Osborne Russell (1814–1892)
Author of Journal of a Trapper
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Works by Osborne Russell
Strategy Six Pack 13: The Caesars, Patrick Henry, My Sixty Years on the Plains, Anne Hutchinson, A Princess from… (2017) 3 copies
Journal of a Trapper - A Hunter's Rambles Among the Wild Regions of the Rocky Mountains 1834-1843 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Russell, Osborne
- Birthdate
- 1814-06-14
- Date of death
- 1892-08-26
- Burial location
- Placerville, California, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Bowdoinham, Maine, USA
- Place of death
- Placerville, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Oregon, USA
- Occupations
- Supreme judge and probate judge, provisional government of Oregon
fur trapper - Organizations
- Northwest Fur Trapping and Trading Company
Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company
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- Works
- 7
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 360
- Popularity
- #66,630
- Rating
- 3.2
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 26
- Languages
- 2
led to many of the raids and stealing they instigated and the violence that ensued. Also, his journals suggest to me that perhaps much of the game harvesting by these groups was wasteful and was as much entertainment and enjoyment of the hunt as it was for the food. When the Buffalo and the
Beaver were eradicated, the Indian tribes began to starve, and it was truly the begin of the end for them.… (more)