Myths and Legends of Yellowstone

Myths and Legends of Yellowstone

Author: Ednor Therriault

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-12-01

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1493032151

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The world's first designated national park, Yellowstone is famous for its steaming geysers, bubbling mud pots, and wildlife-caused traffic jams. But few people may know about the many Native American tribes that visited the area long before John Colter "discovered" it, how one man nearly decimated the park's bison population, or the strange music that emanates from Yellowstone Lake. Each episode included in this book explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Yellowstone National Park’s history. From rumors of ghosts in the iconic Old Faithful Inn to Bigfoot sightings throughout the park, Myths and Legends of Yellowstone makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of this national treasure's most fascinating and compelling stories.


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Download or read book Myths and Legends of Yellowstone written by Ednor Therriault and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's first designated national park, Yellowstone is famous for its steaming geysers, bubbling mud pots, and wildlife-caused traffic jams. But few people may know about the many Native American tribes that visited the area long before John Colter "discovered" it, how one man nearly decimated the park's bison population, or the strange music that emanates from Yellowstone Lake. Each episode included in this book explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Yellowstone National Park’s history. From rumors of ghosts in the iconic Old Faithful Inn to Bigfoot sightings throughout the park, Myths and Legends of Yellowstone makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of this national treasure's most fascinating and compelling stories.

Yellowstone's Hot Legends and Cool Myths

Yellowstone's Hot Legends and Cool Myths

Author: Robert Rath

Publisher: Farcountry Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1560374853

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Ten of Yellowstone National Park's folkloric tales are presented in graphic novel format.


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Download or read book Yellowstone's Hot Legends and Cool Myths written by Robert Rath and published by Farcountry Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten of Yellowstone National Park's folkloric tales are presented in graphic novel format.

Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park

Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park

Author: Paul Schullery

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780803243057

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Does a beloved institution need its own myths to survive? Can conservationists avoid turning their heroes into legends? Should they try? Yellowstone National Park, a global icon of conservation and natural beauty, was born at the most improbable of times: the American Gilded Age, when altruism seemed extinct and society’s vision seemed focused on only greed and growth. Perhaps that is why the park’s “creation myth” portrayed a few saintlike pioneer conservationists laboring to set aside this unique wilderness against all odds. In fact, the establishment of Yellowstone was the result of complex social, scientific, economic, and aesthetic forces. Its creators were not saints but mortal humans with the full range of ideals and impulses known to the species. Authors Paul Schullery and Lee Whittlesey, both longtime students of Yellowstone’s complex history, present the first full account of how the fairy tale origins of the park found universal public acceptance and the long, painful process by which the myth was reconsidered and replaced with a more realistic and ultimately more satisfying story. In this evocative exploration of Yellowstone’s creation myth, the authors trace the evolution of the legend, its rise to incontrovertible truth, and its revelation as a mysterious and troubling episode that remains part folklore, part wish, and part history. This study demonstrates the passions stirred by any challenge to cherished national memories, just as it honors the ideals and dreams represented by our national myths.


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Download or read book Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park written by Paul Schullery and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does a beloved institution need its own myths to survive? Can conservationists avoid turning their heroes into legends? Should they try? Yellowstone National Park, a global icon of conservation and natural beauty, was born at the most improbable of times: the American Gilded Age, when altruism seemed extinct and society’s vision seemed focused on only greed and growth. Perhaps that is why the park’s “creation myth” portrayed a few saintlike pioneer conservationists laboring to set aside this unique wilderness against all odds. In fact, the establishment of Yellowstone was the result of complex social, scientific, economic, and aesthetic forces. Its creators were not saints but mortal humans with the full range of ideals and impulses known to the species. Authors Paul Schullery and Lee Whittlesey, both longtime students of Yellowstone’s complex history, present the first full account of how the fairy tale origins of the park found universal public acceptance and the long, painful process by which the myth was reconsidered and replaced with a more realistic and ultimately more satisfying story. In this evocative exploration of Yellowstone’s creation myth, the authors trace the evolution of the legend, its rise to incontrovertible truth, and its revelation as a mysterious and troubling episode that remains part folklore, part wish, and part history. This study demonstrates the passions stirred by any challenge to cherished national memories, just as it honors the ideals and dreams represented by our national myths.

