Gloomy Terrors and Hidden Fires: The Mystery of John Colter and Yellowstone

by Larry E. Morris and Ronald M. Anglin

Book Overview

From 1810, when a newspaper published the first account of "Colter's Run," to 2012, when one hundred and fourscore participants in Montana's annual John Colter Run charged up and down rugged trails--even across the waist-deep Gallatin River--interest in Colter, the alleged discoverer of Yellowstone Park, has never waned. Drawing on this endless fascination with an individual often called the first American mountain man, this book offers an innovative,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442226005
• ISBN13: 9781442226005
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 10.1"