It Happened in Yellowstone

This book offers an inside look at over 30 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of Yellowstone Park. Read about the making of "Wonderland" over 600,000 years ago. Try to piece together the Great Stagecoach Robbery of 1908. Discover why fishing at Fishing Bridge has been banned since 1973.

Erin H. Turner is a writer, editor, and author of It Happened in Northern California and More than Petticoats: Remarkable California Women. She has a degree in history and gender and women's studies from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, and has traveled extensively throughout the West.

The Making of Wonderland—600,000 Years Ago The Change of the Seasons—1800 Joe Meek's Escape—1829 It Didn't Happen in Yellowstone—1866 Thirty-seven Days Alone in Yellowstone—1870 The National Park Idea—1872 Emma Cowan and the Nez Perce—1877 An Ordinary Journey—1883 Lieutenant Kingman's Dream—1883 Documenting the Park—1887 Soldiering in the Park—1889 Saving the Buffalo—1902 The Serpent Enters Eden—1902 For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People—1903 A Typical Tour Through Wonderland—1904 The Great Stagecoach Robbery—1908 Murder in Yellowstone—1912 Marguerite Lindsley Comes Home—1923 A Fatal Mistake—1927 When the Mountain Fell—1959 The Family of the Bear—1966 No Fishing Allowed—1973 Let It Burn—1988 The Return of the Wolf—1995 Steamboat Geyser Erupts—2000 Night of the Grizzlies—Yellowstone--2010