“TRUE ADVENTURE“ TV SHOW MOUNTAIN MAN SYLVAN “BUCKSKIN BILL“ HART SALMON RIVER IDAHO 12104

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Subscribe and consider becoming a channel member One of the many episodes of the 1960s TV show “True Adventure“ produced and hosted by Bill Burrud, this episode presents a documentary profile of Sylvan Ambrose “Buckskin Bill“ Hart (1906-1980), a mountain man who resided in Salmon River, Idaho. Hart was among the last of the mountain men in the Western United States. The film offers glimpses of his mode of life and the many products of his own manufacture, including his house, utensils, canoe, and several weapons. The film also shows him engaging with tourists, as integral to his livelihood as the wildlife in his sight. (TRT 27:12) (0:10) Fireworks, over which are superimposed titles: “Bill Burrud presents True Adventure.“ Zooming in on a globe (0:40) Burrud narrates in front of a compass, holding bur