The Discovery of Yellowstone Park

The Discovery of Yellowstone Park
Author: Nathaniel Pitt Langford
Publisher: Tredition Classics
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9783842448285

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.

Yellowstone Wolves

Yellowstone Wolves
Author: Douglas W. Smith
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2020-12-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 022672848X

This beautifully illustrated volume on the Yellowstone Wolf Project includes an introduction by Jane Goodall and an exclusive online documentary. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park was one of the greatest wildlife conservation achievements of the twentieth century. Eradicated after the park was first established, these iconic carnivores returned in 1995 when the US government reversed its century-old policy of extermination. In the intervening decades, scientists have built a one-of-a-kind field study of these wolves, their behaviors, and their influence on the entire ecosystem. Yellowstone Wolves tells the incredible story of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, as told by the people behind it. This wide-ranging volume highlights what has been learned in the decades since reintroduction, as well as the unique blend of research techniques used to gain this knowledge. We learn about individual wolves, population dynamics, wolf-prey relationships, genetics, disease, management and policy, and the rippling ecosystem effects wolves have had on Yellowstone’s wild and rare landscape. Featuring a foreword by Jane Goodall, beautiful images, a companion online documentary by celebrated filmmaker Bob Landis, and contributions from more than seventy wolf and wildlife conservation luminaries from Yellowstone and around the world, Yellowstone Wolves is an informative and beautifully realized celebration of the extraordinary Yellowstone Wolf Project.

The Guide to Yellowstone Waterfalls and Their Discovery

The Guide to Yellowstone Waterfalls and Their Discovery
Author: Paul Rubinstein
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2000
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781565793514

Join three Yellowstone National Park experts in their remarkable discovery of the park's 200-plus new waterfalls, most of which the American public, and even Yellowstone park rangers, have never before witnessed. These trailblazers are the first to document the existence of these spectacular natural features -- at least 25 of which tower to heights of 100 feet or more -- and the authors do so through striking photographs, engaging text, and detailed maps. The book also features the park's 50 known waterfalls and reveals the untold stories surrounding many of them. For nature-lovers, adventure-seekers, and Yellowstone aficionados alike, Yellowstone: The Discovery of its Waterfalls is a landmark work, combining natural and human histories with unbelievably rare geographical discoveries.

Yellowstone

Yellowstone
Author: David Rains Wallace
Publisher: National Park Service Division of Publications
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

Yellowstone: A Natural and Human History, Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming This colorful and profusely illustrated official Handbook from the National Park Service explores the exciting home of steaming geysers, hot springs, grizzly bears, wolves, elk, buffalo, big horn sheep, moose and other wildlife. This book also includes a travel guide and detailed reference material for touring the parks.

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park
Author: Bradly J. Boner
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2017-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1607324482

An extended visual essay presenting orignal images from William Henry Jackson's 1871 Hayden Survey paired with breathtaking color rephotographs of each view from photojournalist Bradly J. Boner.

Historic Yellowstone National Park

Historic Yellowstone National Park
Author: Bruce T. Gourley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2021-12-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 149305922X

Historic Yellowstone National Park captures the most interesting moments in the park’s history, the slices of life in Montana and Wyoming that provide an idea of what life was like for those who chose to explore this gloriously beautiful corner of the United States. There’s the presence of Native Americans in the early years of the area’s history, the early explorers and expeditions, its debut as the very first national park, the explosive growth of tourism, and the people who made history in this astonishing and mysterious Rocky Mountain landscape. Historic YellowstoneNational Park provides just enough of this rich history to make the experience of visiting the park better than expected.

Rediscovering Wonderland

Rediscovering Wonderland
Author: M. Mark Miller
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493060759

In the nineteenth century people could gain fame and fortune by “discovering” and documenting things that were already known to exist like the source of the Nile and the North Pole. For decades trappers and prospectors had told about the wonders of the area that became Yellowstone Park, but no credible person had written about the falls, canyons, and geysers there. An ambitious politician, Nathaniel P. Langford, decided to make his name by promoting an expedition and publicizing its activities in 1870. An army lieutenant named Gustavus Doane maneuvered to lead the expedition’s army escort for the same reason. Their written accounts of the big “discovery” of Wonderland were the basis for the park’s founding in 1872. Rediscovering Wonderland brings together the words of these men, along with images of the expedition, to provide historical context for the exploration and founding of America’s first national park.

The Mystery of John Colter

The Mystery of John Colter
Author: Ronald M. Anglin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016-04-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1442262834

From the first account of “Colter’s Run,” published in 1810, fascination with John Colter, one of America’s most famous and yet least known frontiersmen and discoverer of Yellowstone Park, has never waned. Unlike other legends of the era like Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, and Kit Carson, Colter has remained elusive because he left not a single letter, diary, or reminiscence. Gathering the available evidence and guiding readers through a labyrinth of hearsay, rumor, and myth, two Colter experts for the first time tell the whole story of Colter and his legend.

Knowing Yellowstone

Knowing Yellowstone
Author: Jerry Johnson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2010-06-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1589795229

Visitors to Yellowstone National Park are drawn to the spectacular scenery, unique thermal features, and the large numbers of wild animals easily observed in their natural habitat. The thoughtful visitor to the park cannot help but be captivated by the unparalleled breadth of scientific knowledge needed to understand the intricate interrelationships that make up the yellowstone landscape. Knowing Yellowstone explores how scientists discover what they know about America's first national park and the surrounding lands. The chapter authors are scientists who represent the best of their fields of study. The science they describe is leading the way to our understanding of complex ecosystems worldwide.