The Glacier Park Reader

The first and only anthology of key writings about Glacier National Park, this comprehensive collection ranges from Native American myths to early exploration narratives to contemporary journeys, from investigations of the park’s geology and biology to hair—raising encounters with wild animals, fires, and mountain peaks.

Soon after the park was established in 1910, visitors began to arrive, often with pen in hand. They included such well—known authors as mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehar...