bridger, jim

In 1822 eighteen-year-old Jim Bridger leaves civilization behind and journeys into the frontier wilderness, where he learns to trap beaver, experiences skirmishes with hostile Indians, and explores new country.

A brief biography of the nineteenth-century trapper, scout, and explorer who helped open the West to settlers.

The adventures of the early nineteenth-century mountain man, Jim Bridger, as he guides wagon trains west, scouts for the U.S. Army, and explores the region which became Yellowstone National Park.

A brief biography of the nineteenth-century trapper, scout, and explorer who helped open the West to settlers.

A biography of Jim Bridger, a pioneer trapper, trader, and guide who discovered the trails which would be used by the Pony Express and the Union Pacific Railroad.

Three tall tales about Jim Bridger and several of his unbelievable discoveries in the wilderness of the West.

Presents a biographical profile of Jim Bridger, looking at his early life, and discussing his role in the settling of the American West as a mountain man, explorer, interpreter, scout, guide, and storyteller.