About
The first U.S. citizen to cross the Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, and use the California coast to reach the Oregon Country.
Before Fame
He worked as a fur trapper for General William H. Ashley.
Trivia
He was the first white man to travel through the Salt Lake frontier, the Colorado River, and the Mojave Desert into California.
Family Life
His father owned a general store.
Associated With
He was inspired by the travels of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
