Yellowstone Place Names [Paperback]

Lee H. Whittlesey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2006

Includes nearly one thousand active place names in Yellowstone National Park---their forms, officiality, origins, history, and interesting tidbits about them.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Lee Whittlesey is "the premier authority and it's the best book ever written on the subject, a standard reference work of essential worth to both scholars and visitors, and all that sort of thing. I'm really pleased to see the new edition is almost out." Paul Schullery author of 36 books on the American West and adjunct professor of history at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Schullery is also a Technical Editor for the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming-Montana-Idaho. --Paul Schullery, [phone]

About the Author

The author has spent thirty years researching the over 4,000 place names of Yellowstone National Park. Although this book was written on his own time, he is a professional historian, who serves as Park Historian for the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park. This book, originally published in 1988, represents a revised and expanded version (2006). Whittlesey has a master's degree in history from Montana State University, a law (J.D.) degree from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. (Honorary) from Idaho State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Wonderland Publishing Company; 2nd edition (May 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599717166
• ISBN-13: 978-1599717166
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,241,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Park Reference For The Names of Everything!!, July 29, 2009

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LAMB "Outdoor Adventure Book Lover" (SLC, UT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yellowstone Place Names (Hardcover)

Lee Whittelsey is one of the best, if not THE best Yellowstone National Park Historian. He has written many books about Yellowstone and this one is a keeper. It is very easy to use, so if you are driving around the park and wondered how a featured came by it's name you will be able to quickly find it in this book. Aubrey Haines book on the same subject is very difficult to navigate through. I have both. I found the stories behind the names to be well research and well written and some highly entertaining. This is a really fun book to have and read as you visit sites in the park. I highly recommend it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference Source, October 19, 2003

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Robert L Stevenson (Jackson, WY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yellowstone place names (A Montana Historical Society guide) (Paperback)

I have acted as a Tour Guide in Yellowstone Park for the last ten years, both summer and winter. I now own my own Custom tour business based out of Jackson, Wyoming, and do tours of Grand Teton and Yellowstone Parks. Lee Whitlesey's book "Yellowstone Place Names" is probably the single best reference source for information on place names and their origins that can be found. Aubrey Hayne's book, by the same title, is much more difficult to use, in that it is not alphabetized, and requires considerable searching to find the information desired. I would highly recommend Whitlesey's book to anyone interested in Yellowstone Nat'l Park, and the history of place names therein.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Yellowstone reference guide!, April 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Yellowstone place names (A Montana Historical Society guide) (Paperback)

Ever wondered how that mountain got its name? Ever wondered why a small geyser has such a magnificent name? Lee has done excellent work here in compiling stories behind many of the features you encounter when in Yellowstone National Park. It is great fun to lear more about the things you have always taken for granted in Yellowstone (Note: This is a shorter version of Wonderland Nomenclature - a guide which contains stories behind almost every Yellowstone name -....)