Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
- ISBN-10
- 1570980217
- ISBN-13
- 9781570980213
- Category
- Accidents
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Lee H. Whittlesey
Description
Intriguing stories of how people have died in Yellowstone warn about the many dangers that exist there and in wild areas in general.
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