SKARSTEN, M.O. George Drouillard, Hunter and Interpreter for Lewis and Clark and Fur Trader, 1807-1810
Item #4162
356 p.; red cloth; folding map; bibliography. Glendale: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1964. First Edition. Erickson et al, Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, p. 244. Clark & Brunet 261: "Drouilliard played a primary role in the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Following that service he was a partner of Manuel Lisa in the fur trade and established several forts in the Missouri Basin. He trapped with John Colter and others on the Yellowstone, Big Horn, and other rivers. He was killed by Blackfeet in 1810." Bookplate of Lloyd Gass to front pastedown, else near fine & partially unopened. |
