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Rediscovering Wonderland
- The Expedition That Launched Yellowstone National Park
Engelsk Paperback
Rediscovering Wonderland
- The Expedition That Launched Yellowstone National Park
Engelsk Paperback

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In the Nineteenth Century people could gain fame and fortune by “discovering” and documenting things that were already known to exist like the source of the Nile and the North Pole. For decades trappers and prospectors had told about the wonders of the area that became Yellowstone Park, but no credible person had written about the falls canyons and geysers there. An ambitious politician, Nathaniel P. Langford, decided to make his name by promoting an expedition and publicizing its activities in 1870. An army lieutenant named Gustavus Doane maneuvered to lead the expedition’s army escort for the same reason. Their written accounts of the big “discovery” of Wonderland were the basis for the park’s founding in 1872.This book brings together the words of these men and provides historical context for the exploration and for the founding of America’s first national park.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
182
ISBN-13:
9781493060740
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1493060740
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Udg. Dato:
1 apr 2022
Længde:
12mm
Bredde:
156mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato:
1 apr 2022
Forfatter(e):
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