Jim Bridger: Mountain Man Petroglyphs & Pictographs but at eighteen he had

but at eighteen he had braved the fury of the Missouri

where they outnumbered women twelve to one

and off-trail exploration

In this book

Jim Bridger: Mountain Man Petroglyphs & Pictographs but at eighteen he hadBy: Stanley Vestal Even among the mighty mountain men, Jim Bridger was a towering figure. He was one of the greatest explorers and pathfinders in American history. He couldn't write his name, but at eighteen he had braved the fury of the Missouri, ascending it in a keelboat flotilla commanded by that stalwart Mike Fink. By 1824, when he was only twenty, he had discovered the Great Salt Lake. Later he was to open the Overland Route, which was the path