Edward Warren

One of the few first-hand accounts of the American West and the Rocky Mountain fur trade.Captain Sir William Drummond Stewart, Scotland's baronet of Murthly, was an enthusiastic adventurer with a deep curiosity about the untamed American West. He spent seven years exploring wilderness far ahead of the first settlers, traveling in the company of legendary trappers Jim Bridger, Tom Fitzpatrick, William Sublette, and many others. This novel chronicles his travels.Edward Warren offers a true picture of Stewart's companions, the mountain men and their trade, and the fabled beaver trade of the Rocky Mountains. Drawn from real life, it is an invaluable eyewitness account.Using vivid descriptions and first-hand reports, Win Blevins brings to life the livelihoods of true mountain men. Drawing on a bygone era of adventure and danger, readers are sure to be immersed in the heart-pounding excitement of the American frontier."Win Blevins has long since won his place among the West's very best." -Tony Hillerman, New York Times bestselling author, on Give Your Heart to the Hawks