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Originally Posted by Joeaksa
Jeff,
Great thread!! I grew up reading about the Mountain Men and their lives West of the Mississippi. I still have my 1970's copy of John Baird's book "Hawken Rifles, the Mountain Mans choice."
One name to add to the above is Jedediah Strong Smith. An early Mountain Man and fur trapper, he was the first white man to trek from the plains over the Rockies and find a route to the Pacific.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedediah_Smith
Cannot wait to see the finished muzzle loader!!
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Why u have an original Hken...
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