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—how old he was, where he came from, why he was given such an important role in the Smith journeys. But
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