John "Grizzly" Adams | |
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 "Grizzly" Adams, with his grizzly bear, Benjamin Franklin, from the 1860 Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine | |
| Born | John Boyden Adams October 22, 1812 |
| Died | October 25, 1860 (aged 48) Neponset, Boston, formerly Suffolk County, Massachusetts, US |
| Other names | James Capen Adams |
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| Known for | his love of grizzly bears and performing with the trained bears in the circus |
John Boyden Adams (also known as James Capen Adams and Grizzly Adams) (October 22, 1812 – October 25, 1860)[a] was a famous California mountain man and trainer of grizzly bears and other wild animals he captured for menageries, zoological gardens and circuses.[10]
- ^ Hittell 1860
- ^ Daily Alta
- ^ Hittell 1860, p. 1
- ^ Dillon, pp. 9–12
- ^ Hayden, pp. 155–156
- ^ Adams, p 569
- ^ Dillon, pp. 9–12
- ^ McClung, pp. 11 and 192
- ^ John "Grizzly" Adams at Find a Grave
- ^ "Grizzly Bear Handyman". Home Advisor. Home Advisor.
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