Yellowstone and the Biology of Time: Photographs Across a Century

By Mary Meagher and Douglas B. Houston

Book Overview

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the oldest and one of the largest national parks in the world. In this remarkable book, scientists Mary Meagher and Douglas B. Houston present 100... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806129964
• ISBN13: 9780806129969
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 1.0" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant and wonderful

What a great book about one of our greatest National Parks. The major section consists of a series of 100 photographs presented in a Then & Now format: photos taken in the 1880's are compared with exact shots (same angle, location, etc.) taken roughly 100 years later. All of the photos depict various views of Yellowstone N.P. Comparisons are amazing: sometimes differences are subtle, other times very dramatic. (All are black & white.) It's amazing that the exact locations could be found, and the author declares that sometimes it was very difficult, requiring much detective work. The results are stunning. There are also chapters dealing with Yellowstone's geology, climate, vegetation, and the effect of human presence in the park. The book is truly monumental, worthy of its subject matter. Highly recommended.