Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook56 pages1 hour
Jim Bridger: The Grand Old Man of the Rockies
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
James Felix Bridger (1804-1881) was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820–1850, as well as mediating between native tribes and encroaching whites. He was of English ancestry, and his family had been in North America since the early colonial period.
Jim Bridger had a strong constitution that allowed him to survive the extreme conditions he encountered walking the Rocky Mountains from what would become southern Colorado to the Canada–US border. He had conversational knowledge of French, Spanish and several native languages. He would come to know many of the major European American explorers of the early west, including Kit Carson, George Armstrong Custer, Hugh Glass, John Frémont, Joseph Meek, and John Sutter. Bridger was a young contemporary of British and American pathfinders including Peter Skene Ogden, Jedediah Smith, and William Sublette. In 1830, Smith and his associates sold their fur company to Bridger and his associates naming it the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Bridger was part of the second generation of mountain men and pathfinders who explored the American West that followed the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804.
Jim Bridger had a strong constitution that allowed him to survive the extreme conditions he encountered walking the Rocky Mountains from what would become southern Colorado to the Canada–US border. He had conversational knowledge of French, Spanish and several native languages. He would come to know many of the major European American explorers of the early west, including Kit Carson, George Armstrong Custer, Hugh Glass, John Frémont, Joseph Meek, and John Sutter. Bridger was a young contemporary of British and American pathfinders including Peter Skene Ogden, Jedediah Smith, and William Sublette. In 1830, Smith and his associates sold their fur company to Bridger and his associates naming it the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Bridger was part of the second generation of mountain men and pathfinders who explored the American West that followed the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804.
Unavailable
Related to Jim Bridger
Related ebooks
Jim Bridger - Mountain Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crossing The Gates of Alaska: Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiana Mosley: Mitford Beauty, British Fascist, Hitler's Angel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lumberjack Sky Pilot Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDanger on the Amazon: “A Rick Spears Adventure” Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAt Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Narrow Escapes and Wilderness Adventures Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBear! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Rifleman Goes To War [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Denali Ranger: A Life of Drama and Adventure on America's Tallest Peak Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Watchmakers: A Powerful WW2 Story of Brotherhood, Survival, and Hope Amid the Holocaust Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPursuit of a Hunter: Photos and Tales from Four Continents Where Dreams and Memories Became a Reality Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCall of the American Wild: A Tenderfoot's Escape to Alaska Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Newhall Shooting - A Tactical Analysis: An inside look at the most tragic and influential police gunfight of the modern era. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBear Attacks - The Deadly Truth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlaska's Greatest Outdoor Legends: Colorful Characters Who Built the Fishing and Hunting Industries Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Poacher's Handbook Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Spy's Wife Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeartbreak and Heroism: Canadian Search and Rescue Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Adventures of a Mountain Man: The Narrative of Zenas Leonard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Six Years With the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pistol and Revolver Shooting Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSix Years in the Hanoi Hilton: An Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in Vietnam Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Shots Fired in Anger Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Survivor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Season on the Kenai: Fishing Alaska's Greatest Salmon River Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Adventurers & Explorers For You
The Exotic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I Fell From the Sky Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How To Be Alone: an 800-mile hike on the Arizona Trail Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Summary Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kon-Tiki Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Republic Of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWind, Sand And Stars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Uncertain Sea: Fear is everywhere. Embrace it. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5South: Shackleton's Endurance Expedition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deep Waters: A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Worst Journey in the World: With Scott in Antarctica 1910-1913 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost!: A Harrowing True Story of Disaster at Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paris Letters: A Travel Memoir about Art, Writing, and Finding Love in Paris Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The English Governess at the Siamese Court Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Aquanaut: The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Life Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Jim Bridger
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews