
A Life Wild and Perilous
Mountain Men and the Paths to the Pacific
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Narrated by:
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Richard Davidson
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By:
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Robert M. Utley
If you have ever wondered what is was like to be an explorer in the unspoiled American West of the early 1800s, then this is the audiobook for you. Not only a groundbreaking work of American history by critically acclaimed author Robert M. Utley, A Life Wild and Perilous is also a dramatic story of innovation and survival. Here is your chance to live in the very heart of the American wilderness with legendary trappers and mountain men like Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Tom Fitzpatrick, and Jedediah Smith. You will also see how these men played a major role in pushing our national frontier from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, and fulfilling our nation’s ideal of Manifest Destiny. Breathtaking in scope, yet filled with the seemingly small decisions that changed the course of a nation, A Life Wild and Perilous is a compelling and fascinating piece of Americana. Travelogue buffs and historians alike will delight in Richard M. Davidson’s inspired telling of how the West was really won.
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A good work on often forgotten group of men.
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wonderfully written!
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LOVED this BOOK!
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If you could sum up A Life Wild and Perilous in three words, what would they be?
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Jedediah Smith. Grandfather of western trappers.Have you listened to any of Richard Davidson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
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I know many of the places that were in the story and this added to my interest.Enjoyed this adventure!
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Before this read, I was not very familiar with the Geography of the West outside of the current major mountain ranges, interstate highways and rail systems. Now if I were to go across the West on foot, I have a basic idea of the routes that one would take, and where they are located. Not that I have the requisite mountaineering skills.
I took the time to trace every major and minor river system from their headwaters all the way down to their mouths where they pay tribute to greater rivers or else where they meet the ocean. Also took notes on where Native Americans had the most luck in holding out the longest against commercial expansion. Particularly noticing the Blackfeet tribe at the Three Forks.
Before this book, I didn't really know any history of the Blackfeet, Crow, Flathead or Nez Perce tribes. Now I have become a bit more familiar with this particular chapter of their history along with that of other aspects of the Western US in the 1820's and 30's.
Good read if you have some time to waste!
FYI, Google maps does not currently have labels on Wind River, Powder River and the Shoshone River.
Very informative. Engaging narrative history
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Utley is as good as it gets
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Narration and production quality is very good.
Excellent overview of western exploration
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Great perspective book
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Great detail.
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