Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in 1948.
Across the Wide Missouri tells the compelling story of the climax and decline of the
Rocky Mountain fur trade during the 1830s. More than a history, it portrays the mountain fur trade as a way of business and a way of life, vividly illustrating how it shaped the expansion of the American West.
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Background Information
The Missouri River is the longest tributary of the Mississippi, flowing from Montana eastward to join the Mississippi at St Louis MO.
