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Zenas Leonard
American explorer and trader (1809–1857)
Zenas Leonard | |
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| Born | March 19, 1809 Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | July 14, 1857 Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri, US |
| Occupation | Mountain Man |
| Spouse | Isabel B.
Harrelson |
Zenas Leonard (March 19, 1809 – July 14, 1857) was an American mountain man, explorer and trader, known for his journal Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard.[1] Leonard was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
Narrative of the adventures of zenas leonard
As a young adult, he worked for his uncle in Pittsburgh before moving to St. Louis and working as a clerk for the fur company, Gannt and Blackwell.
In 1831 he went with Gannt and Blackwell's company of about 70 men on a trapping and trading expedition.
Living off the land (Leonard reported that "The flesh of the Buffaloe is the wholesomest and most palatable of meat kind"), Leonard and his associates endured great privation while amassing a fortune in furs; the horses died in the harsh w