Built to last, Fort Union survived for forty years long enough to make it the longest-lived fur-trading post in the history of the United States. But the fort's destruction in 1867 marked only the beginning of a tale just as fascinating, a story that concluded with the partial rebuilding of the fort during the 1980s. In this book, John Matzko conducts us through the colorful history of this landmark standing above the confluence of the Missouri and the Yellowstone Rivers and through the equally colorful tangle of passions, loyalties, and politics surrounding the fort's reconstruction.Here is...
Built to last, Fort Union survived for forty years long enough to make it the longest-lived fur-trading post in the history of the United States. But ...
With the ecological integrity of Yellowstone National Park in contention between developers and environmentalists, the events of its exploration and founding take on added interest. This Bison Books edition of Nathaniel P. Langford's journal brings back into print one of the principal sources of information on the exploration of the Yellowstone region and its establishment as America's first national park. The findings of the 1870 Washburn expedition, of which Langford was a member, gave credence to the findings of the Folsom party of 1869 and resulted in the sending of a government survey...
With the ecological integrity of Yellowstone National Park in contention between developers and environmentalists, the events of its exploration and f...
