered, and nearly naked - they had accomplished what others thought impossible and finished the exploration of continental America that Lewis and Clark had begun almost 70 years before.
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Parallels
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De: John F. Ross
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The First Frontier
- The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America
- De: Scott Weidensaul
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
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Frontier: the word carries the inevitable scent of the West. But before Custer or Lewis and Clark, before the first Conestoga wagons rumbled across the Plains, it was the East that marked the frontier - the boundary between complex Native cultures and the first colonizing Europeans.Here is the older, wilder, darker history of a time when the land between the Atlantic and the Appalachians was contested ground - when radically different societies adopted and adapted the ways of the other, while struggling for control of what all considered to be their land.
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De: Scott Weidensaul
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Lions of the West
- Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion
- De: Robert Morgan
- Narrado por: David Drummond
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Thomas Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the continent from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality unfolds in the stories of Jefferson and nine other Americans whose adventurous spirits and lust for land pushed the westward boundaries: Andrew Jackson, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist, and John Quincy Adams.
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- De Chelsey en 05-11-16
De: Robert Morgan
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The Age of Gold
- The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
- De: H.W. Brands
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
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When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill on the American River, it completely transformed the territory of California. Hundreds of thousands of people sped to California by any means possible, and small cities sprung up to service their needs as they sought the precious metal. By 1850, California had become a state; it had also become a symbol of where the nation was going.
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Very Enjoyable
- De Claire en 01-15-04
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Astoria
- John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival
- De: Peter Stark
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
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At a time when the edge of American settlement barely reached beyond the Appalachian Mountains, two visionaries, President Thomas Jefferson and millionaire John Jacob Astor, foresaw that one day the Pacific would dominate world trade as much as the Atlantic did in their day. Just two years after the Lewis and Clark expedition concluded in 1806, Jefferson and Astor turned their sights westward once again. Thus began one of history's dramatic but largely forgotten turning points in the conquest of the North American continent.
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Where Lewis and Clark Left Off
- De Mel en 01-11-15
De: Peter Stark
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Lewis and Clark
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In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missouri River to where the Columbia enters the Pacific, and dedicated to civilization a new empire. Their names were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This book relates that adventure from it’s inception through its completion as well as the effect the expedition had upon the history of the United States.
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- De D. Johnson en 06-01-12
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Mountain Man
- John Colter, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West
- De: David Weston Marshall
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
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In 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first US expedition to traverse the North American continent. During the 28-month ordeal, Colter served as a hunter and scout, and honed his survival skills on the western frontier. But when the journey was over, Colter stayed behind. He spent two more years trekking alone through dangerous and unfamiliar territory, charting some of the West's most treasured landmarks.
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Piqued Curoisty
- De Julie en 01-30-22
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Encounters at the Heart of the World
- A History of the Mandan People
- De: Elizabeth A. Fenn
- Narrado por: Christine Marshall
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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Encounters at the Heart of the World concerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River were, for centuries, at the center of the North American universe. We know of them mostly because Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-1805 with them, but why don't we know more? Who were they really? In this extraordinary book, Elizabeth A. Fenn retrieves their history by piecing together important new discoveries in archaeology, anthropology, geology, climatology, epidemiology, and nutritional science.
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- De DaveF en 11-10-19
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The Apache Scouts: The History and Legacy of the Native Scouts Used During the Indian Wars
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Jim D Johnston
- Duración: 1 h y 41 m
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The Apache of the American Southwest have achieved almost legendary status for their fierceness and their tenacity in fighting the US Army. Names like Nana, Cochise, and Geronimo are synonymous with bravery and daring, and the tribe had that reputation long before the Americans arrived. Indeed, among all the Native American tribes, the Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans learned the hard way that the warriors of the Apache were perhaps the fiercest in North America. Based in the Southwest, the Apache fought all three in Mexico and the American Southwest.
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Good Listen!
- De treebeard70 en 12-05-19
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Dreams of El Dorado
- A History of the American West
- De: H. W. Brands
- Narrado por: Matt Kugler
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In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame - and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of violence against indigenous peoples and one another. El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it ever was in the East.
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- De Fredmo en 12-09-19
De: H. W. Brands
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In this narrative history of the Mohawk River Valley and surrounding region from 1713 to 1794, Professor Richard Berleth charts the passage of the valley from a fast-growing agrarian region streaming with colonial traffic to a war-ravaged wasteland. The valley's diverse cultural mix of Iroquois Indians, Palatine Germans, Scots-Irish, Dutch, English, and Highland Scots played as much of a role as its unique geography in the cataclysmic events of the 1700s - the French and Indian Wars and the battles of the American Revolution.
