{"product_id":"jim-beckwourth-black-mountain-man-war-chief-of-the-crows-trader-trapper-revised-edition-1","title":"Jim Beckwourth: Black Mountain Man, War Chief of the Crows, Trader, Trapper... (Revised Edition)","description":"Dismissed as a “gaudy liar” by most historians and often discredited by writers who deprecated his mixed blood, James Pierson Beckwourth was one of the giants of the early West, certainly deserving to rank alongside Kit Carson, Bill Williams, Louis Vasquez, and Jim Bridger.\nSometime around 1800 James Beckwourth was born a slave in Frederick County, Virginia, the natural son of Sir Jennings Beckwith and a slave girl. In 1810 Sir Jennings moved with his family to the wilderness of St. Louis, Missouri, where Jim was educated and eventually apprenticed to a blacksmith. His father recorded a Deed of Emancipation in his name on three different occasions, sending young Jim out into the world with his blessings.\nJim Beckwourth’s apprenticeship as a fur trapper was served with General William Ashley’s grueling 1824 winter expedition to the Rocky Mountains. Except for a short stint as an army scout during the Seminole campaign, Jim spent the remainder of his long, eventful life in the West, dying among the Crow Indians whom he loved. He was fur trapper, trader, scout war chief of the Crow Nation, explorer, hotelkeeper, dispatch carrier, storekeeper, prospector, Indian agent for the Cheyennes―in short, a mountain man extraordinaire.\nIn his old age Beckwourth dictated an autobiography to T.D. Bonner, a man more interested in making money with Jim’s adventures than in accurately recording his life. Beckwourth was later disparaged because of the inaccuracies that crept into Bonner’s account.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0806115556\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0806115556.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wilson, Elinor\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41510780895290,"sku":"DBV.0806115556.A","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0806115556-0_1dda23db-3410-4df2-9c16-844b9c6a56fc.jpg?v=1783453019","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/jim-beckwourth-black-mountain-man-war-chief-of-the-crows-trader-trapper-revised-edition-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}