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Letters from Yellowstone

by Diane Smith

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IN STUNNING TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY YELLOWSTONE, A YOUNG WOMAN EXPERIENCES THE JOYS OF THE WILDERNESS AND THE PASSION OF DISCOVERY<P>In the spring of 1898, A. E. (Alexandria) Bartram — a feisty young woman with a love for botany — is invited to join a field study in Yellowstone National Park. Its leader, a mild-mannered professor from Montana, mistakenly assumes she is a man, and is less than pleased to discover the truth. Once the scientists overcome the shock of having a woman on their team, they forge ahead on a summer of adventure, forming an enlightening web of relationships as they move from Mammoth Hot Springs to a camp high in the backcountry. But as they make their way collecting amid Yellowstone's pristine beauty — threatened even a century ago by misguided tourism — the group is splintered by differing views on science, nature, and economics.<P>This delightful epistolary novel captures an ever-fascinating era and charts one woman's dramatic journey to a greater understanding of herself and her place in the world.

Synopsis:

In 1898 a group of men and one woman move through Yellowstone National Park to conduct a field study. As the members collect specimens from Mammoth Hot Springs to a camp high in the backcountry, the group shares adventures and splinters over diverging viewpoints on science, nature, and economics.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140291810
Author:
Smith, Diane
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Yellowstone national park
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Yellowstone National Park History.
Copyright:
Series Volume:
2053
Publication Date:
June 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
226
Dimensions:
8.02x5.16x.49 in. .40 lbs.

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