MountainManbyKennethDouglasillustratedbyWilliamErslandbyKennethDouglasillustratedbyWilliamErslandCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-350536-2ISBN13:978-0-15-350536-2OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350334-3(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350334-4(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357532-8(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357532-7(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706MountainManJamesBeckwourthwasanexplorerandsettleroftheAmericanWest.HismostimportantaccomplishmentwasthediscoveryofaplaceintheSierraNevadaMountains.Here,wagontrainscouldmoreeasilypassthroughtoheadwest.ThepassisinwhatisnowthestateofCalifornia.TothisdayitiscalledtheBeckwourthPass.ThereweremanyAfricanAmericansonthefrontier.However,JamesistheonlyAfricanAmericanknowntohavewrittenthestoryofhisadventures.3Intheyear1854,JamesBeckwourthsatonhisfrontporchwithhisfriend,ThomasBonner.ThomaswashelpingJameswritethestoryofhislife.Jameshadhadaverymemorablelife.Hehadbeenasoldier,atrader,anexplorer,andapioneer.ForashorttimehehadevenbeenachiefoftheCrowIndians—orsohesaid.FolksintheWildWestwouldoftensaythingslikethisinapitifulattempttoappearmoreimportantthanth...
