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Mountain Men: True Grit and Tall Tales

by Andrew Glass

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Describes the lives of the beaver trappers who were the first explorers of the American West beyond the Rocky Mountains, and some of the tall tales that made them legends.

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South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee – Prairie Pasque – 2004)

Reading the West Book Award (Winner – Children's – 2002)

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NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2002)

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Genres: Nonfiction, Kids
DDC/MDS: 978.02 — History & geography History of North America Western United States 19th Century
LCC: F592 .G545 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history The West. Trans-Mississippi Region. Great Plains
BISAC: JUV JUVENILE FICTION General

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Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 2

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Published: 2001
Genres: Nonfiction, Kids
DDC/MDS: 978.02
LCC: F592 .G545

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