John Colter Discoverer of Yellowstone Park; an Account of His Exploration in 1807 and of His Further Adventuers as Hunter, Trapper, Indian Fighter, Pathfinder and Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with a Map

New York: Edward Eberstadt, 1926. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 500 copies. Frontispiece, 115 pages, index. John Colter was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and was permitted to leave that party on its return from the Pacific when it reached the Platte River at its junction with Missouri. There he joined the trading party of Manuel Lisa, of St. Louis, and returned to the Rocky Mountain region. He was the first white man to invade Wyoming. He discovered several of the northernly passes through those mountains and was the first to visit and describe Yellowstone Lake and its surrounding wonders but was characterized as a monumental liar when he spoke of what he had seen. An important book on Colter printed for the Eberstadt shop by the Southworth Press of Portland, Maine. A very good copy bound in 1/4 black cloth over gray paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt, two bumped corners, some toning to boards, previous owner's name. (Inventory #: 032575)