Bill Williams: Mountain Man

They never numbered more than a thousand, maybe two and their heyday lasted less than 20 years but the mountain men of the West made their mark on American and world history. Alone, or in small groups they ventured out across the wide Missouri and into the Rockies, And even down into New Mexico and Arizona. The most interesting and enigmatic of these colorful mountain men was Bill Williams. They called him "Old Solitaire" because he preferred to ride alone. He was a stubborn, eccentric, indep