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UNINA9910811190103321 |
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Autore |
Leclercq Jules Joseph <1848-1928.> |
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Yellowstone, land of wonders : promenade in North America's national park / / Jules Leclercq ; translated and edited by Janet Chapple and Suzanne Cane ; foreword by Lee H. Whittlesey |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-4962-1170-7 |
0-8032-4558-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Yellowstone National Park Description and travel |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Originally published in French as La terre des merveilles : promenade au parc national de l'Amerique du Nord"--Title page verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Translators' Introduction -- Translation and Editorial Method -- A Note on the Illustrators -- Yellowstone, Land of Wonders : Promenade in North America's National Park -- The Land of Wonders -- The First Explorations -- From the Mississippi to the Yellowstone -- The Upper Yellowstone -- Mammoth Springs -- The Gibbon River -- The First Geysers -- The Firehole -- Old Faithful -- Beehive and Giantess -- Along the Firehole -- Land of Wonders and Land of Ice -- Theory of Geysers -- Excelsior -- The Indians in the National Park -- Yellowstone Lake -- Remarks on Fishing and Hunting -- Sulphur Mountain -- The Falls of the Yellowstone -- Mount Washburn. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<DIV>"<I>Yellowstone, Land of Wonders</I> is as enjoyable a narrative tour of Yellowstone now as it was 130 years ago. This book-both the clear descriptions and the lovely woodcuts-illustrates the timelessness of this remarkable place."-Michael J. Yochim, senior project manager at Yosemite National Park and author of <I>Yellowstone and the Snowmobile: Locking Horns over National Park Use</I> </DIV> |
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