Who was Joseph Walker? Jimmy Walker Tullahoma, Tennessee Joseph Rutherford Walker was one of America’s greatest Mountain…
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Bill Williams: Mountain Man
They never numbered more than a thousand, maybe two and their heyday lasted less than 20 years but the mountain men of t…
Jedidiah Smith
Life in the wilderness took a heavy toll on the health and often the lives of the mountain men. Those hardy trappers, w…
A Man of Many Firsts Joseph Rutherford Walker blazed trails in the nation’s first government surveys.
To describe Joseph Rutherford Walker as a typical frontiersman would be to label Abraham Lincoln a typical president. Wa…
Antoine Leroux
Legendary figures in the Old West came about gaining public recognition in a variety of ways. Many came about it by sel…
John Colter The First Mountain Man
John Colter was a member of the Corps of Discovery that crossed the wide Missouri with Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806. He…
Tom Fitzpatrick: Trapper, Scout and Indian Agent
One of America’s most important frontiersman, scout and guide is also one of the least known. Stories abound abou…
The Reckless Breed
A reckless breed known as mountain men left an indelible impact on western history. Reckless doesn’t accurately d…
13 Major Facts The Revenant Got Wrong
1. Opening Scene Battle with the Arikaras: Andrew Henry’s group did not battle the Arikaras. The Arikaras attacked the g…