Voices from the wilderness: The frontiersman's own story

This book is a collection of first person accounts of various pioneers and "mountain men." Written in their own words, the stories lose a good deal of the varnish applied by authors of history books. Some of the accounts weren't edited for grammar, punctuation, or spelling. Although, at times, this makes for difficult reading (interpretting), it does help the reader envision the person behind the story. If you are a student of history, interested in the "mountain man" era, or just enjoy good outdoor adventure stories, I could not recommend this book more highly.