03326nam 2200649 a 450 991079019310332120230309224739.00-8262-7248-7(CKB)2670000000160444(SSID)ssj0000674290(PQKBManifestationID)11399587(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000674290(PQKBWorkID)10646614(PQKB)10631509(MiAaPQ)EBC3440780(OCoLC)868218181(MdBmJHUP)muse26899(Au-PeEL)EBL3440780(CaPaEBR)ebr10554749(OCoLC)932311447(EXLCZ)99267000000016044420120509d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFrom mountain man to millionaire[electronic resource] the bold and dashing life of Robert Campbell /William R. NesterRev. and expanded ed.Columbia, Mo. University of Missouri Press2011viii, 311 p. mapMissouri biography seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1929-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgments -- Robert Campbell family life spans -- Introduction : a bold and dashing life -- Old and new worlds, 1804-1825 -- The Shining Mountains, 1825-1829 -- Worldly triumphs, 1829-1833 -- Fort William, 1833-1835 -- A home and family of his own, 1835-1845 -- Wealth, power, and tragedy, 1846-1859 -- Civil War, 1860-1865 -- New directions, 1865-1879 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Robert Campbell (1804-1879) came to America from Ireland in 1822 and entered the fur trade soon thereafter. He quickly rose from trapper to brigade leader to partner, all within a half dozen years. In the mid-1830s, Campbell retired from the mountains, having already amassed considerable wealth, and embarked on a new career. He returned to St. Louis and built up a business empire that embraced mercantile, steamboat, railroad, and banking interests. Through these ventures he not only gained more wealth but also became a leading force behind the development of the region's economy. Exploring the enormous treasure trove of letters, journals, and account books that Campbell left behind, William Nester places Campbell in the context of the times in which he lived, showing the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that provided the opportunities and challenges that shaped his life.Missouri biography series.PioneersWest (U.S.)BiographyFur tradersWest (U.S.)BiographyBusinessmenMissouriSaint LouisBiographyFur tradeRocky MountainsHistory19th centurySaint Louis (Mo.)BiographyMissouriHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865PioneersFur tradersBusinessmenFur tradeHistory978/.02/092Nester William R122960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790193103321From mountain man to millionaire3763970UNINA