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Jedediah Smith Pathfinder and Trail Breaker of the West
The article chronicles Jedediah Smith the Pathfinder as the first white man to cross Nevada and enter California overland, and a founder of four fur trails. It details his early life in Jericho New York, rise with the Ashley Henry expedition, leadership among trappers, daring Sierra Nevada ascent, and eventual death in 1831 at the hands of Comanches. It notes his diary discovery by Maurice Sullivan and Smith’s pivotal role in shaping Western exploration and fur trade.
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