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Bill Williams the free trapper and frontier hero
A century of Montana frontier life recalls Bill Williams, famed leader of free trappers, his fights with Blackfeet and Sioux, lone travels, and final death after years in the mountains. The piece honors his skill, weaponry, and rugged independence alongside companions like Ruxton and Killbuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Williams
Montana
West
Old Bill Williams
Kit Carson
William Bent
Joe Meek
Killbuck
le Bonte
Jim Bridger
St. Louis
California
Old Bill Wiliams
Bill Hamilton
George Frederick Ruxton
Rockies
Ruxton
Williams
Yellowstone
Blackfeet
Marcelline
Bill
Greenhorn
Markhead
Yellowstone Park
la Bonte
Bent's Fort
Arkansas River
Colorado
New Park
the Rockies