Jed Smith Trailblazer of the West Author:Frank Latham The trailblazer known as Jed Smith was a daring explorer, a skilled trapper, and a dedicated Christian frontiersman. As a young man, he dared to live his God-given dreams, and, as a result, blazed a trail of achievement and honor throughout much of the West. Best of all, his story and Christian testimony are as amazing as they are true.