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Mountainman Jim Bridger and the frontier legends
A feature on Jim Bridger traces his rise from a Richmond blacksmith apprentice to a legendary mountain man and guide. It covers Bridger’s exploits with Ashley and Bonneville, Bridger’s Trail, Yellowstone and the Great Salt Lake, his Shoshone wife, and his stature as a trusted scout and storyteller despite sensational yarns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Russell
Teddy Blue
Judith Basin
Charlie
Bronx
Rocky Mountains
Great Bfnks
Jim Bridger
Sunriver
Bridger
Missouri
Rearr
Tim Bridger
Mississippi
Louisiana
United States
America
St. Louis
Pays D'En Haut
Ead
Jim” Bridger
Richmond
Rocky Mountain
Missouri River
Yellowstone
Neo
Jim* Bridger
Slen
Gunnison
Bonneville
Oregon Trail
Independence Rock
Wyoming
Montana
Gallatin Valley
Montana Territory
Omaha
Rockies
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Yellowstone National Park
Jim
Dodge
James Bridger
General Dodge
Jin
Fort
American Fur Company
Big Horn River
Benito Vasquez
Vasquez
Fort Bridger
Little Santa Fe
Plains
Fort Laramie
Nate
Ike
Yellowstone Park
Old Jim Bridger
Virginia City
Pilzrima
Benton
Soen
Bridges
Gome