Give a breif but specific summary of Vardis Fisher's "Mountain Man".
Be Sure to include all characters, major events, and any significant
details.

Thought you might be interested that some one made a video based on
the story by Vardis Fisher the following are some bib information
about the video:

Title	:	Jeremiah Johnson [videorecording] / Warner Bros. ; screenplay
by John Milius and Edward Anhalt ; produced by Joe Wizan ; directed by
Sydney Pollack.
Publisher	:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1997. 
Physical Description	:	1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes	:	Includes both widescreen and standard versions. 
	:	Originally released as a motion picture by Sanford Productions in
1972.
	:	Based on: Mountain man / by Vardis Fisher; and, Crow killer / by
Raymond W. Thorp & Robert Bunker.
	:	Special features include featurette "The saga of Jeremiah Johnson",
interactive menus, production notes, scene access, theatrical trailer.
	:	Robert Redford, Will Geer, Allyn Ann McLerie, Stefan Gierasch,
Charles Tyner and Delle Bolton.
Summary	:	A man seeks out the solitary life of the mountains in the
mid-19th century, learning his skills from a veteran.
Other Authors	:	Milius, John. 
	:	Anhalt, Edward, 1914- 
	:	Wizan, Joe. 
	:	Pollack, Sydney, 1934- 
	:	Redford, Robert. 
	:	Geer, Will. 
	:	McLerie, Allyn Ann, 1926- 
	:	Gierasch, Stefan, 1926- 
	:	Tyner, Charles. 
	:	Bolton, Delle. 
	:	Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968. Mountain man. 
	:	Thorp, Raymond W., 1896- Crow killer. 
	:	Rubinstein, John, 1946- 
	:	McIntire, Tim. 
	:	Sanford Productions. 
	:	Warner Bros. Pictures. 
	:	Warner Home Video (Firm) 
Subjects	:	Film adaptations. 
	:	Adventure films. 
	:	Feature films. 
	:	Video recordings for the hearing impaired. 
	:	Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968 Film and video adaptations. 
	:	Thorp, Raymond W., 1896- Film and video adaptations.