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

Glidden, Ralph

ISBN 10: 0960887601 / ISBN 13: 9780960887606

Published by Cooke City Community Council, Montana, 2007

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1777597232192

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring the Yellowstone High Country: A History of the Cooke City Area, 3rd Ed.
• Publisher: Cooke City Community Council, Montana
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0960887601
• ISBN 13: 9780960887606
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Includes information about the early explorers, wildlife, trappers, geology, government expedition, prehistoric man, miners, Indians, tourism and detailed maps.