The
1837 Sketchbook of the Western Fur TradeThe
1837 Sketchbook of the Western Fur Trade
By Rex Allen Norman
The only artist known to have sketched and painted a rendezvous and pre-1840 mountain men was Alfred Jacob Miller. In this detailed examination of his artwork, Rex Allen Norman brings together the most usable information about the clothing and accoutrements of the original mountaineers. Each of Norman's sketches is copied from an original by Miller and that work is identified. Norman has created the most accessible source of first-hand information about the mountain men on the market.