Yellowstone, land of wonders [[electronic resource] ] : promenade in North America's national park / / Jules Leclercq ; translated and edited by Janet Chapple and Suzanne Cane ; foreword by Lee H. Whittlesey

• Autore: Leclercq Jules Joseph <1848-1928.>
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Disciplina: 917.87/5204; 917.875204; 917.8752042
• Soggetto geografico: Yellowstone National Park Description and travel
• Altri autori: ChappleJanet CaneSuzanne
• Note generali: "Originally published in French as La terre des merveilles : promenade au parc national de l'Amérique du Nord"--Title page verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: <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>
• Titolo autorizzato: Yellowstone, land of wonders
• ISBN: 1-4962-1170-7; 0-8032-4558-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786114403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II