The Yellowstone National Park: Historical and Descriptive

The work chronicles the Upper Yellowstone region from early indigenous occupancy and the era of trappers and frontiersmen through exploratory expeditions and the process that led to federal protection, outlining the park's administrative and legal history. It combines historical narrative with a concise natural description of geothermal basins, waterfalls, and other features, and is supplemented by original maps and photographs, biographical sketches of early visitors, a place-name register with origins, and a bibliography, while calling attention to conservation challenges and evolving policies for safeguarding the area's resources.