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Old Jim Bridger Immortal in American West
The article cement Bridger as a central West figure, detailing his role with General Dodge on Union Pacific surveys, his mapping feats, and fort building. It notes his tall yarns and mix of fact and fiction, his multiple wives, burial in Kansas City, and a million dollar suit over The Covered Wagon portrayal.
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Grenville M. Dodge
Union Pacific
James Bridger
General Dodge
Bridger
Old Jim” Bridger
George Gore
Rocky Mountain Campfire
Old Jim
Salt Lake
Gran’ Canyon
Arthur Chapman
United States
Mississippi
Virginia Bridger Hahn
Kansas City
Kans
Hahn
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Tully Marshall
St. ’ Great Lakes
Gulf
St. Lawrence
Missis
Texas
Southwest
California
Canada
Pacific Northwest
Louisiana Purchase
St. Louis
Columbia
Lewis and Clark
Missouri
Rockies
Manuel Lisa
Manuel
Missouri Fur Company
John Jacob Astor
New York
American Fur Company
Astor
Astoria
China
Lisa
Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Virginia
William H. Ashley
Ashley
Smith
Jackson
Provost
Sublettes
Fitzpatrick
Campbell
Beckwourth
Jim
Kansas
Montana
South Pass
Wyoming Rockies
Great Salt Lake
Yellowstone
John Colter
Milton Soublette
Fort Bridger
Black Fork
Green River
Utah
Lees Trail
Ft. Bridger
Jackson County
Virginia Bridger
Albert Wachsman
Captain Wachsman
Frank Hahn
Washington Park Cemetery
Rocky Mountain
Sir George Gore
Jim Bridger
Sir George
Gore Range