Yellowstone Legends

Yellowstone Legends

Author: Peggy L Henderson

Publisher: Peggy L Henderson

Published: 2019-05-13

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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The future of Yellowstone is in their hands . . . Detective Weda is a woman of today: smart, independent, and able to do anything she sets her mind to. Growing up on the Rez, she’s been taught about the traditions of her ancestors, but all she wants is to live in the modern world and escape the dreams that have haunted her since childhood. Just when she thinks she’s broken free from her past by starting a new life in New York, people close to her die and the dreams return… Wo’itsa has always been content with his role as a hunter of the Tukudeka. A confusing vision reveals images of the past as well as an uncertain future, leaving his ordinary life in turmoil. When a mysterious elder of the Sky People approaches him and offers answers, Wo’itsa is more than eager to help pave the way for generations to come. But something doesn’t seem quite right . . . When a woman from the twenty-first century and a hunter from the 1700’s are thrown together in the most unlikely circumstance, there is sure to be mistrust, miscommunication, and mistaken identity. Tensions build when their paths repeatedly intersect as they race through time to secure the future of the sacred mountains in what is to become Yellowstone National Park. What will it take for them to let down their guards and see clearly the true enemy that is determined to keep them apart? ***Content warning: This book contains mild language, mild violence, and intimacy between consenting adults. Heat rating 3 out of 5, PG13 ***While Yellowstone Legends is a complete romance between the two central characters in this story, this is not a standalone novel. The plot is complex and encompasses the entire Yellowstone Romance Series, tying all of the stories and characters together. Yellowstone Romance Series (in recommended reading order) Yellowstone Heart Song Return to Yellowstone (Sequel to Yellowstone Heart Song) Yellowstone Vows (short story) A Yellowstone Christmas Yellowstone Redemption Yellowstone Reflections Yellowstone Homecoming Yellowstone Love Notes (short story) Yellowstone Season of Giving (short Story) Yellowstone Awakening Yellowstone Dawn Yellowstone Deception A Yellowstone Promise Yellowstone Origins Yellowstone Legacy Yellowstone Legends Related Series: Teton Romance Series Teton Sunrise Teton Splendor Teton Sunset Teton Season of Joy Teton Season of Promise Wilderness Brides Series Cora’s Pride Anna’s Heart Caroline’s Passion


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Download or read book Yellowstone Legends written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Peggy L Henderson. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of Yellowstone is in their hands . . . Detective Weda is a woman of today: smart, independent, and able to do anything she sets her mind to. Growing up on the Rez, she’s been taught about the traditions of her ancestors, but all she wants is to live in the modern world and escape the dreams that have haunted her since childhood. Just when she thinks she’s broken free from her past by starting a new life in New York, people close to her die and the dreams return… Wo’itsa has always been content with his role as a hunter of the Tukudeka. A confusing vision reveals images of the past as well as an uncertain future, leaving his ordinary life in turmoil. When a mysterious elder of the Sky People approaches him and offers answers, Wo’itsa is more than eager to help pave the way for generations to come. But something doesn’t seem quite right . . . When a woman from the twenty-first century and a hunter from the 1700’s are thrown together in the most unlikely circumstance, there is sure to be mistrust, miscommunication, and mistaken identity. Tensions build when their paths repeatedly intersect as they race through time to secure the future of the sacred mountains in what is to become Yellowstone National Park. What will it take for them to let down their guards and see clearly the true enemy that is determined to keep them apart? ***Content warning: This book contains mild language, mild violence, and intimacy between consenting adults. Heat rating 3 out of 5, PG13 ***While Yellowstone Legends is a complete romance between the two central characters in this story, this is not a standalone novel. The plot is complex and encompasses the entire Yellowstone Romance Series, tying all of the stories and characters together. Yellowstone Romance Series (in recommended reading order) Yellowstone Heart Song Return to Yellowstone (Sequel to Yellowstone Heart Song) Yellowstone Vows (short story) A Yellowstone Christmas Yellowstone Redemption Yellowstone Reflections Yellowstone Homecoming Yellowstone Love Notes (short story) Yellowstone Season of Giving (short Story) Yellowstone Awakening Yellowstone Dawn Yellowstone Deception A Yellowstone Promise Yellowstone Origins Yellowstone Legacy Yellowstone Legends Related Series: Teton Romance Series Teton Sunrise Teton Splendor Teton Sunset Teton Season of Joy Teton Season of Promise Wilderness Brides Series Cora’s Pride Anna’s Heart Caroline’s Passion

Yellowstone Ghost Stories

Yellowstone Ghost Stories

Author: Shellie Larios

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-09-12

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1493083996

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Yellowstone National Park is haunted—or is it? You’ll think so after reading all the spooky tales in this book, including a little lost boy who appears and disappears among crowds of tourists, a headless bride at Old Faithful Inn, and various other ghostly spirits, mysterious sounds, and strange apparitions. This is a great book to read late at night around your campfire—if you dare!


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Download or read book Yellowstone Ghost Stories written by Shellie Larios and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yellowstone National Park is haunted—or is it? You’ll think so after reading all the spooky tales in this book, including a little lost boy who appears and disappears among crowds of tourists, a headless bride at Old Faithful Inn, and various other ghostly spirits, mysterious sounds, and strange apparitions. This is a great book to read late at night around your campfire—if you dare!

