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James Pierson Beckwourth (April 26, 1800 – October 20, 1866) was an American fur trapper, rancher, businessman, explorer, author and scout. Known as "Bloody Arm" because of his skill as a fighter, Beckwourth was of multiracial descent, being born into slavery in Frederick County, Virginia.
May 29, 2023 · James Beckwourth (c.1798–1866) was a famous Mountain Man — trapper, frontiersman, and guide — who is most well-known for being a successful black man in the first half of the 19th century and his reputation for exaggerating stories about his life.
Jim Beckwourth (born April 26, 1798, Virginia, U.S.—died 1867?, Denver [Colorado, U.S.]) was an American mountain man who lived for an extended period among the Indians. He was the son of a white man, Sir Jennings Beckwith, and a mulatto slave woman and legally was born a slave.
Jan 11, 2021 · If ever there was a wild mountain man in the wilderness of the 1800's, it was James Pierson Beckwourth. Born into slavery, this enigmatic, notorious storyteller is memorable as one of the most colorful characters of the century.
Feb 19, 2020 · Jim Beckwourth was a fur trapper, explorer, mountain man, innkeeper, author, storyteller, scout, guide, and more. It is sometimes hard to get a clear picture of the specifics of his life.
Feb 24, 2015 · Jim Beckwourth was a man who learned to straddle cultures, bridging the traditional divides of race and ethnicity to become one of the most famous frontiersmen in American history. Beckwourth was born around 1800 into slavery. His father was a Virginia aristocrat and his mother a mixed blood slave. At the age of ten they moved to St. Louis.
Feb 4, 2023 · James P. Beckwourth Mountain Club encourages Black people to explore outdoors. He was a founder in 1842 of the El Pueblo trading post in what is now Pueblo, Colorado, and he is credited with ...
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