Jim Bridger

22 Podcast Episodes

Jim Bridger | The Scout (Part 5)

Jim Bridger | The Scout (Part 5)

Gold was discovered in Montana in 1862, ushering in a flood of prospectors straight through the heart of Lakota territor... Read more

1 Mar 2023

42mins

Jim Bridger | The Guide (Part 4)

Jim Bridger | The Guide (Part 4)

In the 1850s, Jim Bridger put his extensive knowledge of the West to use by guiding wealthy adventurers, geological sur... Read more

22 Feb 2023

27mins

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Jim Bridger | Mormons (Part 3)

Jim Bridger | Mormons (Part 3)

This is part 3 of the series on Jim Bridger. For the previous 2 installments see the links below. Fur trading no longe... Read more

15 Feb 2023

31mins

Jim Bridger | Bugs Boys (Part 2)

Jim Bridger | Bugs Boys (Part 2)

Some of the richest beaver country was in the heart of territory claimed by the Blackfeet Confederacy; a tribe known to ... Read more

8 Feb 2023

40mins

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Jim Bridger Pt.3

Jim Bridger Pt.3

Blind and goitered, Jim spent his last years led by a see eye dog on his horse on his farm in Westport.  But if the Army... Read more

6 Feb 2023

1hr 11mins

Jim Bridger | Ashley's 100 (Part 1)

Jim Bridger | Ashley's 100 (Part 1)

Jim Bridger would join the ranks of Ashley’s One Hundred while still a teenager and - alongside other future old west le... Read more

1 Feb 2023

48mins

Jim Bridger Pt.2

Jim Bridger Pt.2

From beaver man to fort running man to get your fort stole by mormons man to guiding for murderous royalty man, Jim Brid... Read more

30 Jan 2023

1hr 7mins

Jim Bridger Pt.1

Jim Bridger Pt.1

The grandaddy of all mountain men, if it involved beaver Jim was probably there.  Throw in some Mormon Wars and Fetterma... Read more

23 Jan 2023

1hr 31mins

Jim Bridger and Sir George Gore

Jim Bridger and Sir George Gore

Money was no object when Sir George Gore hired Bridger for a hunting expedition. It took forty men, 112 horses and 6 wag... Read more

19 Jul 2022

22mins

THE LEGENDARY GUIDE JIM BRIDGER

THE LEGENDARY GUIDE JIM BRIDGER

11 Jul 2022

8mins

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