The Stories of Yellowstone

The Stories of Yellowstone

Author: Mark M. Miller

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1493015214

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Covering the time period from 1807, when John Colter first discovered the wonders of the Yellowstone Plateau to the 1920s when tourists sped between luxury hotels in their automobiles, these tales of Wonderland come from the letters, journals, and diaries kept by early visitors and later tourists. The earliest stories recount mountain men’s awe at geysers hurling boiling water hundreds of feet into the air and their encounters with the native inhabitants of the region. The latest stories reflect the “civilizing” of the park and reveal the golden age of tourist travel in the area.


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Download or read book The Stories of Yellowstone written by Mark M. Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the time period from 1807, when John Colter first discovered the wonders of the Yellowstone Plateau to the 1920s when tourists sped between luxury hotels in their automobiles, these tales of Wonderland come from the letters, journals, and diaries kept by early visitors and later tourists. The earliest stories recount mountain men’s awe at geysers hurling boiling water hundreds of feet into the air and their encounters with the native inhabitants of the region. The latest stories reflect the “civilizing” of the park and reveal the golden age of tourist travel in the area.

Spooky Yellowstone

Spooky Yellowstone

Author: S. E. Schlosser

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2013-07-16

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1493001809

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Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Yellowstone National Park!


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Download or read book Spooky Yellowstone written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Yellowstone National Park!

Women in Wonderland

Women in Wonderland

Author: Elizabeth A. Watry

Publisher: Riverbend

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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"Betsy Watry tells the tales of a dozen women, some of whom had short-lived adventures in Yellowstone National Park, but most of whom spent decades as rangers, scientists, interpreters, and entrepreneurs, shaping the Park's physical and cultural landscape. This is a wonderful 'hidden' history, full of surprising stories, grounded in intensive research and written with charm." --Dr. Mary Murphy, historian and author of Hope in Hard Times "For so long, Yellowstone National Park has needed a book about the women who stood and today stand tall in its history. At long last, Elizabeth Watry has produced it. Women across the nation should celebrate this book for its noteworthy contribution to women's history, as we professional historians do." Lee Whittlesey, Park Historian, National Park Service, --Yellowstone National Park "To read about Yellowstone National Park too often means viewing it through the eyes and exploits of men. By sharing the experiences and contributions of women who visited, lived, and worked in Yellowstone, Elizabeth Watry places women front and center in the Park's wondrous history. Women in Wonderland is sure to become a treasured resource." --Diane Smith, author of Letters from Yellowstone


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Download or read book Women in Wonderland written by Elizabeth A. Watry and published by Riverbend. This book was released on 2012 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Betsy Watry tells the tales of a dozen women, some of whom had short-lived adventures in Yellowstone National Park, but most of whom spent decades as rangers, scientists, interpreters, and entrepreneurs, shaping the Park's physical and cultural landscape. This is a wonderful 'hidden' history, full of surprising stories, grounded in intensive research and written with charm." --Dr. Mary Murphy, historian and author of Hope in Hard Times "For so long, Yellowstone National Park has needed a book about the women who stood and today stand tall in its history. At long last, Elizabeth Watry has produced it. Women across the nation should celebrate this book for its noteworthy contribution to women's history, as we professional historians do." Lee Whittlesey, Park Historian, National Park Service, --Yellowstone National Park "To read about Yellowstone National Park too often means viewing it through the eyes and exploits of men. By sharing the experiences and contributions of women who visited, lived, and worked in Yellowstone, Elizabeth Watry places women front and center in the Park's wondrous history. Women in Wonderland is sure to become a treasured resource." --Diane Smith, author of Letters from Yellowstone

Storytelling in Yellowstone

Storytelling in Yellowstone

Author: Lee H. Whittlesey

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780826341174

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Whittlesey shares tales of "the great Geyserland" as told by the earliest tour guides of America's first and most unique national park.


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Download or read book Storytelling in Yellowstone written by Lee H. Whittlesey and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whittlesey shares tales of "the great Geyserland" as told by the earliest tour guides of America's first and most unique national park.

Adventures in Yellowstone

Adventures in Yellowstone

Author: M. Mark Miller

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2009-08-04

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0762756136

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After its establishment in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was sufficiently famous that numerous people risked bear maulings, Indian attacks, and geyser burns just to glimpse its wonders. A surprising number of those who survived wrote about their adventures. The best of these stories are collected in Adventures in Yellowstone. Presenting a dozen narratives—journal entries, letters, and diaries—with an introduction to each, and with historic photographs, postcards, and woodcuts, this book is the essential compilation of the most gripping first-person accounts of the early years of America’s most cherished national park.


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Download or read book Adventures in Yellowstone written by M. Mark Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After its establishment in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was sufficiently famous that numerous people risked bear maulings, Indian attacks, and geyser burns just to glimpse its wonders. A surprising number of those who survived wrote about their adventures. The best of these stories are collected in Adventures in Yellowstone. Presenting a dozen narratives—journal entries, letters, and diaries—with an introduction to each, and with historic photographs, postcards, and woodcuts, this book is the essential compilation of the most gripping first-person accounts of the early years of America’s most cherished national park.