When Jim Bridger was a young man, the entire western half of what's now the United States was for lack of a better term a ...

In the 1850s, Jim Bridger put his extensive knowledge of the West to use by guiding wealthy adventurers, geological surveyors, and the U.S. military. Then, in 1862, the discovery of gold in Montana ...

Growing up, I frequently heard stories about Jim Bridger. If you’re not from the mountain west, like me, you may have never heard of him. In Utah, where I’m from, Jim Bridger was sort of a mythical ...