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The Journey of Crazy Horse
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Most of the world remembers Crazy Horse as a peerless warrior who brought the U.S. Army to its knees at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But to his fellow Lakota Indians, he was a dutiful son and humble fighting man who, with valor, spirit, respect, and unparalleled leadership, fought for his people's land, livelihood, and honor. In this fascinating biography, Joseph Marshall, himself a Lakota Indian, creates a vibrant portrait of the man, his times, and his legacy.
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Whitewashed story with rose colored glasses.
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Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A Life Wild and Perilous
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Get It Right!
The narrator needs to learn how to pronounce the Oregon River Willamette. So irritating. Other than that, it’s a good listen.
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A good work on often forgotten group of men.
Though well researched, the book tries to cover too many men of the period. The result is short changing the audience of many rich details of each figure. I'd liken it to a highlight reel of a great game.
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- Sterling Red Beard Fichter
- 09-01-20
wonderfully written!
the book has a great and methodical flow to it. I loved every bit of it. It is a valuable resource to any who wish to know their mountain man history by heart.
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- John Klinsing
- 01-30-23
LOVED this BOOK!
As a life-long resident of Colorado, living high in the majestic mountains along the Arkansas River, every chapter told of familiar names, places, stories and history known to and surrounding me. It was like visiting a time dear to my heart, viewing a land I know and love and discovering important details of historical figures whose names have been given to numerous mountains, passes, valleys, trails and rivers I hike or traverse often. I now know so much more about the historical Western US. As I travel this country and stand atop these mountains, I will remember these details with appreciation and awe that I can walk where these giants of Western history once tread. Richard Davidson was the perfect narrator for this book; made me feel a part of this story of the West I so love. Thank you, Robert Utley and Richard Davidson for the gift of history about a place I call home!
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Enjoyed this adventure!
If you could sum up A Life Wild and Perilous in three words, what would they be?
Very Good Listen
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jedediah Smith. Grandfather of western trappers.
Have you listened to any of Richard Davidson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
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Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
no
Any additional comments?
I know many of the places that were in the story and this added to my interest.
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- Joshua
- 11-27-22
Very informative. Engaging narrative history
I was away from family this Thanksgiving and decided to purchase an audio book to try to fill in the time. I definitely got carried away listening to this one, and I also actively searched google maps to find the locations of everything being described. Doing this, I realized just how extensively the beaver trappers (aka mountain men) of the 1820's and 30's trekked across the far West of North America. While listening to this book (and using google maps), I gained a substantial familiarity with the geography of the West, along with which areas are passable on foot, with pack mules or with wagons.
Before this read, I was not very familiar with the Geography of the West outside of the current major mountain ranges, interstate highways and rail systems. Now if I were to go across the West on foot, I have a basic idea of the routes that one would take, and where they are located. Not that I have the requisite mountaineering skills.
I took the time to trace every major and minor river system from their headwaters all the way down to their mouths where they pay tribute to greater rivers or else where they meet the ocean. Also took notes on where Native Americans had the most luck in holding out the longest against commercial expansion. Particularly noticing the Blackfeet tribe at the Three Forks.
Before this book, I didn't really know any history of the Blackfeet, Crow, Flathead or Nez Perce tribes. Now I have become a bit more familiar with this particular chapter of their history along with that of other aspects of the Western US in the 1820's and 30's.
Good read if you have some time to waste!
FYI, Google maps does not currently have labels on Wind River, Powder River and the Shoshone River.
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- David Sanchez
- 03-14-23
Utley is as good as it gets
A thoroughly enjoyable and detailed overview of the mountain men. Short shrift of Beckwourth who spoke French, English and many Native tongues but was not mainstream. As you fly across the US or drive the mountain passes, nod your head to those iconic human beings who led the way.
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- Randall F.
- 05-04-24
Excellent overview of western exploration
This book provides an excellent overview of “mountain men”, who in reality were explorers of the western continent. Heretofore, I erroneously thought the Jeremiah Johnson movie defined the stereotypical mountain men. My deeper dive into this era started with a book on Jim Bridger, leading me to want a comprehensive framework of the entire era, which I found in this book. This book helped me understand these adventurous people, an identify those who I wanted to explore further, like Jedediah Smith and Lewis and Clark. I just completed listening this book again which continued to help put things into perspective. I plan to order the book in print as a reference guide for my continued interest in the subject. I also found a National Geographic foldout map that covers this era well. A great companion to the book.
Narration and production quality is very good.
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- Gary Schnitkey
- 06-25-16
Excellent book (read with a map)
Very much enjoyed the stories. Having an understanding of the geography of the west is helpful in listening to the book.
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- ron
- 07-18-16
best book about mountain men
If you could sum up A Life Wild and Perilous in three words, what would they be?
holy shit
What other book might you compare A Life Wild and Perilous to and why?
give your heart to the hawks,,, same subject
What does Richard Davidson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I can work while I listen
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
its hard to believe this was not all that long ago
Any additional comments?
best book ever on this subject
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