Author: Hunt Janin
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786429127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
For nearly fifty years, Fort Bridger played a role in all major events of the 19th century Rocky Mountain frontier and westering experience. Founded in 1842 by mountain man Jim Bridger, this southwestern Wyoming post was one of the most important outfitting points for travelers on the Oregon Trail, riders of the Pony Express, the Overland Stage, and the Union Pacific Railroad. Trappers, buffalo hunters, Forty-niners, soldiers and outlaws would pass through what is now the Fort Bridger State Historic Site. This post, or fort, is used as a basis for an illustrated account of the Rocky Mountain West. The book explores reasons why American Indian behavior varied between helpfulness and aggression toward mountain men and emigrants. Also detailed are weapons of the frontier, Fort Bridger's role in the 1857 Mormon War, the 1867 Wind River Mountains gold rush, and the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872. Several appendices are presented, including a discussion of gender in the westering movement and a selected chronology of frontier history. Interesting and highly detailed excerpts are taken from such primary sources as a trapper's journal and an 1850 account of buffalo butchering.
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Author: Hunt Janin
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786429127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
For nearly fifty years, Fort Bridger played a role in all major events of the 19th century Rocky Mountain frontier and westering experience. Founded in 1842 by mountain man Jim Bridger, this southwestern Wyoming post was one of the most important outfitting points for travelers on the Oregon Trail, riders of the Pony Express, the Overland Stage, and the Union Pacific Railroad. Trappers, buffalo hunters, Forty-niners, soldiers and outlaws would pass through what is now the Fort Bridger State Historic Site. This post, or fort, is used as a basis for an illustrated account of the Rocky Mountain West. The book explores reasons why American Indian behavior varied between helpfulness and aggression toward mountain men and emigrants. Also detailed are weapons of the frontier, Fort Bridger's role in the 1857 Mormon War, the 1867 Wind River Mountains gold rush, and the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872. Several appendices are presented, including a discussion of gender in the westering movement and a selected chronology of frontier history. Interesting and highly detailed excerpts are taken from such primary sources as a trapper's journal and an 1850 account of buffalo butchering.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786429127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
For nearly fifty years, Fort Bridger played a role in all major events of the 19th century Rocky Mountain frontier and westering experience. Founded in 1842 by mountain man Jim Bridger, this southwestern Wyoming post was one of the most important outfitting points for travelers on the Oregon Trail, riders of the Pony Express, the Overland Stage, and the Union Pacific Railroad. Trappers, buffalo hunters, Forty-niners, soldiers and outlaws would pass through what is now the Fort Bridger State Historic Site. This post, or fort, is used as a basis for an illustrated account of the Rocky Mountain West. The book explores reasons why American Indian behavior varied between helpfulness and aggression toward mountain men and emigrants. Also detailed are weapons of the frontier, Fort Bridger's role in the 1857 Mormon War, the 1867 Wind River Mountains gold rush, and the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872. Several appendices are presented, including a discussion of gender in the westering movement and a selected chronology of frontier history. Interesting and highly detailed excerpts are taken from such primary sources as a trapper's journal and an 1850 account of buffalo butchering.
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Author: Robert Spurrier Ellison
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Author: Robert Spurrier Ellison
Publisher:
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Fort Bridger--a Brief History
Author: Robert Spurrier Ellison
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Fort Bridger, Wyoming, a Brief History
Author: Robert Spurrier Ellison
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Fort Bridger Historic Site
Author: Wyoming. State Archives and Historical Department
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 5
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Historic Fort Bridger
Author: Wyoming. State Archives and Historical Department
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Category : Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Relief of Certain Settlers on the Military Reservation of Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
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Category : Military bases
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
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Category : Military bases
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Relief of Certain Settlers on the Military Reservation of Fort Bridger, Wyoming. May 2, 1874. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House and Ordered to be Printed
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Fort Bridger
Author: Ephriam D. Dickson III and Mark J. Nelson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467131458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The history of Fort Bridger represents a microcosm of the development of the American West. Situated in an area initially inhabited by the Shoshone people, Fort Bridger was established during a transitional phase between the fur-trade era and the period of western migration. The fort became one of the most important supply points along the nation's western trail network. Later, the post served as a bastion of civilization as one of a number of western military posts. Soldiers at the fort protected not only the lives and property of its local citizenry but also the emerging transportation and communication advancements of a nation. Following the Army's departure, a small settlement emerged at Fort Bridger, using buildings and materials from the old military garrison. Today, the fort and town remain active, in part as a respite for travelers just as it had been more than 150 years ago.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467131458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The history of Fort Bridger represents a microcosm of the development of the American West. Situated in an area initially inhabited by the Shoshone people, Fort Bridger was established during a transitional phase between the fur-trade era and the period of western migration. The fort became one of the most important supply points along the nation's western trail network. Later, the post served as a bastion of civilization as one of a number of western military posts. Soldiers at the fort protected not only the lives and property of its local citizenry but also the emerging transportation and communication advancements of a nation. Following the Army's departure, a small settlement emerged at Fort Bridger, using buildings and materials from the old military garrison. Today, the fort and town remain active, in part as a respite for travelers just as it had been more than 150 years ago.