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Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Frémont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of. His adventures are fit for remaking into the tall tales Bridger himself liked to tell. Here, in a biography that finally gives this outsize character his due, Jerry Enzler takes this frontiersman’s full measure for the first time—and tells a story that would do Jim Bridger proud. Born in 1804 and orphaned at thirteen, Bridger made his first western foray in 1822, traveling up the Missouri River with Mike Fink and a hundred enterprising young men to trap beaver. At twenty he “discovered” the Great Salt Lake. At twenty-one he was the first to paddle the Bighorn River’s Bad Pass. At twenty-two he explored the wonders of Yellowstone. In the following years, he led trapping brigades into Blackfeet territory; guided expeditions of Smithsonian scientists, topographical engineers, and army leaders; and, though he could neither read nor write, mapped the tribal boundaries for the Great Indian Treaty of 1851. Enzler charts Bridger’s path from the fort he built on the Oregon Trail to the route he blazed for Montana gold miners to avert war with Red Cloud and his Lakota coalition. Along the way he married into the Flathead, Ute, and Shoshone tribes and produced seven children. Tapping sources uncovered in the six decades since the last documented Bridger biography, Enzler’s book fully conveys the drama and details of the larger-than-life history of the “King of the Mountain Men.” This is the definitive story of an extraordinary life.  

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Author : Jerry Enzler
★★★★☆ 4.6 from 5 stars (461 Reviews)
Langue : English
ISBN-10 : 080619197X
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Living in Colorado and Wyoming most of my adult life, I have seen the Bridger name thousands of times but never really knew much about him. I devoured 5 biographies on the man and this is , by far, the best and most comprehensive. Unlike many historical figures who left letters and other documents, Bridger's is a unique story because he was illiterate. He left no "letters" to tell his story.The book seems incredibly well researched and is well written for the non academic historian. One of the best books that I have read this year. AN EXCELLENT READ on an, otherwise, elusive character of the old west. Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West PDF Download eBook pdf online Western men such as Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, and Davy Crockett are well known and author Jerry Enzler has provided the reader with quite a valuable account of the life of Jim Bridger, a man who could not read or write his own name but could communicate to some extent verbally and in sign language with several Indian tribes in the American west and knew the topography of the west like it was his back yard.Death came early to Jim Bridger's family and he went out on his own getting involved in a company that hunted beaver whose pelt was popular with eastern Americans for hats and other accessories. At the age of twenty it was Bridger who discovered the Great Salt Lake in Utah. His diet consisted primarily of meat and Jim was noted for his honesty and drew the respect of those who knew him. People didn't believe him when he spoke of hot springs being in the ground but it was in reality what he found in what is now Yellowstone National Park.Jim had three Indian wives during his lifetime, one each from the tribes of Flathead, Ute, and Comanche. His daughter Mary Ann was with Marcus and Narcissa Whitman in 1847 when they were murdered by Indians near what is now Walla Walla, Washington. Mormon leader Bringham Young comes across as an early radical to the United States with his religious group in Salt Lake City. There were three different forts named after Jim Bridger. The last one was located east of the Great Salt Lake and that fort, along with Camp Supply were burned down by the Mormons. Other notable historical incidents are glossed over such as the Fetterman battle on December 21, 1866, outside of Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming along with the Hayfield fight outside of Fort C. F. Smith in Montana and the Wagon Box fight a few miles from Fort Phil Kearny in 1867. These clashes with the Indians resulted from the American army wanting to build forts along the Bozeman Trail through the heart of Sioux Indian country east of the Big Horn mountains through the Powder River country. Jim Bridger championed a route to the west of the Big Horn Mountains to the gold fields in Virginia City, Montana, but his advice was ignored.This book covers numerous clashes between the American army and native Americans in addition to clashes between various tribes as well. I do agree with a previous reviewer that additional and clearer maps would have been beneficial to the book. However, author Jerry Engler has provided a comprehensive account on the life of Jim Bridger, a true hero of the American west. PDF Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West kindle pdf One the best books I have read. If your interested and fascinated by the early west this is a must read ePUB Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West fonte Covers from the tycoon days of Astor and Beaver pelts to the gold rush, western expansion and the indian wars. His discovery of Yellowstone, the Great Salt lake, and the trails to the West Coast are monumental for western expansion. Great history.!!! PDF Downloads Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West The book was great and since I have lived in Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming most of my life the stories and the locations were very real to me. Some I have been to, others are now on my list. Very important and wise man especially considering his lack of formal education. Had more politicians listened to him both natives and settlers would have had better lives.