From Mountain Man To Millionaire
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From Mountain Man To Millionaire
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Author : William R. Nester
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2011-06-20
From Mountain Man To Millionaire written by William R. Nester and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The western fur trade era—a time when trappers and traders endured constant danger from man, beast, and weather—was one of the most colorful periods in American history. Over a decade ago, William R. Nester wrote the first biography of Robert Campbell (1804–1879); the subsequent discovery of nearly five hundred new documents, most from two major caches of letters, led to this even-more-detailed and vivid account of Campbell’s self-described “bold and dashing life.” Campbell came to America from Ireland in 1822 and entered the fur trade soon after. He quickly rose from trapper to brigade leader to partner, all within a half dozen years, and this new edition includes an expanded narrative of his adventures in the Rocky Mountain fur trade. In the mid-1830s, having amassed considerable wealth, Campbell retired from the mountains and embarked on a new career. He returned to St. Louis and built up a business empire that embraced mercantile, steamboat, railroad, and banking interests, thus becoming a leading force behind the region’s economic development. A more extensive account of the cutthroat business world in which Campbell operated now enriches this portion of the book. Nester masterfully depicts the “sterling character” for which Campbell was renowned. Campbell enjoyed deep and enduring friendships and strong familial ties, both in America and abroad. Although he was an outstanding businessman and philanthropist, his personal life was marred by tragedy. Ten of his thirteen children died prematurely. Despite those tragic losses, his faith in God never faltered. He believed that all worldly successes should honor God and once wrote that , “all worldly gain is but dross.” This edition elucidates the complex relations among his family and chronicles both tragic events and humorous incidents in more depth. Exploring the letters, journals, and account books that Campbell left behind, Nester places him in the context of the times in which he lived, showing the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that provided the opportunities and challenges that shaped his life. Nester provides new insights into Campbell’s ownership of slaves, his attitudes toward slavery, and his behind-the-scenes political and economic activities during the Civil War. This comprehensive exploration of Robert Campbell’s life depicts a fascinating era in American history.
From Mountain Man To Millionaire
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Author : William R. Nester
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
From Mountain Man To Millionaire written by William R. Nester and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Businessmen categories.
From Mountain Man To Millionaire
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Author : Frances Shands Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
From Mountain Man To Millionaire written by Frances Shands Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Businessmen categories.
Robert Campbell's life is shown as an example of heroism and courage.
Billionaire Mountain Man
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Author : Claire Adams
language : en
Publisher: Ownit Publishing LLC
Release Date : 101-01-01
Billionaire Mountain Man written by Claire Adams and has been published by Ownit Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101-01-01 with Fiction categories.
Society is crumbling. Men are after fancy cars, big houses and even bigger bank accounts. While the women are after the men chasing these things. I have grown to hate being stuck in something that seems impossible of leaving. The only thing keeping me here are my parents. They mean the world to me and I could never leave them. When that part of my life was taken from me, I did the only thing that I knew to do. Remove myself as a part of this society and escape to seclusion. My father’s company still rests in my hands and his devoted employees are needing me to make a decision. Let go of the one piece of my father I have left or return to it. When the company sends the lawyer, I have trouble listening to what she is saying because her eyes speak in a different tongue. She may be the only person that has the ability to get me to make that decision. But I have a hard time paying attention with this hot lawyer around. So the only way to get her out of my head so I could make a proper business decision was to sleep with her. If only I was her type.
Hidden History Of Downtown St Louis
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Author : Maureen O'Connor Kavanaugh
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-23
Hidden History Of Downtown St Louis written by Maureen O'Connor Kavanaugh and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-23 with History categories.
A reputation as the town of shoes, booze and blues persists in St. Louis. But a fascinating history waits just beneath the surface in the heart of the city, like the labyrinth of natural limestone caves where Anheuser-Busch got its start. One of the city's Garment District shoe factories was the workplace of a young Tennessee Williams, referenced in his first Broadway play, The Glass Menagerie. Downtown's vibrant African American community was the source and subject of such folk-blues classics as "Frankie and Johnny" and "Stagger Lee," not to mention W.C. Handy's classic "St. Louis Blues." Navigate this hidden heritage of downtown St. Louis with author Maureen Kavanaugh.
