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Beneath the Wasatch: A History of Cache Valley, Utah
This is the true story of the first fur trappers and trader who forged the wild untamed wilderness of Cache Valley Utah. The names are of the true Pioneers and of the Native Americans who lived for hundreds to thousands of years this this…
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…They remained, majestic and unchanging, a constant reminder of the enduring power of nature. But the valley beneath them, the valley he had come to know so intimately, was no longer solely theirs. It belonged to a new era, an era of homes, of farms, of community. His purpose here, the quest that had driven him across mountains and plains, was nearing its end. The frontier he had helped to open was now closing, and he, Jedediah Smith, was a figure from a chapter that was fast becoming history. He felt the quiet echo of the wild spirit he had pursued begin to fade, replaced by the steady, undeniable hum of a civilization he had helped to usher in.