Front matter

Greetings from Wonderland Park Naturalist Merrill D. Beal

THE STORY of MAN IN YELLOWSTONE

REVISED EDITION

THE YELLOWSTONE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ASSOCIATION Yellowstone Park, Wyoming

A Yellowstone geyser in action

The Story of Man In Yellowstone

By MERRILL D. BEAL Seasonal Park Naturalist, Yellowstone National Park; Professor of History, Idaho State College

Approved by the National Park Service

Yellowstone Interpretive Series Number 7 Revised Edition Illustrated 1960

Published By The Yellowstone Library and Museum Association Yellowstone Park, Wyoming

Copyright, 1949 By The Caxton Printers, Ltd. Caldwell, Idaho

Copyright, 1956 By The Yellowstone Library and Museum Association Yellowstone Park, Wyoming

Copyright, 1960 By The Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

Printed and bound in the United States of America by the WHEELWRIGHT LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY, Salt Lake City, Utah

To

The men in the National Park Service Uniform, protectors and interpreters of Yellowstone. Indeed, to all National Park Service personnel and others who subscribe to the purposes for which the area was reserved.

This book is published by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, a non-profit organization whose purpose is the stimulation of interest in and the furtherance of the educational and inspirational aspects of Yellowstone’s history and natural history. The Association cooperates with and is recognized by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior, as an essential operating organization. It is primarily sponsored and operated by the Naturalist Division in Yellowstone National Park.

As one means of accomplishing its aims the Association has published a series of reasonably priced books and booklets which are available for purchase by mail throughout the year or at the museum information desks in the park during the summer.

YELLOWSTONE INTERPRETIVE SERIES

Number Title and Author

1. Wild Animals of Yellowstone National Park by Harold J. Brodrick

2. Birds of Yellowstone National Park by Harold J. Brodrick

3. Yellowstone Fishes by James R. Simon

4. The Story of Old Faithful Geyser by George D. Marler

5. Reptiles and Amphibians of Yellowstone National Park by Frederick B. Turner

6. Yellowstone’s Bannock Indian Trails by Wayne F. Replogle

7. The Story of Man in Yellowstone by Dr. M. D. Beal

8. The Plants of Yellowstone by W. B. McDougall and Herma A. Baggley

Orders or letters of inquiry concerning publications should be addressed to the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming.

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