Daniel Boone was not only a lumberjack, but he was a hunter, freedom fighter, explorer, and dreamer. He was seeking the riches of the West. He was one of the first to travel through the dense forests and cut his way through them. He fought against British soldiers to continue expanding and exploring in the West. He too was attacked by Shawnee Indians but escaped and continued westward. Lewis and Clark set out on a mapping expedition across the Rocky Mountains. They were saved by a Native American girl who also saved their journals. They were the first new Americans to reach the Pacific Ocean and overland. In their diaries they had 300 species of wild animals that they discovered along the way. Jedediah Smith was the greatest hunter in American history. Jedediah was a beaver hunter. Nearly every year he walked 1,000 miles over the Rocky Mountains and received 600 beaver pelts a year. He was very Christian; he didn't smoke or drink. He was very intelligent, because he worked with Native Americans. They helped him with shortcuts, looked after his man and helped him with food. He was attacked by a bear, ...