Here is a book that tells the amazing story of an outstanding man who deserves to be recognized for his contributions to the opening of the West in the nineteenth century. The trailblazer known as Jed Smith was a daring explorer, a skilled trapper, and a dedicated Christian frontiersman. His work literally opened up major portions of the wilderness territory to settlers traveling west of the Rocky Mountains. Few men in America history faced more intense challenges and outright danger and lived to tell about it. He was a truly courageous adventurer. Best of all, his story and Christian testimony are as amazing as they are true. Ages 10-14, p.b., 121 pgs.