A tall man with long black hair, smooth face, dark eyes, full of life and fun, that was how a contemporary described Joe Meek. This famous trapper, pioneer, Indian fighter, peace officer and frontier politician was a lover of practical jokes, Jacksonian democracy, and Indian women. A companion of Kit Carson and Jim Bridger.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

• Part 1: Greenhorn
• Chapter 1 The Mountain Men
• Chapter 2 The Runaway
• Chapter 3 The Trail to the Mountains
• Chapter 4 Rendezvous
• Part 2: Trapper
• Chapter 5 The Grand Teton
• Chapter 6 Up to Beaver
• Chapter 7 Lost in the Snow
• Chapter 8 Colter's Hell
• Chapter 9 Buried Alive
• Chapter 10 The Fight for Fur
• Chapter 11 Blackfoot Scrape
• Chapter 12 Battle of Pierre's Hole
• Chapter 13 Meat's Meat
• Chapter 14 Ride to Monterey
• Chapter 15 Mule Fort
• Chapter 16 Rough and Tumble
• Chapter 17 The Mountain Lamb
• Chapter 18 Preachin' in Jackson's Hole
• Chapter 19 Crow Captive
• Chapter 20 Fighting Fire
• Chapter 21 Narcissa
• Chapter 22 Fightin' B'ar and Blackfeet
• Chapter 23 Blood in the Sky
• Chapter 24 Meek Womans Again
• Chapter 25 Muzzle to Muzzle
• Chapter 26 Squaw Tracks
• Chapter 27 Preachin' for a Wife
• Chapter 28 The Last Rendezvous
• Part 3: Patriot
• Chapter 29 Oregon or Bust
• Chapter 30 Massacre
• Chapter 31 Envoy Extraordinary
• Chapter 32 The Man from Oregon
• Chapter 33 U.S. Marshal
• Chapter 34 Soldier
• Chapter 35 "Uncle Joe"
• Bibliography

ISBN: 0-8032-5206-4