In 1825 the distant Rockies offered all the adventure and wealth a young man could want. Zach Hannah was a mere youth when he left the Tennessee hill country to seek his fortune in the West. The mad demand for beaver pelts spawned a booming fur trade that sent men to battle against the fury of nature, hostile Indian tribes, and even each other
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