Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (Megan Kate Nelson - WH) Section-Pre Civil War

Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (Megan Kate Nelson - WH) Section-Pre Civil Warby Megan Kate Nelson From historian and critically acclaimed author of The Three Cornered War comes the captivating story of how Yellowstone became the worlds first national park in the years after the Civil War, offering a fresh, provocative studydeparting from well trodden narratives about conservation and public recreation (Booklist, starred review). Each year nearly four million people visit Yellowstone National Parkone of the most popular of all

by Harold Holzer

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and the frustrations of being away from families who often faced their own dire circumstances

Combining two groundbreaking books into one handy volume

Neither belief in white supremacy nor expansionist zeal could reconcile Douglas and Davis's factions as their constituents formed their own lines in the proverbial soil of westward expansion

Rosecrans intended to defeat Bragg through strategy rather than bloodshed by outflanking him and seizing control of Bragg’s supply line

An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln’s antislavery strategies

The Army of the Potomac was a hotbed of political activity during the Civil War

the latter will find the extensive primary sources

Intro to herb gardening—Learn the benefits and uses of herbs

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Replica building hand-crafted in the USA