Author: CHAPPLE, JANET, EDITOR
Title: Through Early Yellowstone : Adventuring By Bicycle, Covered Wagon, Foot, Horseback, and Skis
Description: Lake Forest Park, Washington: Granite Peak Publications, 2016. Softcover. ISBN: 0985818263. B & W & color; 7 1/2 x 9 1/4"; xvi, 286 pages; Soft cover has a grey spine with white lettering. NEW. Illustrated with b/w pictures and 27 color plates. 'A collection of entertaining accounts of travel through Yellowstone from 1871, before it was a tourist destination, until 1916, when autos were allowed into the park. The adventurers include an intrepid mother who posted the sign "Park or Bust" on her family's covered wagon, a strong cyclist and hikers who traversed the whole park for fun, and an expert guide on skis. These travelers experience the geysers without boardwalks, bushwhack trails before maps, handle horses, and encounter bears. Featuring a color gallery of 26 watercolor paintings from 1884 by Thomas Henry Thomas, shown for the first time outside Wales.' Bibliography; index.. New .

Keywords: 0985818263 National Parks; Travel Adventures; Memoirs; American History; Wild Life; Wild Animals; Transportation History; Bicycles; Camping; Women/Womens' History Cultural History Education American History Geography Biography/Memoirs/Journals Reference T