Exploring the Yellowstone High Country: A History of the Cooke City Area, 3rd Ed.

Pictorial wraps, 28cm, 120 pages, illus., maps, photographs. Contents: I. Introduction II. Geographic Location III. Wildlife, Resources, and Maps IV. Geology V. Prehistoric Man VI. Indians VII. Early Explorers VIII. Trappers IX. Government Expeditions X. Miners XI. Tourism, Footnotes, Selected References. Generously illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings, this historical guidebook tells the exciting store of the Cooke City Area from its geological beginnings to the present and systematically describes its natural features and wildlife. Seven U.S.G.S. topographic maps covering relevant parts of Yellowstone Park and the Beartooths, and illustrated guide to the major mammals and fish, a list of other sources of regional information, and scholarly research on man's presence in this rugged wilderness make this an invaluable companion for all who explore this spectacular Yellowstone high country--from back cover.