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Informationen zum Autor Jules Leclercq (1848-1928), who wrote twenty-three travelogues, was a judge by profession and a founding member of the Royal Belgian Geographical Society. Janet Chapple is the author of Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the National Park. Suzanne Cane is a librarian and independent French translator. Klappentext Jules Leclercq (1848¿1928)! who wrote twenty-three travelogues! was a judge by profession and a founding member of the Royal Belgian Geographical Society. Janet Chapple is the author of Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler¿s Companion to the National Park. Suzanne Cane is a librarian and independent French translator. Zusammenfassung This deft translation at long last makes available to English-speaking readers a masterpiece of western American travel writing that is a fascinating historical document in its own right. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Foreword by Lee H. Whittlesey Acknowledgments Translators' Introduction Translation and Editorial Method A Note on the Illustrators Yellowstone, Land of Wonders: Promenade in North America's National Park Preface Chapter I. The Land of Wonders Chapter II. The First Explorations Chapter III. From the Mississippi to the Yellowstone Chapter IV. The Upper Yellowstone Chapter V. Mammoth Springs Chapter VI. The Gibbon River Chapter VII. The First Geysers Chapter VIII. The Firehole Chapter IX. Old Faithful Chapter X. Beehive and Giantess Chapter XI. Along the Firehole Chapter XII. Land of Wonders and Land of Ice Chapter XIII. Theory of Geysers Chapter XIV. Excelsior Chapter XV. The Indians in the National Park Chapter XVI. Yellowstone Lake Chapter XVII. Remarks on Fishing and Hunting Chapter XVIII. Sulphur Mountain Chapter XIX. The Falls of the Yellowstone Chapter XX. Mount Washburn Conclusion Works to Consult Maps Notes Translators' Bibliography Index
