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Colter's Hell & Jackson's Hole : the fur trappers' exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region /

The fur trappers' exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park region.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mattes, Merrill J.
Other Authors: Colter, John, approximately 1775-1813
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Yellowstone Park, Wyo.] : Yellowstone Library and Museum Association and the Grand Teton Natural History Association in cooperation with National Park Service, U.S. Dept of the Interior, ©1962.
Subjects:
Colter, John, > approximately 1775-1813 > Travel > West (U.S.)
Colter, John, > approximately 1775-1813.
Yellowstone National Park.
Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)
Fur trade > Yellowstone National Park.
Fur trade > Wyoming.
Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > History > Sources.
Fur trade.
Indians of North America.
Travel.
United States, West.
United States > Yellowstone National Park.
Wyoming.
Wyoming > Grand Teton National Park.
History.
Sources.
Table of Contents:
  • Strange land of "volcanoes" and "shining mountains"
  • The mystery of "La Roche Jaune" or Yellow Rock River
  • John Colter, the phantom explorer-1807-1808
  • "Colter's Hell": A case of mistaken identity
  • "Les Trois Tetons": The golden age of discovery 1810-1824
  • "Jackson's Hole" Era of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 1825-1832
  • Epilogue: 1841-1870