An Engineer Report of a Reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871

Published by United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1872

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Extract from the Congressional Record. 43 pp. 8vo. First and last page of report of detached from text block, which is held tenuously by the original spinal glue from the volume from which this was removed earlier in its life. Full folding map tipped onto rear page is in Very Good condition and likely the reason for the detachment of the final page. [Howes 145]. An important document in National Park history as an early detailed report on the Yellowstone River, published one month after Yellowstone was established as the United States' first National Park.

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Title
An Engineer Report of a Reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871
Author
Barlow, J. [John] W.; Heap, D. P.
Publisher
United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC
Publication year
1872
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
Seller catalogs
American History, National Park Service, National Parks

Old Professor's Bookshop

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