—As America expands westward, intrepid explorers and rugged mountain men risk their lives to blaze new trails into the wild frontier. The promise of new lands teeming with game and other riches is an irresistible pull for fearless men like Daniel Boone, Jim Bridger and John Colter. Danger surrounds the hunters, trappers and traders who lead the way into the unknown frontier. As they push deeper into the wilderness, crossing impenetrable forests, vast mountain ranges, and unforgiving deserts, they face starvation, deadly weather, ferocious predators, and Native American forces. Their descriptions of the frontier's natural wonders encourage a tide of settlers to head West, and their epic tales of adventure and survival become the stuff of myths and legends.

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While coming of age on America's frontier, Kit Carson sets a new standard for steely nerves and fearlessness; his legend is born when a Native woman is insulted by a notorious bully of the mountains, and Kit challenges the man to a duel to death.
A teenaged Joe Meek arrives on the frontier as a greenhorn, but he quickly masters the skills of mountain man life; just as his trapping career is taking off, he faces a life-or-death challenge when he's taken captive by warriors from the Crow tribe.
Though Andrew Henry has little experience when he partners in a trapping expedition, he pledges his word to complete the risky venture; as Blackfeet warriors close in, he must weigh his personal integrity against the lives of the men he leads.
Marie Dorion, a member of the Iowa People and mother of two, joins her husband on a harrowing expedition to the Pacific Northwest; though she endures brutal weather, extreme hunger, and the death of her third child, her worst ordeal still lies ahead.
Joe Walker doesn't head west to seek fame and fortune, but his trailblazing explorations across the uncharted frontier usher in a golden age of expansion and settlement that help create the United States as we know them today.
By the 1840s, the fur trade is ending, forcing lifelong frontiersmen like Tom Fitzpatrick to adapt; when he becomes a guide for some of the first Americans to emigrate to California, he faces new dangers even as his way of life is becoming obsolete.
When he is separated from his trapping party, frontiersman Jim Clyman is 600 miles from the nearest fort; to survive the grueling trek, he must put his fate in the hands of Native Americans, without knowing if they will help him or kill him on sight.
In his quest to become king of the fur trade, William Sublette revolutionizes the industry and puts his life on the line in the process; he may risk too much when he rushes to save his comrades in the largest battle of the mountain man era.

Tom Fitzpatrick: Trapper, Trader, Legend

Young Army officer John Mullan heads west to help establish an important wagon route through the Northern Rockies, but before he can build his road, he must survive the hardships of the frontier and a dangerous encounter with Yakima warriors.
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Frontiersman Daniel Boone leads settlers to the newly discovered lands of Kentucky, but his daughter is soon abducted by a Cherokee chief; in a frantic race to save his daughter, Boone goes from being a settler to a warrior.
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As Meriwether Lewis and William Clark trek into the uncharted West, the rivers become too shallow for boats; they must find friendly Native Americans willing to trade for horses or risk spending winter on the wrong side of the Rocky Mountains.
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Legendary mountain man John Colter survives many brushes with death, but nothing prepares him for what he faces now; after venturing into Blackfeet territory, he is stripped naked and forced to run for his life as warriors give chase.
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In his first year on the frontier, Jim Bridger is forced to weigh his morals against the harsh realities of survival; as Arikara warriors close in, he must choose between staying with a dying man and risking certain death -- or fleeing to safety.
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Jedediah Smith hopes to earn his living in the fur trade, but he is driven by an explorer's spirit; though badly mauled by a grizzly bear, the fearless mountain man goes on to explore more of the vast, uncharted American frontier than any other man.
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As America expands westward, intrepid explorers and rugged mountain men risk their lives to blaze new trails into the wild frontier. The promise of new lands teeming with game and other riches is an irresistible pull for fearless men like Daniel Boone, Jim Bridger and John Colter. Danger surrounds the hunters, trappers and traders who lead the way into the unknown frontier. As they push deeper into the wilderness, crossing impenetrable forests, vast mountain ranges, and unforgiving deserts, they face starvation, deadly weather, ferocious predators, and Native American forces. Their descriptions of the frontier's natural wonders encourage a tide of settlers to head West, and their epic tales of adventure and survival become the stuff of myths and legends.

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Having explored the frontier with his good friend Kit Carson, Lucien Maxwell must survive a deadly clash with the Jicarilla Apache before he can settle down with his family and establish a ranching empire in New Mexico.
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Coming of age on the frontier, young Bill Hamilton joins Old Bill Williams on an adventure during the final days of the fur trade; as the last mountain man, Hamilton's courage is tested when he faces a showdown with Bannock warriors.
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Tennessee native John Coffee Hays heads to the frontier of Texas in the 1830s and signs on as an early member of the Texas Rangers, and in 1844 he becomes a legend when he leads a small band in a desperate fight with the Comanche.
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