Edited by Aubrey L. Haines
Paperback, 256 pages, 8 x 6 inches
University of Nebraska Press 1965
ISBN: 0803251661

Osborne Russell's journal covering the years 1834 to 1843 is, in the words of editor Aubrey L.Haines, "perhaps the best account of the fur trapper in the Rocky Mountains when the trade there was at its peak. It is a factual, unembellished narrative written by one who was not only a trapper but also a keen observer and an able writer." Edited from the original manuscript and originally printed in a limited edition of 750 copies, this classic piece of Western Americana in now available to the general public.