Yellowstone National Park : historical and descriptive / by Marie M. Augspurger; foreword by Leslie A. Miller

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augspurger, Marie M., author.

Contributor:

Martini, Helen A., former owner.

Miller, Leslie A. (Leslie Andrew), 1886-1970, writer of foreword.

Schimmel, Caroline F., associated name, donor.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National parks and reserves.

Yellowstone National Park.

United States--Yellowstone National Park.

Penn Provenance:

Martini, Helen A. (former owner) (inscription)

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7586)

Physical Description:

xxxi, 247 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Middletown, Ohio : Naegele-Auer Print. Co., 1948

Summary:

A history of Yellowstone National Park and its early explorers, as well as descriptions of its highlights, both natural and man made.

Contents:

The first white visitor

Other early visitors

Early expeditions

The Hayden expedition

The first white lady and other distinguished parties

Administration of Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park via Gardiner gateway

Mammoth Hot Springs

To Geyser Basins and Old Faithful

Hot springs and geysers

To Yellowstone Lake

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xvii-xx).

Local Notes:

Schimmel 7586: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Ink inscription on half title: Helen A. Martini Bought at "Old Faithful" Ranger Station at [half title reads "Yellowstone National Park"] on Sept. 25, 1963 - Wed. With dust jacket.

OCLC:

6370424