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Watching over Yellowstone : the US Army's experience in America's first national park, 1886-1918 /

In 1883, Congress charged the US Army with managing Yellowstone National Park. The stability brought by the military was tangible, in spite of the soldiers' struggles with a job for which they were not trained in an environment that was hostile both physically and socially. While previous histo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rust, Thomas C., 1969- (Author)
Other Authors: Sholly, Dan R. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2020]
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Cavalry > History.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry, 1st. > Troop M. > History.
United States. > National Park Service > History.
United States. > Army > Biography.
Yellowstone National Park > History.
Military administration > Yellowstone National Park > History.
National parks and reserves > United States > Management > History.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.

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