Gloomy terrors and hidden fires the mystery of John Colter and Yellowstone / Ronald M. Anglin and Larry E. Morris.

Author/creator Anglin, Ron
Other author Morris, Larry E., 1951-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Descriptionxi, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents "Off he started with the speed of the wind": Colter's Run -- "One of the survivors, of the name of Coulter": searching for Colter's roots -- "In quest of the country of Kentucke": John Colter and the legacy of Daniel Boone -- "Colter came running along the shore": the encounter with the Lakota Sioux -- "Colter had just arrived with a letter from Capt. Clark": perilous rivers and mountains -- "Colter expressed a desire to join some trappers": the partnership with Dickson and Hancock -- "Unruly hands to manage": up the Missouri with Lisa -- "Lonely wanderings": the riddle of Colter's route -- "In the midst of an unbounded wilderness": Washington Irving and the Legend of Colter's Run -- "We all now became blind": west with Menard and Henry -- "He reluctantly took leave of us": surviving in civilization -- "As fine a body of hardy woodsmen as ever took the field": Colter's final days.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-230) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014015694
ISBN9781442226005 (cloth)

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