Death in Yellowstone - Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park

 

BOOK SUMMARY

From the back cover: "Yellowstone National Park has a long history of deaths by everything from earthquakes to bear attacks, poison gas, and lightning. Since 1870 there have been 300 deaths, all brought together in this fascinating book by a long-time chronicler of Yellowstone.
Lee H. Whittlesey is a Historical Archivist at Yellowstone National Park."

Here is the Table of Contents:

Part One: Death by Nature
• Hold Fast to Your Children: Death in Hot Water
• “These Animals Are Not Real”: The Myth That Can Kill You
• Human Deaths from Bears
• “Don’t Eat Wild Parsnips!”: Deaths From Poisonous Plants
• Noxious Fumes and A Death From Poisonous Gas
• Freak Fatalities: Deaths From Lightning
• Lying in the Snow: Deaths From Avalanches and Freezing
• A Yellowstone Mystery: Death by Cave-in
• Missiles From Above: Deaths From Falling Rocks
• “I Think That I Shall Never See”: Yellowstone’s Deaths From Falling Trees
• Fatal Attraction: Deaths From Falls
• Deaths From Forest Fires: Smoke Chasing Can Kill
• The Gloom of Earthquakes: Shaky Breaky Park
• Danger in the Water: Deaths From Drowning

Part Two: Death by Man
• Clash of Cultures: Deaths From Indian Battles
• A Knockout at Bacon Rind: Deaths from Fights
• A Death From Diving
• Wild Horses: Deaths From Horse, Wagon, and Stagecoach Incidents
• Deaths From Accidental and Self Defense Shootings
• Malice in Wonderland: Yellowstone Murders
• Powerless in Eden: Deaths From Suicide
• Missing and Presumed Dead
• Deaths From Gas Stove Explosions and Structural Fires
• Deaths From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Travel in Wonderland: Death on the Road and in the Air

Conclusions: Pay Attention and Don’t Sanitize the Woods
Chronology
Appendices
Notes, Bibliography, Index

PRODUCT DETAILS

Price: $16.95

Paperback: 276 pages with black and white photographs

Author: Lee H. Whittlesey

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers

Year Published: 1995

Language: English

ISBN: 1-57098-021-7

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