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Synopsis
In the mid-1800s, Andrew Dawson, self-exiled from his home in Scotland, joined the upper Missouri River fur trade and rose through the ranks of the American Fur Company. A headstrong young man, he had come to America at the age of twenty-four after being dismissed from his second job in two years.In This Far-Off Wild Land, Lesley Wischmann and Andrew Erskine Dawsonandmdash;a relative of this colorful figureandmdash;couple an engaging biography of Dawson with thirty-seven of his previously unpublished letters from the American frontier.
About the Author
Lesley Wischmann is a freelance writer specializing in western history and a lecturer for the Wyoming Humanities Council Speakers Bureau. He is also the author of Frontier Diplomats: Alexander Culbertson and Natoyist-Siksinaandrsquo; among the BlackfeetAndrew Erskine Dawson, a resident of England and retired public servant, is great-grand-nephew of Andrew Dawson.