The North American Journals Of Prince Maximilian Of Wied
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Author : Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian of Wied
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2014-04-09
The North American Journals Of Prince Maximilian Of Wied written by Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian of Wied and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-09 with History categories.
Few historical chronicles are as informative and eloquent as the journals written by Prince Maximilian of Wied as a record of his journey into the North American interior in 1833–34, following the route Lewis and Clark had taken almost thirty years earlier. In this third, and final, volume, Maximilian vividly narrates his extended stay at Fort Clark (near today’s Bismarck, North Dakota) and his return journey eastward across America and on to his home in Germany. This handsome, oversize volume not only reproduces the prince’s historic document but also features every one of his illustrations—nearly 100 in all, including several in color—from the original journal, along with other watercolors, now housed at Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. This book is published with the assistance of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Here Lies Hugh Glass
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Author : Jon T. Coleman
language : en
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Release Date : 2012-04-24
Here Lies Hugh Glass written by Jon T. Coleman and has been published by Hill and Wang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-24 with History categories.
In the summer of 1823, a grizzly bear mauled Hugh Glass. The animal ripped the trapper up, carving huge hunks from his body. Glass's fellows rushed to his aid and slew the bear, but Glass's injuries mocked their first aid. The expedition leader arranged for his funeral: two men would stay behind to bury the corpse when it finally stopped gurgling; the rest would move on. Alone in Indian country, the caretakers quickly lost their nerve. They fled, taking Glass's gun, knife, and ammunition with them. But Glass wouldn't die. He began crawling toward Fort Kiowa, hundreds of miles to the east, and as his speed picked up, so did his ire. The bastards who took his gear and left him to rot were going to pay. Here Lies Hugh Glass springs from this legend. The acclaimed historian Jon T. Coleman delves into the accounts left by Glass's contemporaries and the mythologizers who used his story to advance their literary and filmmaking careers. A spectacle of grit in the face of overwhelming odds, Glass sold copy and tickets. But he did much more. Through him, the grievances and frustrations of hired hunters in the early American West and the natural world they traversed and explored bled into the narrative of the nation. A marginal player who nonetheless sheds light on the terrifying drama of life on the frontier, Glass endures as a consummate survivor and a complex example of American manhood. Here Lies Hugh Glass, a vivid, often humorous portrait of a young nation and its growing pains, is a Western history like no other.
Men In Eden
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Author : William Benemann
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2012-10-01
Men In Eden written by William Benemann and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The American West of the nineteenth century was a world of freedom and adventure for men of every stripe—not least also those who admired and desired other men. Among these sojourners was William Drummond Stewart, a flamboyant Scottish nobleman who found in American culture of the 1830s and 1840s a cultural milieu of openness in which men could pursue same-sex relationships. This book traces Stewart’s travels from his arrival in America in 1832 to his return to Murthly Castle in Perthshire, Scotland, with his French Canadian–Cree Indian companion, Antoine Clement, one of the most skilled hunters in the Rockies. Benemann chronicles Stewart’s friendships with such notables as Kit Carson, William Sublette, Marcus Whitman, and Jim Bridger. He describes the wild Renaissance-costume party held by Stewart and Clement upon their return to America—a journey that ended in scandal. Through Stewart’s letters and novels, Benemann shows that Stewart was one of many men drawn to the sexual freedom offered by the West. His book provides a tantalizing new perspective on the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the role of homosexuality in shaping the American West.
Code Of The Mountain Man
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Author : William W. Johnstone
language : en
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Release Date : 2014-08-29
Code Of The Mountain Man written by William W. Johnstone and has been published by Pinnacle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-29 with Fiction categories.
Criminals draw the wrath of a retired gunfighter after shooting his wife in this western by a USA Today–bestselling author of War of the Mountain Man. Lee Slater and his gang of lowlife desperadoes didn’t know that Smoke Jensen had given up his gunslinger status to become a family man. Stirring up a motherlode of trouble was their first mistake. Shooting Smoke’s wife Sally was their second. Chances are, they’re not going to live to make a third.
Dictionary Of Missouri Biography
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Author : Lawrence O. Christensen
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 1999-10
Dictionary Of Missouri Biography written by Lawrence O. Christensen and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Provides short biographies on notable men and women from Missouri from a variety of areas including politics, business, agriculture, entertainment, sports, social reform, science and religion.