*Includes pictures *Includes Bridger\'s quotes about his expeditions *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Exploration of the early American West, beginning with Lewis and Clark\'s transcontinental trek at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, was not accomplished by standing armies, the era\'s new steam train technology, or by way of land grabs.
These came later, but not until pathways known only to a few of the land\'s indigenous people were discovered, carved ou. *Includes pictures *Includes Bridger\'s quotes about his expeditions *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Exploration of the early American West, beginning with Lewis and Clark\'s transcontinental trek at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, was not accomplished by standing armies, the era\'s new steam train technology, or by way of land grabs
