Thoughts on Jedediah and The Emigrant Guide...

So I finished the Emigrant Guide. I can hardly wait to see some of these colorful places now that I know more about them. I just kept thinking how fun it would be to make some of the discoveries that John Eldredge made. How cool would it be to stumble upon a fur trappers grave site? The reasons why fording a creek/river at the end of the day made perfect sense. It really got me thinking about all the little things a person would need to know to survive on the trail. As I'm reading about "Jeddy" I'm wondering about the response of the normal everyday person to his discources. Were they well received or was his truth hard to hear? Are there journals or records that describe the reactions? It would be interesting to get the listeners perspective on this interesting man.