Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region

COLTER’S HELL AND JACKSON’S HOLE

COLTER’S HELL AND JACKSON’S HOLE: The Fur Trappers’ Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region

I. Strange Land of “Volcanoes” and “Shining Mountains”

II. The Mystery of “La Roche Jaune” or Yellow Rock River

III. John Colter, the Phantom Explorer—1807-1808

IV. “Colter’s Hell”: A Case of Mistaken Identity

V. “Les Trois Tetons”: The Golden Age of Discovery, 1810-1824

VI. “Jackson’s Hole”: Era of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 1825-1832

VII. “The Fire Hole”: Era of the American Fur Company, 1833-1840

VIII. Epilogue: 1841-1870