The Bear Hunter's Century: Profiles from the Golden Age of Bear Hunting

Silver City, New Mexico: High Lonesome Books, 1998. Reprint of 1988 Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. 252 Pages Indexed. No defects noted to this brand new gift quality book with flawless interior text pages. This is a 1998 reprint of the 1988 edition. The years between 1820 and 1920 saw the flowering of 100 years of American bear hunting, a dangerous, blood-pounding pursuit that drew the participation of some of the most colorful characters in frontier history. Now back in print in a softcover edition, The Bear Hunter's Century by noted historian Paul Schullery, profiles the life, times and adventures of ten of America's greatest bear hunters, including two near-mythical frontiersmen, Davey Crockett and Grizzly Adams; an American President, Theodore Roosevelt; a 20th century mountain man, Ben Lilly; a former slave, Holt Collier; and an antebellum southern aristocrat, Wade Hampton III. In addition to offering a unique slice of frontier history, this book views these controversial hunters within the context of modern sportsmanship, and the conservation and natural history of American bears. These are the bear hunters of this book: David Crockett, John Adams, Wilburn Waters, Wade Hampton III, William Pickett, Robert Eager Bobo, Theodore Roosevelt, William Wright, Ben Lilly, and Holt Collier.