LEADER 03360nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910461197403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8262-7248-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000160444 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000674290 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11399587 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000674290 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10646614 035 $a(PQKB)10631509 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3440780 035 $a(OCoLC)868218181 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26899 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3440780 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10554749 035 $a(OCoLC)932311447 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000160444 100 $a20120509d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom mountain man to millionaire$b[electronic resource] $ethe bold and dashing life of Robert Campbell /$fWilliam R. Nester 205 $aRev. and expanded ed. 210 $aColumbia, Mo. $cUniversity of Missouri Press$d2011 215 $aviii, 311 p. $cmap 225 1 $aMissouri biography series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8262-1929-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- 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. 330 $aRobert Campbell (1804-1879) came to America from Ireland in 1822 and entered the fur trade soon thereafter. He quickly rose from trapper to brigade leader to partner, all within a half dozen years. In the mid-1830s, Campbell retired from the mountains, having already amassed considerable wealth, and embarked on a new career. He returned to St. Louis and built up a business empire that embraced mercantile, steamboat, railroad, and banking interests. Through these ventures he not only gained more wealth but also became a leading force behind the development of the region's economy. Exploring the enormous treasure trove of letters, journals, and account books that Campbell left behind, William Nester places Campbell in the context of the times in which he lived, showing the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that provided the opportunities and challenges that shaped his life. 410 0$aMissouri biography series. 606 $aPioneers$zWest (U.S.)$vBiography 606 $aFur traders$zWest (U.S.)$vBiography 606 $aBusinessmen$zMissouri$zSaint Louis$vBiography 606 $aFur trade$zRocky Mountains$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aSaint Louis (Mo.)$vBiography 607 $aMissouri$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPioneers 615 0$aFur traders 615 0$aBusinessmen 615 0$aFur trade$xHistory 676 $a978/.02/092 700 $aNester$b William R$0122960 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461197403321 996 $aFrom mountain man to millionaire$92443888 997 $aUNINA