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John Colter (c.1770–1775 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806).
- John Colter’s Early Adventures
- The Hunt
- John Colter Becomes A Legend
John Colter was most likely bornin Virginia sometime around 1775. But, ultimately, almost nothing is known about his early life. He really only enters the historical record with any certainty around 1803 in Maysville, Kentucky. Colter was there responding to an advertisement recruiting, “good hunters, stout, healthy, unmarried men, accustomed to th...
Exactly what happened next is hard to saywith any certainty. In one account, Lisa dispatched John Colter to make contact with the Blackfeet Native American tribe nearby and open up a system of trade. But before he found the tribe, he fell in with a group of Crow Native Americans. That party was then attacked by a party of Blackfeet, who were tradit...
After returning from his ordeal, John Colter spent another few years in the mountains exploring many areas in the Tetons and Yellowstone that no non-Native had ever seen before. He finally decided to return to the East in 1810, swearing that he would never travel to the mountains again. The Colter that emerged from the wilderness wasn’t the same ma...
Jul 5, 2018 · John Colter: The Life and Legacy of America’s First Mountain Man chronicles the remarkable story of the legendary explorer. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about John Colter like never before. Read more.
- Charles River Editors
John Colter Biography. This biography is from a paper by George H. Yater originally presented at the 1991 annual meeting of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation in Louisville and subsequently published in “Nine Young Men from Kentucky,” a May 1992 supplementary publication of We Proceeded On, the official publication of the Lewis ...
Nov 12, 2010 · "The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror" by John Coulter is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative captures the events surrounding the catastrophic hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, resulting in immense loss of life and destruction.
Sep 2, 2004 · John Coulter. The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present. John William Coulter was born in Belfast, Ireland, of Protestant (Wesleyan) parents, Francis and Annie (Clements). He was tall, patriarchal and seemingly severe, once even describing himself as an ...
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