Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1570980217 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brian McCombie. Most of the deaths, Whittlesey argues, occurred because of human mistakes and "negligence." In this sense, the book is meant to teach and warn about the many dangers that exist in Yellowstone itself, and wild areas in general. From Booklist Whittlesey believes that far too many people enter our national parks with "a false sense of security." He then goes on to chronicle the deaths in Yellowstone National Park of more than 250 people. The catalog of deaths includes all manner of dying at the hands of nature (hot springs, bears, bison, avalanches, exposure, and forest fires top the list), as well as deaths strictly caused by human actions (murders, suicides, carb
"Nature is real, and it can be dangerous" according to J. E. Nelson. Growing up in southeast Alaska, I've heard stories of tourists chasing a bear cub down the road near the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau as well as a tourist getting bitten while trying to feed a sandwich to a bear. I've been yelled at by a tourist for clapping and making noise to alert bears to my presence while hiking because they were concerned they would not see a bear with all the noise I was making (well, that is the point). With my experience with how dumb tourists can be in Alaska, I was interested to find out storie. "Really interesting book. I've been to Yellowstone several times" according to Amazon Customer. Really interesting book. I've been to Yellowstone several times and definitely have a new respect for it. Anyone planning a trip there should read it, just don't let it scare you off!. Death in Unique and Common Ways in Yellowstone Wayne A. Smith Death in Yellowstone is a fascinating book in parts I picked up immediately after browsing through the book in the park bookstore.The author chronicles deaths in the park since Americans have been in the area to record them. There are Indian scrapes, early explorers travails and the mundane car accidents and odd murder here and there.By far the most unique are the deaths you won't find in the local section of your paper. People have been gored by buffalo, fallen into hot pots and geysers and frozen to death in the deep sn
Intriguing stories of how people have died in Yellowstone warn about the many dangers that exist there and in wild areas in general.
. Thorne is a professional actor and a member of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Lee H. Whittlesey, Yellowstone National Park's historian, is the author of many books, including Yellowstone Place Names and Storytelling in Yellowstone: Horse and Buggy Tour Guides. He has played Hamlet, Henry V, and Tom Joad, among many other roles. He has appeared on Ken