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  • Rangers, Trappers, and Trailblazers

  • Early Adventures in Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness and Glacier National Park
  • By: John Fraley
  • Narrated by: Danny Campbell
  • Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (58 ratings)

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Rangers, Trappers, and Trailblazers

By: John Fraley
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
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The North, Middle, and South Forks of the Flathead River drain some of the wildest country in Montana, including Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. In Rangers, Trappers, and Trailblazers, John Fraley recounts the true adventures of people who earned their living among the mountains and along the cold, clear rivers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Here are the stories of the intrepid Glacier Park Ranger Clyde Fauley and his young family using a cable bucket to reach their isolated cabin across the Middle Fork, trapper Slim Link's fateful meeting with a grizzly bear in the deep woods of the North Fork, and the life and times of Henry Thol, "the ranger's ranger," who happily snowshoed hundreds of miles through deep snows and minus-40 cold to patrol the South Fork wilderness.

Tragedies and near-misses abound: a fatal shootout, tangles with bears and packrats, a devastating train wreck, and a missing airplane. But these are balanced with tales of courage, endurance, and remarkable personal achievement. Fraley tells all in intriguing detail wrested from primary sources.

©2018 John Fraley (P)2020 Tantor
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An adventurous listen

I enjoyed this audiobook very much! The amount of research done by the author is truly impressive. Stories are highly adventurous, and every single chapter was a pleasure to listen to.

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Wonderful stories!

I grew up in the Flathead Valley, camping up in the North Fork and Spotted Bear. I’ve heard some of these stories but not all of them and not in this much detail. I loved listening to this book and I will for sure listen to it again.

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Beautiful

Brings me so much joy to hear of the wild outdoors and mountain men that headed our backwoods and parks into the 20th century. Hurts my heart to know of this time that will never be again, but feel so blessed to be able to live and partake in the beauty we still have here today’s. I’m a trapper and backwoodsmen myself and yurn for the freedom of the Wild. Blessings friends.

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Awesome

This book is very well researched and will constantly keep your interest to want to keep reading a lot of good information about some very dedicated men and women. The author is also very dedicated to making sure his research is accurate. A good read.

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