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| Title | Jedediah Smith |
| Abstract | Portrait and chapter of the book about Jedediah Strong Smith, or Jedediah Smith (1799-1831), a prominent fur trapper and explorer of the far west. Native of New York raised in New England and moving to Saint Louis in 1822 as a trapper for the William Ashley expedition to Oregon. Fellow explorer with William Sublette, Thomas Fitzpatrick, and Jim Bridger, et al. before being killed on the way to Santa Fe by Comanche Indians. |
| Notes | Page 331: "[Jedediah Smith was the f]irst to find and recognize the natural gateway to the Oregon country; first overland traveler to reach California; first to cross the Sierra Nevada; first to traverse the Great Basin on its most direct and desert route; first to travel overland from California to the Columbia!. ..The two preeminent reputations among the Mountain Men of the Far Western fur trade are those of Kit Carson and Jedediah Smith." |
| Author | LeRoy Hafen
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| Date | May 24, 1905 |
| Source | The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West |
| Location | 978 H13m |
| Volume | 8 |
| Chapter Title | 26 (Jedediah Smith) |
| Page | 24, 331-348 |
| Local Subject | Smith, Jedediah S.
Explorers
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Book
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 118999 |
| CONTENTdm number | 9521 |
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