James Bridger: A Historical Narrative

Authors

  • J. Orin Oliphant

Abstract

"To write a biography of James Bridger is a difficult task. He left behind him no letters; no written 'thoughts' on this thing or the other… His life was lived in the open, principally on the backbone of the continent of North America… In his activities as a trapper and Indian fighter, and later as guide and scout for the government, he came into contact with many persons of note... To these and to the recollections of a few persons who in their younger days knew in a more or less intimate way the old trapper and scout, Mr. Alter has gone for his material... He has produced an interesting and undoubtedly an accurate story."

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Published

2010-01-08

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Book Reviews