Diary of an expedition through Yellowstone National Park, 1890.

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Diary of an expedition through Yellowstone National Park, 1890.

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Diary kept during an expedition to Yellowstone July 10-Sept 10, 1890 under the aegis of the U. S. Fish Commission, with scientist and naturalist Stephen Forbes, and Elwood Hofer. Linton noted his scientific observations made while examining geysers, hot springs, and Shoshone, Heart, Lewis and Yellowstone lakes, among others. He recorded personal impressions as well as scientific data, included sketched maps of parts of the park, especially the lakes, and a "Glossary of words, slang, etc and a long list of "Choice western Geographical terms."

191 p. ; 16 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hofer, Elwood.

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United States Fish Commission

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Forbes, Stephen Alfred, 1844-1930

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Professor and museum curator of natural history, and state entomologist of Illinois. From the description of Zoological congress correspondence, 1892-1893. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28413487 ...

Linton, Edwin, 1855-1939

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Linton was a scientist from Washington and Jefferson University, and author of several books on fish. From the description of Diary of an expedition through Yellowstone National Park, 1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702136886 ...