THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
by Chittenden, Hiram Martin; (Richard A. Bartlett, Editor & Introduction)
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- Very Good/No Jacket
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Norman, OK: Univ of Oklahoma, 1964. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. EX-LIB. Text/Bright, clean, sound, As New. Linen boards/NF. DJ/None. Loan pocket removed. First published 1895. Original text includes a Section II, entirely descirptive; this sector has been omitted from this Univ of Oklahoma Edition. In the Preface, engineer and historian Hiram Martin Chittenden (1858 -1917) endeavored to assemble "widely scattered" literature and records of the history of Yellowstone Park into a coherent whole. 18 chapters: 1, "Yellowstone; 2, Indian Occupancy of the Upper Yellowstone; 3, John Colter; 4, The Trader & the Tapper; 5, Early Knowledge of the Yellowstone; 6, James Bridger; 7, Raynold's Experience; 8, Gold in Montana; 9, Discovery; 10, The Nat'l Park Idea; 11, Why So Long Unknown?; 12, Later Explorations; 13, An Indian Campaign Through the Yellowstone Park; 14, Administrative Histoyr of the Park; 15, The Nat'l Park Protective Act; 16. Hostility to the Park; 17, Railroad Encroachment & Change of Boundary; and, 18, Conclusion. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Washington are named in honor of the author.
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- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 008465
- Title
- THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
- Author
- Chittenden, Hiram Martin; (Richard A. Bartlett, Editor & Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- Univ of Oklahoma
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- History/Yellowstone National Park
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