About
Known as Thomas L. "Pegleg" Smith, he guided many expeditions into present-day New Mexico.
Before Fame
When he was a teenager, he ran away and found work on a flatboat on the Mississippi River as a fur trapper.
Trivia
He worked as a fur trapper and a horse thief, and kidnapped Native American youths to sell as slaves.
Family Life
He was born in Crab Orchard, Kentucky.
Associated With
Another famous pioneer and explorer was Meriwether Lewis, who traveled with William Clark across America.
