The world's first designated national park, Yellowstone is famous for its steaming geysers, bubbling mud pots, and wildlife-caused traffic jams. But few people may know about the many Native American tribes that visited the area long before John Colter "discovered" it, how one man nearly decimated the park's bison population, or the strange music that emanates from Yellowstone Lake. Each episode included in this book explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Yellowstone National Park’s history. From rumors of ghosts in the iconic Old Faithful Inn to Bigfoot sightings throughout the park, Myths and Legends of Yellowstone makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of this national treasure's most fascinating and compelling stories.

Ten of Yellowstone National Park's folkloric tales are presented in graphic novel format.

Does a beloved institution need its own myths to survive? Can conservationists avoid turning their heroes into legends? Should they try? Yellowstone National Park, a global icon of conservation and natural beauty, was born at the most improbable of times: the American Gilded Age, when altruism seemed extinct and society’s vision seemed focused on only greed and growth. Perhaps that is why the park’s “creation myth” portrayed a few saintlike pioneer conservationists laboring to set aside this unique wilderness against all odds. In fact, the establishment of Yellowstone was the result of complex social, scientific, economic, and aesthetic forces. Its creators were not saints but mortal humans with the full range of ideals and impulses known to the species. Authors Paul Schullery and Lee Whittlesey, both longtime students of Yellowstone’s complex history, present the first full account of how the fairy tale origins of the park found universal public acceptance and the long, painful process by which the myth was reconsidered and replaced with a more realistic and ultimately more satisfying story. In this evocative exploration of Yellowstone’s creation myth, the authors trace the evolution of the legend, its rise to incontrovertible truth, and its revelation as a mysterious and troubling episode that remains part folklore, part wish, and part history. This study demonstrates the passions stirred by any challenge to cherished national memories, just as it honors the ideals and dreams represented by our national myths.

The future of Yellowstone is in their hands . . . Detective Weda is a woman of today: smart, independent, and able to do anything she sets her mind to. Growing up on the Rez, she’s been taught about the traditions of her ancestors, but all she wants is to live in the modern world and escape the dreams that have haunted her since childhood. Just when she thinks she’s broken free from her past by starting a new life in New York, people close to her die and the dreams return… Wo’itsa has always been content with his role as a hunter of the Tukudeka. A confusing vision reveals images of the past as well as an uncertain future, leaving his ordinary life in turmoil. When a mysterious elder of the Sky People approaches him and offers answers, Wo’itsa is more than eager to help pave the way for generations to come. But something doesn’t seem quite right . . . When a woman from the twenty-first century and a hunter from the 1700’s are thrown together in the most unlikely circumstance, there is sure to be mistrust, miscommunication, and mistaken identity. Tensions build when their paths repeatedly intersect as they race through time to secure the future of the sacred mountains in what is to become Yellowstone National Park. What will it take for them to let down their guards and see clearly the true enemy that is determined to keep them apart? ***Content warning: This book contains mild language, mild violence, and intimacy between consenting adults. Heat rating 3 out of 5, PG13 ***While Yellowstone Legends is a complete romance between the two central characters in this story, this is not a standalone novel. The plot is complex and encompasses the entire Yellowstone Romance Series, tying all of the stories and characters together. Yellowstone Romance Series (in recommended reading order) Yellowstone Heart Song Return to Yellowstone (Sequel to Yellowstone Heart Song) Yellowstone Vows (short story) A Yellowstone Christmas Yellowstone Redemption Yellowstone Reflections Yellowstone Homecoming Yellowstone Love Notes (short story) Yellowstone Season of Giving (short Story) Yellowstone Awakening Yellowstone Dawn Yellowstone Deception A Yellowstone Promise Yellowstone Origins Yellowstone Legacy Yellowstone Legends Related Series: Teton Romance Series Teton Sunrise Teton Splendor Teton Sunset Teton Season of Joy Teton Season of Promise Wilderness Brides Series Cora’s Pride Anna’s Heart Caroline’s Passion

Best-selling account of ghost stories in Yellowstone.

Yellowstone National Park is haunted—or is it? You’ll think so after reading all the spooky tales in this book, including a little lost boy who appears and disappears among crowds of tourists, a headless bride at Old Faithful Inn, and various other ghostly spirits, mysterious sounds, and strange apparitions. This is a great book to read late at night around your campfire—if you dare!

Covering the time period from 1807, when John Colter first discovered the wonders of the Yellowstone Plateau to the 1920s when tourists sped between luxury hotels in their automobiles, these tales of Wonderland come from the letters, journals, and diaries kept by early visitors and later tourists. The earliest stories recount mountain men’s awe at geysers hurling boiling water hundreds of feet into the air and their encounters with the native inhabitants of the region. The latest stories reflect the “civilizing” of the park and reveal the golden age of tourist travel in the area.