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In 1804, Lewis and Clark set out to find the fabled Northwest Passage to the Pacific, mounting the first expedition across the uncharted territory of President Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. Though they never found the nonexistent Northwest Passage-or the lost tribes of Israel, rumored to be living in the Great American Desert-they did discover that the entire region west of the Mississippi was swarming with beaver. And so began the American fur trade, as the first tough trappers headed out to make their fortunes in beaver pelts. These pages are peopled by the legendary mountain men, those rough-and-ready fortune hunters, trailblazers, and storytellers who proudly claimed to have invented the American tall tale. Here are the true stories of their lives, how they worked to trap beaver, the hardships they faced in the wilderness; and here, too, are many of the gaudiest lies ever told about a West that will never again be so remote or so exotic. From the Hardcover edition.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 3-7-A lively look at seven adventurous individuals. Glass relates the actual exploits of these historical figures while interweaving many of the tall tales and exaggerations that became attached to them. He sets the scene by describing the impact of the Louisiana Purchase on western exploration, then relates the conditions faced by the typical mountain man. The heart of the book consists of biographical sketches of John Colter, Jedediah Smith, Hugh Glass, Jim Bridger, Mike Fink, Kit Carson, and Jim Beckwourth. The author's energetic narrative reflects the high spirits and daunting actions of these individuals. Although the facts are usually discernible from the fiction to those who know the stories, younger children unfamiliar with these figures and tales may find it difficult to distinguish between what is true and what is imaginative storytelling. Colter's desperate flight from Blackfoot warriors really happened, but readers will wonder if the words he used to earn the chance at freedom are quotes or embellishment. Vibrant paintings match the action and humor of the text, with most two-page spreads including a dynamic full-page illustration. By embracing both history and legend, Glass brings the mountain men and their era to life.-Steven Engelfried, Deschutes County Library, Bend, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Glass (Bad Guys) serves up another slice of rough-and-ready Americana with this rootin'-tootin' tribute to the fur trappers and frontiersmen of the Old West. "Mother Nature, they said, stretched the truth taller and wider in the Rocky Mountains, just naturally making grand liars out of ordinary frontier yarn spinners," he writes. He proves the point with profiles of seven mountain men, spotlighting exploits both real and imaginary. There are grizzly encounters, cabin fever-inspired brawls and brushes with death, as well as outrageous yarns about horses that jump across canyons in their sleep. One particularly blithe raconteur claimed to have been dangled over a precipice by a giant Blackfoot: "At this point in his story, Jim would hesitate... until some greenhorn demanded impatiently, `Well, what happened?' Then Jim Bridger... would reply simply, `I got kilt!' " Explanations of the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition and the fur trade orient readers at the beginning of the book; at the end, readers will enjoy the pictorial list of "mountain man necessaries" and the glossary, which identifies such terms as "porkeater" (greenhorn) and "didins" (food). Glass's language fairly bristles with color, and his busy, rough-hewn style complements the hyperbolic humor of the vignettes without sacrificing a hold on realism. Ages 8-12. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Brief overviews of the Lewis and Clark expedition and the American fur trade preface an entertaining, somewhat disjointed look at seven notable mountain men of the Old West, including Kit Carson and Jim Beckwourth. Robust illustrations with strong lines and earthy tones enhance the exaggerated humor of these larger-than-life men. A map is provided on the endpapers. Bib., glos. From HORN BOOK Spring 2002, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
Dedicated to Samuel Clemens, who "promised never to let dull facts get in the way of telling a true story," this rousing mix of fact and fancy fleshes out the lives and adventures of several half-legendary harbingers of the Westward Expansion. Glass (Bewildered for Three Days, 2000, etc.) pairs dappled scenes of buckskin-clad roughnecks battling bear, bad weather, and bands of eagle-feather-wearing Indians with narrative accounts of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the growth and decline of the fur trade, and selected individual exploits of the likes of John Colter, Jim Bridger, Mike Fink, and Jim Beckwourth. Admitting that he "adjusted a few particulars" in his retellings, the author downplays but doesn't ignore the, as he phrases it, "less than tender sensibilities" of these men toward animals, native peoples, and each other, giving young readers a rare chance to cross back and forth over the boundary between historical fact and-that other kind. (maps, bibliography, author's note) (Nonfiction/folklore. 8-10)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 4-6. Glass introduces his stories with the travels of Lewis and Clark (leaving out Sacajawea, which is peculiar and somewhat offensive); a member of the expedition, John Colter, is described as the first mountain man. A discussion of the importance of the beaver fur trade from the early-to mid-nineteenth century and a description of men living in the wilderness, trapping beaver for their living, also precede the stories. The tales themselves are rough and bloodthirsty, and the mountain men larger than life. There's Colter escaping naked from his Blackfoot pursuers; Jim Bridger, who spoke many languages but couldn't read and told great lies; Mike Fink, keelboat man, whose orneriness led him to a bad end; and Kit Carson, a small, soft-spoken man who became a government agent whom the Indians trusted. The pictures are as full of color and exaggeration as the text, but both the mountain men and the Indians seem oddly generic. A short bibliography and a glossary are appended. --GraceAnne A. DeCandido