Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Saunders, Richard L., editor.
A Yellowstone Reader: The National Park in Folklore, Popu-
lar Fiction, and Verse.
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2003. A core sample of
historical literature that spans the late 19th century through the 1980s.
Whittlesey, Lee H.
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First Na-
tional Park.
Lanham, MD: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1995. Who doesn't love reading
about a little gore and some good old-fashioned stupidity when traveling through Yel-
lowstone?
Natural History
Johnsgard, Paul A., and Thomas D. Mangelsen.
Yellowstone Wildife: Ecology and Natural
History of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Boulder, CO: University Press of Color-
ado, 2013. With stunning images by Mangelsen and detailed natural histories of the an-
imals that call the park home, this is an outstanding book for wildlife lovers.
Murie, Margaret, and Olaus Johan Murie.
Wapiti Wilderness.
Boulder, CO: University
Press of Colorado, 1985. A magnificent read by two of the region's now deceased but
beloved conservationists, the chapters alternate between his work studying elk and her
descriptions of their fascinating life together.
Olsen, Jack.
Night of the Grizzlies.
Moose, WY: Homestead Publishing, 1996. Perhaps bet-
ter read
after
your camping trip in Glacier, this is the account of a 1967 night in which
two campers were killed in Glacier in two different locations by two different bears.
Peacock, Doug.
Grizzly Years: In Search of American Wilderness.
New York, NY: Holt
Paperbacks, 1996. A classic by one of Montana's favorite authors who was the model for
George Hayduke in Ed Abbey's novels, this narrative tells of one man's 20-year quest to
understand and appreciate this magnificent creature.
Phillips, Michael K., and Douglas W. Smith.
The Wolves of Yellowstone.
Stillwater, MN:
Voyageur Press, 1996. Told with fabulous color photos and intimate details by the two
men who oversaw the project, this topic tells the story of the wolves' reintroduction to
Yellowstone in 1995.
Schreier, Carl.
A Field Guide to Yellowstone's Geysers, Hot Springs and Fumaroles.
Moose, WY: Homestead Publishing, 1999. This slightly larger-than-your-pocket book is
the authoritative guide to Yellowstone's best-known thermal features, with information
about the origin of their names, regular and irregular activity, statistics, and anecdotal
histories.
