Fort Bridger, Wyoming : trading post for Indians, mountain men, and westward migrants / by Hunt Janin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janin, Hunt, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pioneers.

History.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--History.

Fort Bridger (Wyo.).

Frontier and pioneer life--Wyoming--Fort Bridger Region.

Pioneers--Wyoming--Fort Bridger Region--History--19th century.

Pioneers--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).

Overland journeys to the Pacific.

Wyoming.

Physical Description:

xi, 186 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2001]

Summary:

For nearly fifty years, Fort Bridger played a role in all major events of the 19th century Rocky Mountain frontier and westering experience. This post, or fort, is used as a basis for an illustrated account of the Rocky Mountain West. The book explores reasons why American Indian behavior varied between helpfulness and aggression toward mountain men and emigrants. Also detailed are weapons of the frontier, Fort Bridger's role in the 1857 Mormon War, the 1867 Wind River Mountains gold rush, and the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872. Several appendices are presented, including a discussion of gender in the westering movement and a selected chronology of frontier history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and index.

ISBN:

0786408847

OCLC:

45172612