James Bridger Biography
- Difficult early life
- To the mountains!
- Fort Bridger
- Whose Valley Was It?
- Guide to the West
- The Mormon War
- For More Information
Born March 17, 1804
Richmond, Virginia
Died July 17, 1881
Missouri
Mountain man, trapper, guide
"Only a man with extraordinary and relentless powers of observation, only a man with an utterly reliable memory could possibly gain and retain exact knowledge of the mighty welter of mountains, the endless tangle of streams and valleys which formed Bridger's vast hunting grounds."
Stanley Vestal in Jim Bridger: Mountain Man
One of the American West's most...
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