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Ho! For Wonderland
Whittlesey, Lee H.; Watry, Elizabeth A.
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Description for Ho! For Wonderland
Since it became the world's first national park in 1872, Yellowstone has welcomed tourists from all corners of the globe who returned to their hometowns and countries with reports of this American wonderland. This title includes thousands of accounts that offer various perspectives of visitors during Yellowstone's stagecoach era. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Since it became the world's first national park in 1872, Yellowstone has welcomed tourists from all corners of the globe who returned to their hometowns and countries with reports of this American wonderland. Stories from the park's earliest visitors began to spread so rapidly that by 1897 Yellowstone became solidly established as a successful tourist destination with more than ten thousand tourists passing through its entrances. Travelers in the park's first years faced long, dusty, and tediously slow stagecoach trips and could choose only between rather primitive hotels and tent camps for their overnight accommodations. Devoured by nineteenth-century readers, many ... Read more
Since it became the world's first national park in 1872, Yellowstone has welcomed tourists from all corners of the globe who returned to their hometowns and countries with reports of this American wonderland. Stories from the park's earliest visitors began to spread so rapidly that by 1897 Yellowstone became solidly established as a successful tourist destination with more than ten thousand tourists passing through its entrances. Travelers in the park's first years faced long, dusty, and tediously slow stagecoach trips and could choose only between rather primitive hotels and tent camps for their overnight accommodations. Devoured by nineteenth-century readers, many ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826346162
SKU
V9780826346162
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About Whittlesey, Lee H.; Watry, Elizabeth A.
Lee Whittlesey is the historian for Yellowstone National Park and author of dozens of books and articles on the history of Yellowstone, including Storytelling in Yellowstone: Horse and Buggy Tour Guides (UNM Press). Elizabeth Watry will soon receive her MA in history from Montana State University and is the author of Women in Wonderland. Whittlesey and Watry co-wrote Images of ... Read more
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