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Jedediah Smith is considered one of the great Western explorers, blazing trails from Missouri to California in the 1820s. He was the first to enter California from the east. And then he and his company turned north, moving to Oregon before returning to St. Louis. Less-known is Smith’s second-in-command during his expeditions of 1826 and 1827. We know virtually nothing about Harrison Rogers.
Harrison Rogers
Jedediah Smith is considered one of the great Western explorers, blazing trails from Missouri to California in the 1820s. He was the first to enter California from the east. And then he and his company turned north, moving to Oregon before returning to St. Louis. Less-known is Smith’s second-in-command during his expeditions of 1826 and 1827. We know virtually nothing about Harrison Rogers.
Charles Debrille Poston The upstart settlers called his new region “The Purchase” short for “The Gadsen Purchase.”
Charles Poston
Charles Debrille Poston The upstart settlers called his new region “The Purchase” short for “The Gadsen Purchase.”
an old black and white advertisement for young men in the early 20th century, with writing on it
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Chronicles of Harrison Rogers
Harrison Rogers was one of the young men who answered the ad for exploring the West—and then kept a record of what happened.
While accompanying Scottish sportsman William Drummond Stewart on one of his Western hunting trips in about 1837, artist Alfred Jacob Miller sketched this portrait of hunter Antoine Clement, who packed a cap and ball boxlock pistol in his belt. Mountain Man Clothing, Western Hunting, Jacob Miller, Clay Pipe, Mountain Man Rendezvous, Native American Legends, Native American Wisdom, Fur Trade
Mountain Man Clothing
Western Hunting
Jacob Miller
Clay Pipe
Mountain Man Rendezvous
Native American Legends
Native American Wisdom
Fur Trade
https://truewestmagazine.com/article/the-mountain-mans-ace-in-the-hole/
While accompanying Scottish sportsman William Drummond Stewart on one of his Western hunting trips in about 1837, artist Alfred Jacob Miller sketched this portrait of hunter Antoine Clement, who packed a cap and ball boxlock pistol in his belt.
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Theodore Roosevelt in Yosemite National Park
President Theodore Roosevelt, Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California, 1903. https://truewestmagazine.com/article/walk-where-they-walked-24/
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Mountain Man extraordinaire, Jim Bridger had a prominent fort, Fort Bridger, named for him. https://truewestmagazine.com/article/wild-times-in-the-rockies/
Wild Times: The Mountain Man Rendezvous is coming to a mailbox near you! It's available online now at truewestmagazine.com Sam Peckinpah, Billy The Kids, Mailbox
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Wild Times: The Mountain Man Rendezvous is coming to a mailbox near you! It's available online now at truewestmagazine.com
Grizzly Adams was renowned for his hunting skills—including taking down bears. But he owed his life to one... Grizzly Adams, California State Flag, Mother Bears, Indian Scout, American Legend, Historical Facts
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Grizzly Adams
Grizzly Adams was renowned for his hunting skills—including taking down bears. But he owed his life to one...
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Gadsden Purchase
Following the Mexican War, Arizona’s southern boundary was the Gila River. But the need for an all-weather transcontinental railroad along the 32nd Parallel moved Congress to send James Gadsden to Mexico to secure a piece of real estate more suitable for a railroad. In 1854, the Gadsden Purchase created the final boundary lines of the contiguous United States.
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Galen Clark contributed to the writing and passage of federal legislation to protect Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove of Sequoias. Here, circa 1860s, he stands next to one of his beloved big trees, and holds his trusty half-stock muzzle loading rifle, with his “possibles” hunting bag and powder horn across his shoulder.
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Historians have had long debates on when the “Old West” began, but Daniel Boone leading pioneers through the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky in 1769 is considered a key event in the history of America’s Westward expansion.
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At the rendezvous on the Green River in 1835, Kit Carson fought his famous duel with Joseph Chouinard. Both men mounted their horses and charged; they fired at the same time. Chouinard took a bullet to the arm. He caused no more trouble.
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Valentine T. McGillcuddy, weak and on the verge of becoming an alcoholic after a stint as a doctor at the Wayne County Insane Asylum in Detroit, started a new career as a topographical engineer and cartographer when he was in his early 20s.
Kit Carson had a gunfight at the rendezvous on the Green River in 1835. A French Canadian named Chouinard got loaded on whiskey and began challenging all comers to fight. Nex York, Philippines Travel, Science Books, Life Is An Adventure, Old West, Wild West
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