TY - BOOK AU - Maynard,Charles W. TI - Jim Bridger: frontiersman and mountain guide T2 - Famous explorers of the American West SN - 0823962881 (lib. bdg.) AV - F592.B85 M39 2003 U1 - 978/.02/092B 22 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - PowerKids Press KW - Bridger, Jim, KW - Pioneers KW - West (U.S.) KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Scouting (Reconnaissance) KW - Trappers KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - sears KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Exploration N1 - Includes index; Early life -- Learning the fur trade -- Exploring the land -- Rendezvous -- Native American friends and enemies -- Fort Bridger -- Guide -- Old Gabe -- Filling in the map -- Jim Bridger's legacy; 4.7; Follett Library Resources; K-3; Follett Library Resources N2 - Presents a biographical profile of Jim Bridger, looking at his early life, and discussing his role in the settling of the American West as a mountain man, explorer, interpreter, scout, guide, and storyteller ER -