The Fur Press
The Museum of the Fur Trade has published 26 fur trade history books, starting with The Northwest Gun way back in 1955. Many of these books are available at our Museum Shop. Upcoming books will include Ciboleros! Hispanic Buffalo Hunters on the Southern Plains and the remaining volumes of the Encyclopedia as shown below:
- Firearms of the Fur Trade (2011)
- Gun Accessories & Hand Weapons of the Fur Trade
- Tools & Utensils of the Fur Trade (2018)
- Clothing & Textiles of the Fur Trade (2014)
- Ornaments & Art Supplies of the Fur Trade
- Provisions of the Fur Trade (2017)
Books available for purchase in the Museum Shop
- Buckskinner’s Cookbook
- David Adams Journals
- The Early Fur Trade in Northwest Nebraska
- Encyclopedia of Trade Goods, volume 1: Firearms of the Fur Trade
- Encyclopedia of Trade Goods, volume 4: Clothing and Textiles of the Fur Trade
- Encyclopedia of Trade Goods, volume 6: Provisions of the Fur Trade
- Feminine Fur Trade Fashions
- Frontier Scout & Buffalo Hunter Sketchbook
- Fur Trade Cutlery Sketchbook
- The Hawken Rifle: Its Place in History
- The Jewel Box on Bordeaux Creek
- The Original Journal of Charles Larpenteur
- Little Chief’s Gatherings: G. K .Warren, Battle of Blue Water 1855–56, Smithsonian Collection
- Longhunter’s Sketchbook
- Metal Weapons, Tools, Ornament of the Teton Dakota Indians
- Mountain Man Sketchbook Volume One
- Mountain Man Sketchbook Volume Two
- Mountain Man Coloring Book
- Northwest Nebraska Indian People
- The Pima and His Basket by J. F. Breazeale
- Voyageur Sketchbook
- Texas Ranchman
- When Skins Were Money: A History of the Fur Trade
Be sure to visit the Museum of the Fur Trade Museum Shop to browse over 1,000 titles covering fur trade history, Native American culture and art, cooking, gardening, and exploration.