Yellowstone: A Wilderness Besieged"A detailed, well documented history of the extablishment (in 1872), growth, and maturation of Yellowstone National Park . . . America's (and the world's) first national park." ÑWildlife Book Review "Without question the best and most thought-provoking volume on America's first national park that has been written in the last half-century." ÑJournal of the West "Broad ranging, informative, thoughtful, and simply fun to read." ÑWestern Historical Quarterly |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Chapter One Pioneer Tourists of the First Decade | 11 |
1883 to 1915 | 43 |
Chapter Three Auto Tourism Conquers Yellowstone | 73 |
Chapter Four Early Yellowstone Enterprises | 113 |
Chapter Five Enter Silas Huntley and Harry Child | 137 |
Chapter Six The Golden Age of Park Concessionaires | 169 |
F Jay Haynes and Rock | 176 |
Chapter Ten The National Park Service Takes Over | 281 |
Chapter Eleven The Railroaders and the Poachers | 309 |
Chapter Twelve Beginnings of Wildlife Policy | 327 |
Chapter Thirteen The Great Reclamation Raids | 347 |
Chapter Fourteen The Continuing Concessionaire Problem | 365 |
Yellowstone National Park Frontispiece | 382 |
Elk Bears Boats | 383 |
Epilogue | 397 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ADLR American animals April army Arnold Hague Assistant Secretary August bill bison boundary Boutelle buffalo camp Canyon Captain Anderson Cavalry Central Classified File Colonel concessionaires concessions Cong Conger Congress Cooke City Director Enterprise facilities February fish Forest Fort Yellowstone Gardiner George Harry Child Haynes herd Hobart Horace Albright horses Ibid Idaho interest Interior Department Interior Secretary January John Jones July June Lamar land lease Lower Geyser Basin Major Pitcher Mammoth Hot Springs March Mather miles Montana mountain National Park Service Norris Norris's Northern Pacific Old Faithful Old Faithful Inn park's party percent personnel Philetus Norris PMLR poachers President profits railroad Reamer River road Roosevelt Senator Vest September Sess soldiers stone Teller tion tourists University Upper Geyser Basin Valley visitors wagon Washington Waters Wear West Western wilderness wrote Wyoming Yellow Yellowstone Lake Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone Park Yellowstone Park Company York young