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The first motion picture about John Colter's life was the 1912 silent film, John Colter's Escape. The original script for director Cornel Wilde's 1965 movie The Naked Prey was largely based on Colter being pursued by Blackfeet Indians in Montana.
Mar 26, 2013 · John Colter experienced these perils first-hand, and his tales are adventures are still spoken of today. Whether it was his amazing winter trek in 1807-8, or his daring escape from Blackfeet Indians three years later, Colter’s exploits have made him a legendary mountain man.
Oct 10, 2003 · According to Thomas James, author of Three Years Among the Mexicans and Indians, Colter stood 5-foot-10 and wore an “open, ingen(u)ous, and pleasant countenance.”
- John Barsness
Nov 25, 2016 · While there he was wounded in a battle against the Blackfoot Indians while fighting on the side of the Crows and Flatheads. That fall, trapping in the Three Forks area in Montana, he and his companion, John Potts, were jumped by a large party of Blackfoot. Potts was killed and Colter was captured.
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May 22, 2014 · John Colter, who accompanied Lewis & Clark through the Northwest in 1803-6, was the first white man to enter Teton Valley (Pierre’s Hole) in 1807 and discovered Teton Pass, Jackson Hole and the wonders of Yellowstone Park. Later called “Colter’s Hell.” He joined the Crow Indians and took part in the Battle of the Flats,…
Dec 17, 2010 · What is known of John Colter is that on October 15, 1803 he joined the famous expedition of Lewis and Clark in Maysville, Kentucky. He would be a permanent member of the expedition,...
