A Majority of Scoundrels

Completely authentic, magnificently told, A Majority of Scoundrels is the most provocative study of the legendary trapper-traders of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company during the years when the American fur trade was at its peak. The great American epic of discovery savage dispute, brawling, yarn-spinning and intrigue between the powers of vested interests is based upon the journals and letters of the participants, literate and illiterate, and conveys with strength, directness, and above all a sparkling sense of humor, this vital period in the American past.