James Felix Bridger was born the son of an innkeeper ... However, the pace of travel was too slow, and Henry was concerned about further altercations with tribes in the area.

Caught in the middle of it all is none other than mountain man Jim Bridger. However, Jim Bridger has quite a legacy in the American West. If you’re settling into American Primeval this week and ...

Bridger’s achievements have inspired depictions in books like Fort Bridger, island in the wilderness by Fred R. Gowans and James Bridger—Trapper, Frontiersman, Scout And Guide—A Historical ...

Jim Bridger’s life was spared ... in the Missouri Republican seeking 100 enterprising young men to travel the Missouri River to its source. Bridger worked for various fur trading companies ...

Jim Bridger, the former general manager of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad whose freewheeling use of railroad assets led to his ouster, pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to a ...

Legendary frontiersman Jim Bridger spins an incredible tall tale to a group of settlers, claiming he was once killed by Blackfeet warriors yet somehow lived to tell the tale. By the end of his ...

BOZEMAN — For a 19th century mountain man, Jim Bridger has been getting a lot of attention these days. Depicted in the Oscar-nominated film "The Revenant," directed by Alejandro Gonzalez ...