Heroes of the Bob Marshall Wilderness

Heroes of the Bob Marshall Wilderness

by John Fraley
Heroes of the Bob Marshall Wilderness

Heroes of the Bob Marshall Wilderness

by John Fraley

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Overview

Follow author John Fraley as he traces the lives and times of past and present heroes of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, from old-timers like Joe Murphy, to Smoke Elser, and on to the present.
Over the past century, these heroes have ridden, packed, and hiked from one end of the Bob to the other, and they’ve helped make the wilderness what it is today.
You’ll ride along on horse and mule treks and wrecks, and discover the sport of trout wrangling. You’ll meet the fluorescent hunter, White River Sue, and the black-clad backpacker.
You’ll battle packrats, fish-eating deer, tricky bears, and a tree-hugging criminal. Sit back and read about a dog rescue, smokejumper adventures, kids raised in the wilderness, and the first study of grizzlies in the Bob. Witness a tense moose-lassoing rodeo, and meet a backcountry rooster named Bob Marshall, the first live chicken to attempt a traverse of the Bob.
The heroes in this book have ridden and hiked hundreds of thousands of miles through the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Now, come along with them and celebrate their contributions, their challenges, and their fun times.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781560377740
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Publication date: 09/08/2020
Pages: 296
Sales rank: 1,085,141
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

John Fraley came to Montana as a teenager to attend the University of Montana, where he received a B.S. in Wildlife Biology. He continued his education at Montana State University and received an M.S. in Fish and Wildlife Management. John worked for the state wildlife agency for nearly forty years, mostly in the forks of the Flathead; he retired in 2017. For thirty-two years he has served as an adjunct instructor at Flathead Valley Community College where he teaches wildlife conservation and other courses. John has written three previous books on Flathead pioneers within Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness: A Woman’s Way West, Wild River Pioneers, and Rangers, Trappers and Trailblazers. Over the years, he has written numerous magazine articles on the history of the Flathead. John’s wife, Dana, and children, Kevin, Heather, and Troy, continue to share with him a love of wandering around the backcountry of the three forks of the Flathead.

Table of Contents

Map iv

The Wildlands that Became the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex v

Acknowledgments vii

Foreword ix

Chapter 1 Heroes 1

Chapter 2 Wilderness Cowboy 7

Chapter 3 Jumping into the Bob 45

Chapter 4 Best Packer of His Generation 61

Chapter 5 Bud Moore's Wilderness Experiment 89

Chapter 6 First Couple 109

Chapter 7 Pat McVay's Bob Marshall Secret 129

Chapter 8 Volunteer Man 143

Chapter 9 Backcountry Law 163

Chapter 10 Packer Gal 179

Chapter 11 Kids in the Bob 193

Chapter 12 Griz in the Bob: Cooney's Lost Journals 213

Chapter 13 Master Storyteller, Great Teacher 235

Chapter 14 Spirits 273

Index 279

About the Author 285

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