Andrew Henry: Mine and Mountain Major

    "Major of the Mines," they called him respectfully, in his twilight years. Not many remembered he had been a Major of the Mountains, too.
    In Montana, three forts were named for him; in Idaho, a fort, a camp, Henry's Lake and Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Henry Creek and Henry Mountain; in Wyoming a tributary of the Green River. Back in Missouri, a lead mine near Potosi was named for him, a street and trading post in Caledonia.
    Miner, militia major, explorer, mountain man and trapper, Andrew Henry was a complex, capable and sometimes contradictory man. As a leader, he could guide men of diverse backgrounds and temperaments from St. Louis to the Tetons and back, through harsh winters, grizzlies and Blackfeet. As a marrying man, he did not have much luck until late in life.
    Except for two letters, he left no correspondence, journals or memoirs. His life, before and after the letters, pieced together from a myriad of documents, took him from the Appalachians to the Rocky Mountains, from lead mining to the intricacies of the fur trade, and back to lead mining.   Margaret Hawkes Lindsley, unpublished manuscript

The book
Andrew Henry, Mine and Mountain Major
by Margaret Hawkes Lindsley
is
...An adventure tale, a history lesson, a love story...
...This biographical novel evokes the era, triumphs and tribulations of the complex, capable and sometimes contradictory man, Andrew Henry. While it is historical fiction, the dates and events are real and documented through years of research by the author.

Reviews

"Andrew Henry is quite impressive...entirely accurate as far as documents can make it. As a novel is very well written and should intrigue those who like good early frontier novels re explorers and traders..."
Merrill J. Mattes
Retired National Park Service Regional Historian
Author of:
"Jackson Hole, Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade, 1807-1840"
"The Great Platte River Road"
"Platte River Road Narratives"

" 'Andrew Henry' has the sweep of a Michener novel...Monumental research and a deep love for her subject have caused Ms. Lindsley to pack her tale with enough material for four or five novels...So many characters, most of them real, rush through the pages that it's hard to keep track of who did what when and to whom, and that's the Micheneresque quality of the book. It is sweeping and fast-moving..."
Julie Jensen, Correspondent
The Sunday Dispatch, Moline, IL and Argus, Rock Island, IL

"...the story about these early frontiersmen from America and Canada is fascinating lore."
Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly

The booklet
Major Andrew Henry In Idaho
by Margaret Hawkes Lindsley
Based on the book, this narrative concentrates on the periods Henry and his men spent in Idaho and the events that brought them there.
It includes photographs of Camp Henry and the Henry Rocks, as well as the story of the discovery of the Henry Rocks

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	"Major of the Mines," they called him respectfully, in his twilight years. Not many remembered he had been a Major of the Mountains, too. In Montana, three forts were named for him; in Idaho, a fort, a camp, Henry's Lake and Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Henry Creek and Henry Mountain; in Wyoming a tributary of the Green River. Back in Missouri, a lead mine near Potosi was named for him, a street and trading post in Caledonia. Miner, militia major, explorer, mountain man and trapper, Andrew Henry was a complex, capable and sometimes contradictory man. As a leader, he could guide men of diverse backgrounds and temperaments from St. Louis to the Tetons and back, through harsh winters, grizzlies and Blackfeet. As a marrying man, he did not have much luck until late in life. Except for two letters, he left no correspondence, journals or memoirs. His life, before and after the letters, pieced together from a myriad of documents, took him from the Appalachians to the Rocky Mountains, from lead mining to the intricacies of the fur trade, and back to lead mining. Margaret Hawkes Lindsley, unpublished manuscript

	The book Andrew Henry, Mine and Mountain Major by Margaret Hawkes Lindsley is ...An adventure tale, a history lesson, a love story... ...This biographical novel evokes the era, triumphs and tribulations of the complex, capable and sometimes contradictory man, Andrew Henry. While it is historical fiction, the dates and events are real and documented through years of research by the author.

	Reviews "Andrew Henry is quite impressive...entirely accurate as far as documents can make it. As a novel is very well written and should intrigue those who like good early frontier novels re explorers and traders..." Merrill J. Mattes Retired National Park Service Regional Historian Author of: "Jackson Hole, Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade, 1807-1840" "The Great Platte River Road" "Platte River Road Narratives" " 'Andrew Henry' has the sweep of a Michener novel...Monumental research and a deep love for her subject have caused Ms. Lindsley to pack her tale with enough material for four or five novels...So many characters, most of them real, rush through the pages that it's hard to keep track of who did what when and to whom, and that's the Micheneresque quality of the book. It is sweeping and fast-moving..." Julie Jensen, Correspondent The Sunday Dispatch, Moline, IL and Argus, Rock Island, IL "...the story about these early frontiersmen from America and Canada is fascinating lore." Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly

	The booklet Major Andrew Henry In Idaho by Margaret Hawkes Lindsley Based on the book, this narrative concentrates on the periods Henry and his men spent in Idaho and the events that brought them there. It includes photographs of Camp Henry and the Henry Rocks, as well as the story of the discovery of the Henry Rocks