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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803272642
ISBN-139780803272644
eBay Product ID (ePID)973924
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Book TitleJohn Colter : His Years in the Rockies
Number of Pages184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, United States / West / Mountain (Az, Co, Id, Mt, NM, Nv, Ut, WY), Adventurers & Explorers, General, Parks & Campgrounds, Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year1993
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBurton Harris
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN92-041922
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"The first full-blown account by one who is thoroughly familiar with the intricate geography of the country [that Colter explored and who is capable of distinguishing between facts and guesswork. . . . [A solid contribution which is not likely to be superseded in our time."- Journal of American History, "The first full-blown account by one who is thoroughly familiar with the intricate geography of the country [that Colter] explored and who is capable of distinguishing between facts and guesswork. . . . [A] solid contribution which is not likely to be superseded in our time."--Journal of American History., "The first full-blown account by one who is thoroughly familiar with the intricate geography of the country [that Colter] explored and who is capable of distinguishing between facts and guesswork. . . . [A] solid contribution which is not likely to be superseded in our time."- Journal of American History, "The first full-blown account by one who is thoroughly familiar with the intricate geography of the country [that Colter] explored and who is capable of distinguishing between facts and guesswork. . . . [A] solid contribution which is not likely to be superseded in our time."Journal of American History, "Because John Colter was the first white man to see the wonders which thousands nowadays visit each year in the Yellowstone, his story has historical importance of the first order."-San Francisco Chronicle., ""Because John Colter was the first white man to see the wonders which thousands nowadays visit each year in the Yellowstone, his story has historical importance of the first order.""-- San Francisco Chronicle ""The first full-blown account by one who is thoroughly familiar with the intricate geography of the country [that Colter] explored and who is capable of distinguishing between facts and guesswork. . . . [A] solid contribution which is not likely to be superseded in our time.""-- Journal of American History, "Because John Colter was the first white man to see the wonders which thousands nowadays visit each year in the Yellowstone, his story has historical importance of the first order."San Francisco Chronicle, "Because John Colter was the first white man to see the wonders which thousands nowadays visit each year in the Yellowstone, his story has historical importance of the first order."- San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Decimal978.02092
SynopsisJohn Colter was a crack hunter with the Lewis and Clark expedition before striking out on his own as a mountain man and fur trader. A solitary journey in the winter of 1807-8 took him into present-day Wyoming. To unbelieving trappers he later reported sights that inspired the name of Colter's Hell. It was a sulfurous place of hidden fires, smoking pits, and shooting water. And it was real. John Colter is known to history as probably the first white man to discover the region that now includes Yellowstone National Park. In a classic book, first published in 1952, Burton Harris weighs the facts and legends about a man who was dogged by misfortune and "robbed of the just rewards he had earned." This Bison Book edition includes a 1977 addendum by the author and a new introduction by David Lavender, who considers Colter's remarkable winter journey in the light of current scholarship.
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John Colter History
John Colter: His Years in the Rockies is a very good summary of what history knows about a remarkable man who did not write about his own adventures.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
