With the release of Netflix's hit Western limited series American Primeval, audiences have been working to separate the fact from the fiction concerning many of the characters and events portrayed.

Legendary frontiersman Jim Bridger spins an incredible tall tale to a group of settlers, claiming he was once killed by Blackfeet warriors yet somehow lived to tell the tale. By the end of his story, ...

Bryan StalderContributor Born on March 17, 1804, Jim Bridger lived a life that helped define the American frontier—yet his ...

First published in 1925 under title: James Bridger, trapper, frontiersman, scout and guide NMAI copy 39088009475609 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift from the library of John C.