The Mountain Man Vardis Fisher. A novel of the lewis and clark expedition children of god. Only 5 left in stock.
Publication date 1967 publisher new york. Idaho writer vardis fisher is remembered if at all for his novel mountain man which was the inspiration for the superb sydney pollack film jeremiah johnson starring robert redford fisher s novel romanticized the folklore surrounding john liver eatin johnston and created a lyrical but gritty picture of the life of the free trappers of the fur trade era. By vardis fisher mountain man fisher vardis author jan 01 1965 paperback vardis fisher.
A free and sovereign being free trapper by charles m.
In mountain man vardis fisher fictionalizes the true accounts of john liver eating johnston who was driven to revenge cannibalism against the crow indians after they slaughtered his squaw wife and jane morgan a frontier settler whose family was slaughtered on the musselshell river. Vardis fisher was the author of more than thirty five books including tale of valor. He was a giant even among the mountain men of the american west. Only 5 left in stock.