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Yellowstone, Land of Wonders : Promenade in North America's National Park /

In the summer of 1883 Belgian travel writer Jules Leclercq spent ten days on horseback in Yellowstone, the world's first national park, exploring myriad natural wonders: astonishing geysers, majestic waterfalls, the vast lake, and the breathtaking canyon. He also recorded the considerable human...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leclercq, Jules Joseph, 1848-1928
Otros Autores: Chapple, Janet, Cane, Suzanne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : UNP - Bison Original, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the summer of 1883 Belgian travel writer Jules Leclercq spent ten days on horseback in Yellowstone, the world's first national park, exploring myriad natural wonders: astonishing geysers, majestic waterfalls, the vast lake, and the breathtaking canyon. He also recorded the considerable human activity, including the rampant vandalism. Leclercq's account of his travels is itself a small marvel blending natural history, firsthand impressions, scientific lore, and anecdote. Along with his observations on the park's long-rumored fountains of boiling water and mountains of glass, Leclercq desc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (287 pages)
ISBN:9780803245587
0803245580