Around the campfire in September 1870, a small group of men who had just spent more than a month wandering in what they called "Wonderland" came up with a grand idea: to protect the incredible landscape for all to enjoy by designating it a national park. And in 1874, Yellowstone National Park was born. In this unique book, a contemporary landscape photographer's color images accompany excerpts from the journal of that famous trek, published as The Discovery of Yellowstone Park by expedition member Nathaniel P. Langford. Text and photographs combine to give readers the same experience of discovery that those nineteenth-century explorers enjoyed. Around the campfire in September 1870, a small group of men who had just spent more than a month wandering in what they called "Wonderland" came up with a grand idea: to protect the incredible landscape for all to enjoy by designating it a national park. And in 1874, Yellowstone National Park was born. In this unique book, a contemporary landscape photographer's color images accompany excerpts from the journal of that famous trek, published as The Discovery of Yellowstone Park by expedition member Nathaniel P. Langford. Text and photographs combine to give readers the same experience of discovery that those nineteenth-century explorers enjoyed. A veteran of more than 20 seasons in northwestern Wyoming, David William Peterson was born and raised in Nebraska. His photographs have appeared in Wyoming Wildlife and Popular Photography, as well as in gallery showings. He has published several books on Yellowstone National Park. Used Book in Good Condition