Manuel Lisa, Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri (1901) By Hiram Martin Chittenden Kindle Edition Manuel Lisa, Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri (1901) Hiram Martin Chittenden (1858–1917) was a leading historian of the American West, especially the fur trade. A graduate of West Point, he was the Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers. Manuel Lisa, also known as Manuel de Lisa (1772 – 1820), was a Spanish fur trader, explorer, and United States Indian agent. He was among the founders in St. Louis of the Missouri Fur Company, an early fur trading company. Lisa gained respect through his trading among Native American tribes of the upper Missouri River region, such as the Teton Sioux, Omaha and Ponca. After being appointed as US Indian agent during the War of 1812, Lisa used his standing among the tribes to encourage their alliance with the United States and their warfare against tribes allied with the United Kingdom. Although he was already married to a European American woman in St. Louis, where he kept a residence, in 1814 Lisa married Mitain, a daughter of Big Elk, the principal chief of the Omaha people, as part of securing their alliance. Contents: Manuel Lisa His supposed attempt in the Santa Fe trade His journeyings Made sub agent His work in the War of 1812 Becomes president of the Missouri Fur Company His death Magnitude of his work His energetic nature His enemies His marriage His Indian marriage His name and language His religion. Founding of Fort Lisa This book originally published in 1901 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.

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Hiram Martin Chittenden 1858 1917 was a leading historian of the American West especially the fur trade A graduate of West Point he was the Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers Manuel Lisa also known as Manuel de Lisa 1772 1820 was a Spanish fur trader explorer and United States Indian agent He was among the founders in St Louis of the Missouri Fur Company an early fur trading company Lisa gained respect through his trading among Native American tribes of the upper Missouri River region such as the Teton Sioux Omaha and Ponca After being appointed as US Indian agent during the War of 1812 Lisa used his standing among the tribes to encourage their alliance with the United States and their warfare against tribes allied with the United Kingdom Although he was already married to a European American woman in St Louis where he kept a residence in 1814 Lisa married Mitain a daughter of Big Elk the principal chief of the Omaha people as part of securing their alliance Contents Manuel Lisa His supposed attempt in the Santa Fe trade His journeyings Made sub agent His work in the War of 1812 Becomes president of the Missouri Fur Company His death Magnitude of his work His energetic nature His enemies His marriage His Indian marriage His name and language His religion Founding of Fort Lisa This book originally published in 1901 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting Manuel Lisa Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri 1901 .