Yellowstone National Park (Classic Reprint)

Yellowstone National Park (Classic Reprint)

Author: Northern Pacific Railway Company

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9780266794202

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Excerpt from Yellowstone National Park There are many who cannot well spare time to make an extended trip, but those who can should by all means plan to stop two or more days, or even weeks, at each hotel. There is so much to see at each point that several days may easily and profitably be thus spent, and those who act wisely will do this and in this way obtain a much better idea of the wonderful and varied character of the phenomena in the park. There is no reason for not doing the park as leisurely as one may, and there is no additional charge for transportation where one extends the regular tour beyond the usual time limit. After leaving Livingston the tourist travels for 54 miles on the Yellowstone Park branch line amidst fine scenery, passing (through the Gate of the Mountains, Paradise valley, Yankee Jim's canon, and by Emigrant peak, Cinnabar mountain and the Devil's Slide to Gardiner, the official gateway to the park, where the coaches of the transportation company are taken to Mammoth Hot Springs, 5 miles distant. And nearly feet above Gardiner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park

Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park

Author: Paul Schullery

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780803243057

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Does a beloved institution need its own myths to survive? Can conservationists avoid turning their heroes into legends? Should they try? Yellowstone National Park, a global icon of conservation and natural beauty, was born at the most improbable of times: the American Gilded Age, when altruism seemed extinct and society’s vision seemed focused on only greed and growth. Perhaps that is why the park’s “creation myth” portrayed a few saintlike pioneer conservationists laboring to set aside this unique wilderness against all odds. In fact, the establishment of Yellowstone was the result of complex social, scientific, economic, and aesthetic forces. Its creators were not saints but mortal humans with the full range of ideals and impulses known to the species. Authors Paul Schullery and Lee Whittlesey, both longtime students of Yellowstone’s complex history, present the first full account of how the fairy tale origins of the park found universal public acceptance and the long, painful process by which the myth was reconsidered and replaced with a more realistic and ultimately more satisfying story. In this evocative exploration of Yellowstone’s creation myth, the authors trace the evolution of the legend, its rise to incontrovertible truth, and its revelation as a mysterious and troubling episode that remains part folklore, part wish, and part history. This study demonstrates the passions stirred by any challenge to cherished national memories, just as it honors the ideals and dreams represented by our national myths.