The mystery of John Colter : the man who discovered Yellowstone /

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From the first account of "Colter's Run," published in 1810, fascination with John Colter, one of America's most famous and yet least known frontiersmen and discoverer of Yellowstone Park, has never waned. Unlike other legends of the era like Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, and Kit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Anglin, Ron (Autor), Morris, Larry E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Temas:
Colter, John, > approximately 1775-1813.
Lewis and Clark Expedition > (1804-1806)
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Explorers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Discoveries in geography.
Explorers.
Frontier and pioneer life.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.
West United States.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; 1 "Off He Started with the Speed of the Wind"; 2 "One of the Survivors, of the Name of Coulter"; 3 "In Quest of the Country of Kentucke"; 4 "Colter Came Running Along the Shore"; 5 "Colter Had Just Arrived with a Letter from Capt. Clark"; 6 "Colter Expressed a Desire to Join Some Trappers"; 7 "Unruly Hands to Manage"; 8 "Lonely Wanderings"; 9 "In the Midst of an Unbounded Wilderness"; 10 "We All Now Became Blind"; 11 "He Reluctantly Took Leave of Us"; 12 "As Fine a Body of Hardy Woodsmen as Ever Took the Field"; Epilogue; Chronology; Appendix A; Appendix B
  • Appendix CNotes; Sources Cited; Index; About the Authors

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