Mountain Man, David Weston Marshall
Mountain Man, David Weston Marshall
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Mountain Man
John Colter, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West

Author: David Weston Marshall

Narrator: Jonathan Yen

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/07/2021


Synopsis

"If you seek vicarious adventure, these pages await the armchair explorer." —Providence Journal

In 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first US expedition to traverse the North American continent. During the twenty-eight-month ordeal, Colter served as a hunter and scout, and honed his survival skills on the western frontier. But when the journey was over, Colter stayed behind. He spent two more years trekking alone through dangerous and unfamiliar territory, charting some of the West's most treasured landmarks.

Historian David W. Marshall crafts this captivating history from Colter's primary sources, and has retraced Colter's steps—experiencing firsthand how he survived in the wilderness.

About David Weston Marshall

David W. Marshall, PhD, is a historian and professor emeritus at Texas Tech University, with thirty-eight years of experience teaching, researching, and publishing. He is the author of several works, including Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dorine

MOUNTAIN MAN by David W. Marshall brings the 1800s in America alive through a detailed account of John Colter’s life as a frontiersman. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was just one of his many accomplishments. A must read for American history lovers. I’m not sure why I expected more of a fictional ret......more

Goodreads review by Greg

Not a lot of new info is presented in this book. Still, we haven't had a comprehensive biography on Colter in at least 50 years. This book does a good job detailing Colter's exact route during the winter of 1807-8, and it does an excellent job telling you about fur trapping, getting upriver, and wha......more

Goodreads review by Lee

This book sets out by stating that it is a work of speculative history. There are just not that many sources for John Colter. The author avers that that is okay, that he is free to make stuff up based off educated guesses and call that history. It is not okay. I thought it was interesting that Marsh......more

Goodreads review by Ted

This book is well written, by a man who is passionate about its subject matter, and it is very evocative of the enormity and the grandeur of the America west. But this book is not for everyone; in fact, it is for very few, which is the reason for my middling three-star rating. The title focuses on t......more