Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America

From historian and critically acclaimed author of The Three-Cornered War comes the captivating story of how Yellowstone became the world's first national park in the years after the Civil War, offering “a fresh, provocative study...departing from well-trodden narratives about conservation and public recreation” (Booklist, starred review).

Each year nearly four million people visit Yellowstone National Park-one of the most popular of all national parks-but few know the fascinating and complex...