It Happened in Yellowstone

by Erin H. Turner

• ISBN13: 9781560449423
• ISBN10: 156044942X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: TwoDot

Summary

This book presents 24 events in the history of Yellowstone National Park for a cross-over audience.

Author Biography

Erin H. Turner is a writer, editor, and author of It Happened in Northern California and More than Petticoats: Remarkable California Women. She has a degree in history and gender and women's studies from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, and has traveled extensively throughout the West.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The Making of Wonderland---600,000 Years Ago	1	(3)
The Change of the Seasons---1800	4	(3)
Joe Meek's Escape---1829	7	(2)
It Didn't Happen in Yellowstone---1866	9	(3)
Thirty-seven Days Alone in Yellowstone---1870	12	(4)
The National Park Idea---1872	16	(2)
Emma Cowan and the Nez Perce---1877	18	(6)
An Ordinary Journey---1883	24	(4)
Lieutenant Kingman's Dream---1883	28	(4)
Documenting the Park---1887	32	(4)
Soldiering in the Park---1889	36	(4)
Saving the Buffalo---1902	40	(4)
The Serpent Enters Eden---1902	44	(3)
For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People---1903	47	(3)
A Typical Tour Through Wonderland---1904	50	(3)
The Great Stagecoach Robbery---1908	53	(3)
Murder in Yellowstone---1912	56	(2)
Marguerite Lindsley Comes Home---1923	58	(4)
A Fatal Mistake---1927	62	(2)
When the Mountain Fell---1959	64	(4)
The Family of the Bear---1966	68	(5)
No Fishing Allowed---1973	73	(2)
Let It Burn---1988	75	(5)
The Return of the Wolf---1995	80	(4)
Epilogue---2000	84	(2)
A Potpourri of Yellowstone Facts	86	(5)
Bibliography	91	(2)
Index	93	(4)
About the Author	97