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Frio Point 200 B.C. to 600A.D.
Mountain
Man
North West
Token
Beaver Pelt
Bead Work
Grey Owl
Backrest
Wampum
Cooking Pot
Horn Spoon
North West
Coat of Arms
Stone Hammer
Seed Beads
Plainview Atlatl Point
8150-8010 B.C.
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StoryTeller of the Fur Trade Era
Is your Company, or Organization, interested in a Story Teller? Slides, pictures, Indian artifacts, trade beads, and trade bead necklaces aid the StoryTeller in his "yarn spinning" of the Fur Trade and those involved with exploration of the Oregon Country.
The stories of the Oregon Country, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Astorians, and the mountain men of the Canadian and Indian fur trade are factual, but with enough story telling to make the participants feel as though they were there.
Spiral bound copies of the articles on thefurtrapper site are given away at the StoryTeller presentations.
Bighorn Sheep - Ovis canadensis -
A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine by profession, Dr. Eddins was born and now reside near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Council for Indian Education published, Mountains of Stone, his first historical novel. Mountains of Stone is concerned with the effects of the first explorers, trappers, and traders on Native Americans of the Plains and Rocky Mountains. By horse and pack string, he has ridden many of the trails described in his writings and talks. The campfires of Dr. Eddins have been built in the same places as those of mountain men and explorers one hundred and ninety years ago.
Dr. Eddins was an approved judge of the American Quarter Horse and the American Paint Horse Associations as well as a certified ski instructor. Currently, he is researching and writing Winds of Change, the sequel to Mountains of Stone. The emphasis of Winds of Change is directed toward the impact of the Fur Trade on Native Americans.
If your group has not decided on a location for it's meeting, the ideal place to listen to the StoryTeller is in the heart of the fur country. Teton Valley was the location of the 1829 and 1832 Mountain Man Rendezvous. Following the 1832 Rendezvous, the largest battle between the Mountain Men and the Gros Ventre Indians occurred. Arrangements can be made for your meeting at Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort in Alta, Wyoming, which overlooks the Teton Valley.
Sunrise - Sunset in Pierre's Hole - Teton Valley
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O. N. Eddins
P.O. 305
Afton, Wyoming, 83110
Do you need an easy personalized gift? My first historical novel Mountains of Stone will be signed with your message, and along with a picture CD, mailed directly to anyone you designate. Click on book cover for details.
Mountains of Stone contains an abridged account of the important aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as well as, some of the major Hudson's Bay and North West Company explorers. The extensive bibliography for Mountains of Stone served as background information on the articles for this website.
There have been many requests for copies of pictures from the website, and I have put the best pictures, and others from Jackson Hole, Yellowstone, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, and Star Valley, Wyoming, on a CD. The pictures make beautiful screensavers, or can be used as a slide show in Windows XP. When ordering Mountains of Stone, request the CD and I will send it free with the book.
Mountains of Stone
Picture CD
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