In this book, Barton Barbour presents the first comprehensive history of Fort Union, the nineteenth century's most important and longest-lived Upper Missouri River fur trading post.
The authors describe the environmental and cultural setting of the fort (named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition), including the social profile of the fur traders who lived there. They also chronicle the histories of the Mandans and the Arikaras before and during the occupation of the post and the village.
William Clark's journal on His Expedition To Establish Fort Osage, August 25 To September 22,1808. A Description Of The Wilderness, An Account Of The Building Of The Fort, Treaty-Making With The Osages, And Clark's Return To St. Louis.
Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast.
The Fur Trade (Minnesota Historical Society)
Special History: The Environment and the Fur Trade Experience in Voyageurs National Park, 1730-1870
Montana's Early Fur Trade in the Wake of Lewis and Clark
Summary of North Dakota History - Fur Trade
Wyoming, Chapter 2: Fur Trade and the Rendezvous System
Negotiating the West: A History of Wyoming Trading Posts