Fort Bridger, Wyoming Trading Post for Indians, Mountain Men and Westward Migrants |
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| Author:
| Janin, Hunt |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-2912-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores reasons why American Indian behavior varied between helpfulness and aggression toward mountain men and emigrants. This book also details 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.
Explores reasons why American Indian behavior varied between helpfulness and aggression toward mountain men and emigrants. This book also details 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.