Famous explorers of the American West

A brief biography of the man who helped open the way west to California and was later elected as a United States Senator from that state.

Follows the life of the nineteenth-century trapper and explorer who earned his reputation on the western frontier.

A short biography of man who founded the Sierra Club, from his Scottish roots to his boyhood in the Wisconsin wilderness, his travels to California, and his work as a naturalist.

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.

Examines the life of Zebulon Pike, chronicling his exploration of territories within the Louisiana Purchase early in the nineteenth century, including his discovery of what is now known as Pike's Peak.

A biography of explorer John Wesley Powell, chronicling his life as a soldier and scientist.