Watching over Yellowstone : The US Army's Experience in America's First National Park, 1886-1918 / Thomas C. Rust.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rust, Thomas C., 1969- author.

Series:

Modern war studies.

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--United States--Biography.

Soldiers.

United States. Army. Cavalry--History.

United States.

United States. Army--Biography.

Yellowstone National Park--History.

Yellowstone National Park.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2020]

Summary:

The experience of the U.S. Army soldiers who were responsible for the protection of Yellowstone Park from 1886-1918.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction. "To Correct and Remedy the Existing State of Things"

1. "The Work Is Not a Military Duty": The Constabulary Soldier in Yellowstone Park

2. "Peculiar, Perplexing and Severe Duties": Life at Fort Yellowstone

3. "Conditions… Resemble Those Existing 30-Odd Years Ago": Life in the Park's Interior

4. An "Undesirable Station": Desertion, Social Class, and the Basis for the National Park Service Ranger

5. "Petty Grievances": Isolated Duty and the Soldier Outposts

Conclusion. "Patriotism… and the Love of Nature": The Close of the Military Era

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index.

ISBN:

0-7006-2961-0

OCLC:

1378938167