Jedediah Smith (Hardcover, Turtleback School & Library ed.)

Travel with the famous explorers who made monumental discoveries that have affected life today. Learn about the missions that made these people famous, and the hardships they endured on their journeys. Born on January 6, 1799, Jedediah Smith became an important explorer and fur trader. He was the first American to cross the Sierra Nevadas and the Great Basin. He also was the first American to reach California by an overland route. His expeditions helped open the American West to thousands of emigrants.