Lost in the Yellowstone : "Thirty-seven days of peril" and a handwritten account of being lost
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Ruby Sisson Library - NONFICTION | 978.7 EVE, T | On Shelf |
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Everts, Truman, -- 1816-1901 -- Travel -- Yellowstone National Park.
Explorers -- Yellowstone National Park -- Biography.
Missing persons -- Yellowstone National Park -- Biography.
Search and rescue operations -- Yellowstone National Park -- History -- 19th century.
Wilderness survival -- Yellowstone National Park -- History -- 19th century.
Yellowstone National Park -- Biography.
Yellowstone National Park -- Description and travel.
Yellowstone National Park -- History -- 19th century.
Explorers -- Yellowstone National Park -- Biography.
Missing persons -- Yellowstone National Park -- Biography.
Search and rescue operations -- Yellowstone National Park -- History -- 19th century.
Wilderness survival -- Yellowstone National Park -- History -- 19th century.
Yellowstone National Park -- Biography.
Yellowstone National Park -- Description and travel.
Yellowstone National Park -- History -- 19th century.
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95 pages ; illustrations, 22 cm.
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"In 1870, Truman Everts visited what would two years later become Yellowstone National Park, traveling with an exploration party intent on mapping and investigating that mysterious region. Scattered reports of a mostly unexplored wilderness filled with natural wonders had caught the public's attention and the fifty-four-year-old Everts, near-sighted and an inexperienced woodsman, had determined to join the expedition. He was soon separated from the rest of the party and from his horse, setting him on a grueling quest for survival. For over a month he wandered Yellowstone alone and injured, with little food, clothing, or other equipment. In 'Thirty-seven Days of Peril' he recounted his experiences for the readers of Scribner's Monthly. In June 1996, Everts's granddaughter arrived at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park to meet with park archivist Lee Whittlesey. She brought two documents that her father had kept hidden and both were handwritten by Everts. One was a brief autobiography that gave new insight into his early life. The other was a never-published alternative account of his confused 1870 journey through Yellowstone. Both have been added to this volume, further enhancing Everts's unlikely tale of survival"--,Provided by publisher.
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"The incredible true adventure of the only person known to have survived so long while lost in Yellowstone wilderness. When Truman Evert visited the Yellowstone area in 1870, the Yellowstone belonged to myth. Scattered reports of a mostly unexplored wilderness filled with natural wonders caught the public's--and Evert's--attention. Although fifty-four, nearsighted, and an inexperienced woodsman, he joined the expedition determined to map and investigate the mysterious Yellowstone. Separated from his party, and then abandoned by his horse, Evert embarked on one of the most grueling survival adventures recorded on the American frontier. For thirty-seven days he wandered Yellowstone alone, injured, and without food save that which he could scrape from an unfriendly land. Truman Evert's story manifests the qualities we associate with the great explorers: endurance, determination, inventiveness, and courage in the face of unendurable hardship. Lost in the Yellowstone is an inspiration, and a testament to one man's will to survive"--,Provided by publisher.
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Everts, T., & Whittlesey, L. H. (2015). Lost in the Yellowstone: "Thirty-seven days of peril" and a handwritten account of being lost (New edition.). The University of Utah Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Everts, Truman, 1816-1901 and Lee H. Whittlesey. 2015. Lost in the Yellowstone: "Thirty-seven Days of Peril" and a Handwritten Account of Being Lost. The University of Utah Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Everts, Truman, 1816-1901 and Lee H. Whittlesey. Lost in the Yellowstone: "Thirty-seven Days of Peril" and a Handwritten Account of Being Lost The University of Utah Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Everts, Truman, and Lee H. Whittlesey. Lost in the Yellowstone: "Thirty-seven Days of Peril" and a Handwritten Account of Being Lost New edition., The University of Utah Press, 2015.
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