Although he did not travel farther inland than the slopes of the Appalachians, Thomas Jefferson must take his place alongside Zebulon Pike, Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, and Lewis and Clark-the men who blazed the great western trails. Donald Jackson cogently recounts Jefferson?s fundamental role in promoting and shaping the exploration, settlement, and development of the Trans-Mississippi West. | Thomas Jefferson And The Rocky Mountains by Donald C. Jackson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters