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Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier

Gelesen von Carol Pelster

(4,7 Sterne; 15 Bewertungen)

This lively book follows the adventures of mountain man Joe Meek, from his joining the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trapping expedition in the year 1829 at the young age of 18, through his retirement from public life after serving as Marshall of Oregon Territory. Meek had close connections with many famous people of the era, such as Kit Carson, William and Milton Sublette, Jedediah Smith, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, Dr. John McLaughlin, Oregon’s Governor Lane, and President James Polk. The author’s information came directly from interviews with Joe himself. She adds to his stories by recounting the surrounding events of the times along the way, providing an interesting way to pick up much information about the history of the Rocky Mountain region and the Oregon Territory. Meek was a tremendously colorful personality who traveled all over the wild west, and had numberless adventures. His endurance of hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and danger was legendary. Whether he was encountering bears, Indians, fellow trappers, missionaries, California gold miners, and even the president of the United States, he tells the story with humor and aplomb. Meek was always lively, often drunk, sometimes heroic, and certainly no saint. - Summary by Carol Pelster (13 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Introduction

7:04

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Prefatory Chapter, Part 1

21:32

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Prefatory Chapter, Part 2

23:08

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Chapter 1

31:00

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Chapter 2

13:10

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Chapter 3

36:43

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Chapter 4

17:21

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Chapter 5

26:28

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Chapter 6

32:52

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Chapter 7

44:33

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Chapter 8

25:36

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Chapter 9

12:21

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Chapter 10

10:56

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Chapter 11

17:27

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Chapter 12

12:44

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Chapter 13

15:42

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Chapter 14

25:03

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Chapter 15

24:50

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Chapter 16

21:20

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Chapter 17

22:31

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Chapter 18

16:41

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Chapter 19

9:08

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Chapter 20

26:07

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Chapter 21

13:47

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Chapter 22

18:27

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Chapter 23

9:33

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Chapter 24

11:52

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Chapter 25

5:59

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Chapter 26

23:44

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Chapter 27

27:00

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Chapter 28

8:52

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Chapter 29

19:26

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Chapter 30

19:36

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Chapter 31

18:28

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Chapter 32

19:27

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Chapter 33

13:35

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Chapter 34

24:17

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Chapter 35

25:23

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Chapter 36

30:53

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Chapter 37

16:24

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Chapter 38

18:20

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