TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page I. [Strange Land of “Volcanoes” and “Shining Mountains”] 1 II. [The Mystery of “La Roche Jaune” or Yellow Rock River] 9 III. [John Colter, The Phantom Explorer—1807-1808] 13 IV. [“Colter’s Hell”: A Case of Mistaken Identity] 19 V. [“Les Trois Tetons”: The Golden Age of Discovery, 1810-1824] 25 VI. [“Jackson’s Hole”: Era of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 1825-1832] 35 VII. [“The Fire Hole”: Era of the American Fur Company, 1833-1840] 53 VIII. [Epilogue: 1841-1870] 77 [Selected Bibliography] 86 [Vicinity Map at rear]
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