Mountain Men Research Report
Directions: Use the Internet to research at least two of these explorers, trappers, guides and other frontiersmen of the North American frontier from 1807-1848. Include in your report the biography of your men and their interesting adventures. Explain why they chose to live this lifestyle and their influence on the history of the United States. Required 1200 words minimum, hand written. (Dates below indicate Active Years) Key phrase to use in your Google search: (Name + Mountain Man). The site www.mman.us is useful. Another useful site is “Mountain Men and Life in the Rocky Mountain West – Malachites Big Hole”.
James “Grizzly” Adams 1849-1856 ______
John Albert 1834-1847 ______
William Henry Ashley 1822-1828______
John Jacob Astor 1794-1834______
Jim Baker 1839-1873 ______
James Beckwourth 1824-1866 ______
Charles Bent 1826-1869 ______
Jim Bridger 1822-1868 ______
Benjamin Bonneville 1832-1835 ______
Robert Campbell 1825-1835 ______
Kit Carson 1825-1868 ______
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau 1829-1866 ______
James Clyman 1823-1848 ______
John Colter 1803-1810 ______
William Craig (Active? Life 1807-1869) ______
George Drouillard 1804-1810 ______
George Ebbert 1823-1836 ______
Warren Angus Ferris (Active? Life 1810-1873) ______
Jacques Raphael “Jocko” Finlay 1806-1828 ______
Thomas “Broken Hand” Fitzpatrick (Active? life 1799-1854) ______
Lucien Fontenelle 1819-1840 ______
John Charles Fremont 1838-1849 ______
Andrew Garcia (?) ______
Hugh Glass 1800-1833 ______
Antoine Godin 1817-1836 ______
Miles Goodyear 1836-1847 ______
Isaac Graham 1830-1840 ______
Caleb Greenwood 1810-1834 ______
William Thomas Hamilton (Active? Life 1822-1908) ______
Boone Helm 1850-1864 ______
Major Andrew Henry 1809-1824 ______
Seth Kinman 1849-1864 ______
James Kirker 1822-1849 ______
Zenas Leonard 1831-1857 ______
Liver-Eating Johnson (Active? Life 1824-1900) ______
Ben Lilly (Active? Life 1856-1936) ______
Manuel Lisa 1782-1820 ______
Mariano Medina (Active? Life 1812-1878) ______
Joseph Meek 1820-1850 ______
Robert “Doc” Newell 1829-1869 ______
George Nidever 1830-1853 ______
Peter Skene Ogden 1809-1847 ______
James Ohio Pattie 1824-1830 ______
Osborne Russell 1834-1845 ______
George Ruxton (Active? Life 1821-1848) ______
Rufus Sage 1841-1844 ______
Jedediah Smith 1822-1831 ______
“Blackfoot” John Smith (Active? Life 1810-18??) ______
Thomas L. “Pegleg” Smith (Active? Life 1801-1866) ______
Ceran St. Vrain (Active? Life 1802-1870) ______
Milton Sublette 1823-1835 ______
William Sublette 1823-1832______
Thomas Tate Tobin 1837-1878 ______
Elbridge Trask 1835-1852 ______
Louis Vasquez 1823-1858 ______
Joseph R. Walker 1832-1863 ______
Pauline Weaver 1830-1867 ______
John Henry Weber 1822-1840 ______
William Sherley “Old Bill” Williams 1812-1849 ______
Richard “Dick” Wooten (Active? Life 1816-1893) ______
Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth 1832-1837______
Harry Yount 1866-1924 ______