- Paperback: 392 pages
- Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (May 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0806133252
- ISBN-13: 978-0806133256
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Details |
Product Description
Book Description
Tailored after the actual "Crow Killer" John Johnson, Sam Minard is a mountain man who seeks the freedom that the Rocky Mountains offers trappers. After his beloved Indian wife is murdered, Sam Minard becomes obsessed with vengeance, and his fortunes become intertwined with those of Kate Bowden, a widow who faces madness. This remarkable frontier fiction captures that brief season when the romantic myth of the far West became a fact.
About the Author
Vardis Fisher was the author of more than thirty-five books, including Tale of Valor: A Novel of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Children of God: An American Epic, Pemmican, and (with Opal Laurel Holmes) Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West. Richard W. Etulain is Professor of History at the University of New Mexico.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
perfect,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Mountain Man (Mass Market Paperback)
fast on time in excellent shape and exactly what i wanted and was an excellent buy thank you for your quick and amazing service
5.0 out of 5 stars
A RENAISSANCE MAN IN THE AMERICAN WEST,
By D. McAllister "MRD" (Somewhere in the Field) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mountain Man (Mass Market Paperback)
MOUNTAIN MAN continues to be a classic in American Western literature. The major foundation for the movie, Jeremiah Johnson, MOUNTAIN MAN tells the story of Samuel John Minard, a mountain man known for his physical prowess and for his quick and educated intellect. A renaissance man who has chosen the life of the great American West. In his adventures Sam meets up with Indians of various tribes, other mountain men and a crazy pilgrim woman. HIs marriage to an Indian maiden leads him into a one-man war with sweeping consequences for himself and for his enemies. MOUNTAIN MAN, as is the case with most books upon which movies are based, considerably outshines JEREMIAH JOHNSON in its story and characterizations. But, hey, I love the movie as well. I guess that says a lot aobut what I think of the book. THE HORSEMAN
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mountain Man: A Novel of Male and Female in the Early American West (Library Binding)
Mountain ManInterestingly Larry McMurtry has written three books of late that invite the reader back to the time of the Mountain Men. I've read all of them and while I love McMurtry's writing and the stories presented in Boone's Lick and in volumes 1 and 2 of the new Berry bender series, there is nothing like going back to the source for the real experience. I first read Mountain Man by Vardis Fisher as a teenager. I read it in conjunction with the release of Jeremiah Johnson upon which the book is loosely based. At that time I was captured by this genre and have made a regular reading of Mountain Man a part of my program. While I can enthusiastically recommend the newer editions to the Mountain Man genre, I would encourage interested parties in taking a look at Mountain Man first. While you're at it, rent or buy Jeremiah Johnson starring Robert Redford. The experience will be one that you don't regret.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
