John Colter Compare And Contrast

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John Colter an explorer of 1808. Tom Murphy a modern day explorer. Both explorers, but have differences and some similarities. Lets explore the two worlds together.

John Colter wasn’t really known for anything, but in some minds he's a legend. On October 15, 1803 he joined the famous adventure of Lewis and Clark in Maysville, Kentucky. In 1806, when the returning from the adventure they were in what is now North Dakota. Colter went different ways with Lewis and Clark, joining up with two fur trappers from Illinois. In the spring of 1807, Colter went sprat ways with the group he joined. In the winter of 1808, he set out alone. After his journey through Yellowstone, Colter and fellow Lewis and Clarke veteran John Potts were apparently captured

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