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A Weird and Wild Beauty: The Story of Yellowstone, the World's First National Park
By PEABODY, Erin
- ISBN
- 9781634502047
- Publisher
- Sky Pony
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2016 | Middle to High School
Gr 7 Up—Peabody tells the story of one of the first scientific expeditions into the vast Western wilderness surrounding the Yellowstone River. In 1871, Ferdinand Hayden led an expedition of geologists, naturalists, artists, photographers, soldiers, and adventurers into a remote corner of what was then the Montana Territory. The expedition's documentation of the fantastic natural wonders found there ultimately culminated in the passage of the Yellowstone Park Bill, which protected...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
