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Adventure set in 1832 about two tough Kentucky mountaineers who join a trading expedition.

Western. 1832: Two Kentucky mountaineers find there's more than the elements to contend with after they join a trading expedition.

Panoramic action adventure set in 1832, about two tough Kentucky mountaineers who join a trading expedition from St Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with. 

Based on the novel by AB Guthrie Jr.

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