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Autore: |
Leclercq Jules Joseph <1848-1928.>
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Titolo: |
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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Pubblicazione: | Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina: | 917.87/5204 |
Soggetto geografico: | Yellowstone National Park Description and travel |
Altri autori: |
ChappleJanet
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Note generali: | "Originally published in French as La terre des merveilles : promenade au parc national de l'Amerique 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.: | 9910811190103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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