He also had blue eyes. He had lots of scars. He was a fur trapper. He was also a fur trader, and a trapper. He was nearly killed by a grizzly bear in 1823.…
He would come to places with the epitomes and other mountain men Jim Bridger explored and traveled with some people known an Kim Carson and gorge…
James “Jim” Bridger Jim Bridger was one of the greatest mountain men in the 19th century. He is also known for discovering the Great Salt Lake. He had a variety of talents which helped him through his life. He was very smart and a frontier man. James Jim Bridger was born in March 17,1804 in Richmond, Virginia.…
Fremont. Sounds familiar right? John Charles Fremont was an outrageous mountain man. He built traps, he caught his food, killed his food, and got skins from the animals that he killed. He was amazing!…
He was assigned to the expedition of J.N. Nicollet as a military escort. This expedition explored into Minnesota and all of the Dakotas. Over the long trip he began to learn about natural science and topographical engineering, also, gaining experience on the frontier. Later on this same expedition, he met the very powerful senator from Missouri, Thomas Hart Benton, he then fell in love with Benton’s daughter Jessie. (Britannica, 2014)…
James Armistead Erin Baker Revolutionary War Biography 5th Grade Literacy May 11, 2017 How many people can say that they were a spy that didn’t get caught? James Armistead can.…
James (Jim) Bridger James Felix Bridger was born on March 17, 1804. In his life he was a trapper, trader, merchant, indian translator , guide, and an army officer. He was a very tall man, in fact he was over 6 feet tall. He had brown hair and gray eyes. James was also called Old Gabe, or Jim.…
John Colter an explorer of 1808. Tom Murphy a modern day explorer. Both explorers, but have differences and some similarities. Lets explore the two worlds together. John Colter wasn’t really known for anything, but in some minds he's a legend.…
“If I had learned education I would have not had time to learn anything else.” Which means basically he has no time for education. He lived it out by not going to school and working. Which he came successful and made millions. Cornelius Vanderbilt impacted society by being one of the biggest transportation people in the world. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, May 1794.…
The Nez features our nation's deepest canyon, six of our fastest rivers, and hundreds of our most rugged mountains. Its million untamed acres makes it the largest wilderness area in the country. The Nez is not just a national forest, however, it's one of the greatest environmental treasures left in the nation. And if you're interested in history, you can follow sections of the Lewis and Clark trail; or see ghost towns form the fabled gold rush of the last century. There are state and national museums devoted to forestry, ranching, mining, and Indian history, all within a few mile's of each other on the park…
Imagine a place where everywhere you look, you see beauty, everywhere you smell is crisp fresh air. Everywhere surrounding you are ginormous mountains with snow slowly melting and one huge blue body of water. There are trees all over the place, and everywhere you look you see nature and all of God’s creations. This fascinating place is Lake Tahoe, in Nevada. Lake Tahoe is absolutely one of the most gorgeous places I have ever been.…
Wallace Stegner’s “Wilderness Letter” portrays the importance of wilderness. Wilderness has always held a different meaning as a child for me it held another world. Playing outside, going to wildlife reserves, and watching shows like “Zoboomafoo” that taught about different animals and their habitat all played a part in my love for it. Experiencing the outdoors should be something that is dome willingly to detach and refresh. The Internet has slowly taken that away from children because instead of going outdoors time is spent staring at screens.…
He choose his crew by putting out an ad to get people to volunteer. His ad stated what the expedition conditions would be. He said how there would be many dangers and coming back was not guaranteed. Twenty Eight men answered his ad. Some were from the military and other were doctors,carpenters or other professions.…
The Buffalo Creek Disaster is a book by Gerald M Stern, about how the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal-mining company. The book … by Gerald M. Stern is about a disaster that happened in 1976 … The book was review by prominent persons search as the former President of the United States who termed it as “A shocking, timely book”. Also, The New York Times Book Review talked of the book as “a fascinating tale of how investigative lawyers work, intermingled with sympathetic portraits of the survivors of the disaster”. This shows the prominence of the author who was Harvard School of Law graduate.…
Given his talent for navigation, it is assumed that he probably worked on other ships before being appointed commander of a single ship. We also know he was married to a woman named Katherine and he had three sons with her called Richard, Olivier and John. His character remains elusive but many places bear his name.…