| Description |
x, 333 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-309) and index. |
| Contents |
Trapper: Enterprising young man -- Set poles for the mountains -- Hivernan -- Missouri legion -- Hugh Glass and the grizzly -- Booshway: Blanket chief -- Battle of Pierre's Hole -- Shot in the back -- Devil take the hindmost -- Arrow butchered out -- Old Gabe to the rescue -- Injun scrapes -- Last rendezvous -- Trader: Fort Bridger -- Milk River -- Overland trail -- Treaty at Laramie -- Saints raid Fort Bridger -- Guide: Sir George Gore -- March south -- Tall tales -- Chief of scouts: Powder River expedition -- Red Cloud's defiance -- Cheyennes' warning -- Bloody junket -- Fort Phil Kearney -- Ambush -- Massacre -- End of the trail. |
| Summary |
Even among the mighty mountain men, Jim Bridger was a towering figure, whose discovery of the Great Salt Lake led to Western expansion and settlement. He remains one of the most important scouts and guides in the history of the West. |
| Subject |
Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Trappers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0803257201 |
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9780803257207 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 213277093 |
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AU@ 000001571390 |
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AU@ 000006431417 |
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