Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole
- Subtitle
- The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region
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1. Front matter2. COLTER’S HELL AND JACKSON’S HOLE3. I. Strange Land of “Volcanoes” and “Shining Mountains”4. II. The Mystery of “La Roche Jaune” or Yellow Rock River5. III. John Colter, the Phantom Explorer—1807-18086. IV. “Colter’s Hell”: A Case of Mistaken Identity7. V. “Les Trois Tetons”: The Golden Age of Discovery, 1810-18248. VI. “Jackson’s Hole”: Era of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 1825-18329. VII. “The Fire Hole”: Era of the American Fur Company, 1833-184010. VIII. Epilogue: 1841-187011. Selected Bibliography for COLTER’S HELL AND JACKSON’S HOLE12. Transcriber’s Notes