MOUNTAIN MEN Ep. 4 | “Jim Bridger: Into The Wild”
About this episode
This episode explores the early adventures of Jim Bridger as he joins the Ashley-Henry fur company and faces various challenges in the wilderness.
In 1822, eighteen-year-old Jim Bridger joins the Ashley-Henry fur company and travels up the Missouri River to trap beaver in the West. But before he learns the basics of trapping, Arikara warriors attack the company. And then a grizzly bear attacks Bridger’s friend, Hugh Glass. In the years following the attack, Bridger becomes the first American to taste the waters of the Great Salt Lake and he helps organize the first Mountain Man Rendezvous. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Black Barrel Media
Topics covered
- Mountain Men
- Jim Bridger
- fur trapping
- American history
- grizzly bear attacks
- Rendezvous
Keywords
- Jim Bridger
- Hugh Glass
- Mountain Man Rendezvous
- fur company
- grizzly bear
- trapping
- American West
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ashley-Henry fur company
Places: Great Salt Lake, Missouri River
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