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Mountain Man
Mountain Man is a novel by Vardis Fisher, based on the life of frontiersman John “Liver-Eating” Johnson, that follows the story of trapper Sam Minard in the mid-1800s American West. The book details Minard’s life, his love for a Flathead Indian woman named Lotus, and his subsequent brutal quest for vengeance against the Crow tribe after her murder, with a parallel narrative following the tragic story of a widow, Kate Bowden. It is known for its realistic portrayal of frontier life and is the basis for the film Jeremiah Johnson.
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Mountain Man
A classic in American West literature and the inspiration for Robert Redford’s portrayal in the classic film Jeremiah Johnson. Vardis Fisher has captured both the romantic idealism and harsh realism of the wilderness experience with this classic tale of the West.
ISBN – 978-0893012519
351 Pages
Softback
4″ x 7″
University of Idaho Press, 2000