of the Mountain Men - A Guide to the Equipment of the Trappers and Fur Traders who Opened the Old West. By Carl P. Russell. 448 page paperback. Includes sections on: History of Mountain Men, Firearms of the Beaver Hunters; Beaver Traps and Trapping; Knives of the Frontiersman; The Ax on America's Frontiers; Misc. Iron Tools of the West; Irons in the Fire; Markings on Axes and Tomahawks; and much more.