Yellowstone, Land of Wonders

Promenade in North America's National Park

Jules Leclercq, Janet Chapple, Suzanne Cane , Lee Whittlesey

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Bison Books
01 May 2013

Classic travel writing

In the summer of 1883 Belgian travel writer Jules Leclercq spent ten days on horseback in Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, exploring myriad natural wonders: astonishing geysers, majestic waterfalls, the vast lake, and the breathtaking canyon. He also recorded the considerable human activity, including the rampant vandalism. Leclercq’s account of his travels is itself a small marvel blending natural history, firsthand impressions, scientific lore, and anecdote. Along with his observations on the park’s long-rumored fountains of boiling water and mountains of glass, Leclercq describes camping near geysers, washing clothes in a bubbling hot spring, and meeting such diverse characters as local guides and tourists from the United States and Europe. Notables including former president Ulysses S. Grant and then-president Chester A. Arthur were also in the park that summer to inaugurate the newly completed leg of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

A sensation in Europe, the book was never published in English. This deft translation at long last makes available to English-speaking readers a masterpiece of western American travel writing that is a fascinating historical document in its own right.

By: Jules Leclercq
Foreword by: Lee Whittlesey
Translated by: Janet Chapple, Suzanne Cane
Imprint: Bison Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 0th edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 562g
ISBN: 9780803244771
ISBN 10: 0803244770
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Foreword by Lee H. Whittlesey Acknowledgments Translators' Introduction Translation and Editorial Method A Note on the Illustrators Yellowstone, Land of Wonders: Promenade in North America's National Park Preface Chapter I. The Land of Wonders Chapter II. The First Explorations Chapter III. From the Mississippi to the Yellowstone Chapter IV. The Upper Yellowstone Chapter V. Mammoth Springs Chapter VI. The Gibbon River Chapter VII. The First Geysers Chapter VIII. The Firehole Chapter IX. Old Faithful Chapter X. Beehive and Giantess Chapter XI. Along the Firehole Chapter XII. Land of Wonders and Land of Ice Chapter XIII. Theory of Geysers Chapter XIV. Excelsior Chapter XV. The Indians in the National Park Chapter XVI. Yellowstone Lake Chapter XVII. Remarks on Fishing and Hunting Chapter XVIII. Sulphur Mountain Chapter XIX. The Falls of the Yellowstone Chapter XX. Mount Washburn Conclusion Works to Consult Maps Notes Translators' Bibliography Index

Jules Leclercq (1848–1928), who wrote twenty-three travelogues, was a judge by profession and a founding member of the Royal Belgian Geographical Society. Janet Chapple is the author of Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler’s Companion to the National Park. Suzanne Cane is a librarian and independent French translator.

Reviews for Yellowstone, Land of Wonders: Promenade in North America's National Park

What a delightful discovery this book is. Jules Leclercq is the kind of writer we love to travel with-enthusiastic, energetic, observant, curious, and companionable. Janet Chapple and Suzanne Cane have produced a splendid translation and well-researched edition. -Robert Root, author of Postscripts: Retrospections on Time and Place -- Robert Root This lost jewel by an overlooked but wonderful explorer reads like a Jules Verne novel and is astonishing in its poetic descriptions of the raw nature of Yellowstone in the nineteenth century. A beautiful, evocative work on those early days in the American wilderness, it is like a literary Ansel Adams. -Peter Schulman, translator, author, and professor at Old Dominion University -- Peter Schulman Any nature scholar interested in provenance or the origins of the naming of landscapes will find in Janet Chapple and Suzanne Cane's translation a welcome addition to the genre. -Foreword Reviews Foreword Reviews [Yellowstone, Land of Wonders is] a lovely translation ... perfect for American history, natural history, or travel collections alike. -Midwest Book Review Midwest Book Review Meticulously edited, with very good notes, this well-made book is both scholarly and easy to read. -Lois D. Atwood, Providence Journal -- Lois D. Atwood Providence Journal This deft translation at long last makes available to English-speaking readers a masterpiece of western American travel writing that is a fascinating historical document in its own right. -Christopher Lewis, Dad of Divas -- Christopher Lewis Dad of Divas