Joseph R. Brown Adventurer On the Minnesota Frontier 1820-1849 [Hardcover]

Nancy Goodman (Author), Robert Goodman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

Adventurer in reference to Joseph Renshaw Brown, includes careers as soldier, fur trader, entrepreneur, lumberman, founder of cities, politician, speculator, legislator, editor, Indian agent, Minnesota promoter, opportunist and optimist. He was there when Minnesota was the roaring frontier. He often found himself 200 miles from the law, a newspaper on the road. He was praised, denounced, investigated, applauded, threatened and shot at. This book is a chronicle of life, free enterprise and politics on the frontier a lively, dangerous and different frontier. This story is not only about hard-won successes, whose monuments still stand, but of hard-lost failures that left little trace.

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About the Author

Robert and Nancy Goodman have been tracking Joseph R. Brown for twenty years or more. They haven't cauht up yet, but think they can now see him more clearly. When not on the trail, they live in Stillwater, Minnesota, with Bernie the cat and Bailey the horse. They are both active in the Washington County Minnesota Historical Society and the Joseph R. Brown Heritage Society of Henderson, Minnesota.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 346 pages
• Publisher: Lone Oak Press, An Imprint of Finney Company (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883477123
• ISBN-13: 978-1883477127
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,171,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent story of a pioneer., September 27, 2009

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This review is from: Joseph R. Brown Adventurer On the Minnesota Frontier 1820-1849 (Hardcover)

This is a story of how a young American began his meager life on the east coast and transended the challenges of his time to become a great explorer. He worked closely with the native tribes of America and helped to explore the old NorthWest of now Wisconsin Minnesota and beyond. This is a great read for those who are interested in how the USA was prior to settlement.