Jedediah Smith: Scholar and Survivor

Jedediah Smith: Scholar and Survivor

Into the Wild Frontier | Season 1, Episode 8

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S1 E8: Jedediah Smith: Scholar and Survivor

On Demand • Original Air Date: Apr 7, 2022

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.

43 Min

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2022

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TV-PG

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Documentary

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S2 E8: William Sublette: King of the Fur Trade

Original Air Date: Apr 5, 2023

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.

Apr 29

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3AM

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1 Hr

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TV-PG

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S2 E7: Jim Clyman: Frontier Survivor

Original Air Date: Mar 29, 2023

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.

May 2

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3AM

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1 Hr

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TV-PG

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S2 E5: Joe Walker: Humble Hero

Original Air Date: Mar 15, 2023

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.

May 1

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3AM

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1 Hr

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TV-PG

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S2 E2: Joe Meek: Cunning Captive

Original Air Date: Feb 22, 2023

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.

Apr 30

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3AM

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1 Hr

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TV-PG

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Available with Freestream