Gateway to Yellowstone : The Raucous Town of Cinnabar on the Montana Frontier FB2, DOC, MOBI
9781493010660 English 1493010662 By 1883 when the rail lines of the Northern Pacific reached the tiny town of Cinnabar, Montana Territory, newspaper and magazine stories of the wonders to be found in Yellowstone National Park had been firing the imaginations of eager potential visitors around the world for a decade. Once the railroad completed that critical bit of their route, the world was poised to actually see the magic of Yellowstone, and the prospect of a trip was no longer just exciting it was a possibility. It seemed like everyone who could afford the ticket from middle class residents of New York City to Army Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan to President Chester A. Arthur wanted to ride the train to see Yellowstone . Their jumping off point for their journey into Wonderland was the town envisioned by Hugo Hoppe, a raucous Wild West town poised for greatness as the Gateway to all of Yellowstone s offerings. The town of Cinnabar, Montana, no longer exists, but when it did, it served as the immediate railroad gateway for a generation of visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Visitors passed through its streets from September 1, 1883, through June 15, 1903 This book tells the story of its place in the West, and the legend of the town and its promoters. Its story is one of aspiration and dreams in the American West and its place in the legend and lore of Yellowstone has kept the spirit of Cinnabar alive for more than a hundred years since the town itself faded away.", The town of Cinnabar, Montana, no longer exists, but when it did, it served as the immediate railroad gateway for a generation of visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Visitors passed through its streets from September 1, 1883, through June 15, 1903, on their way to "Wonderland" when Cinnabar was a raucous Wild-West town, and this book tells the story of its place in the West, including its role in Teddy Roosevelt's Yellowstone explorations. The legend of the town and its promoters, including Montana pioneer Hugo J. Hoppe, who was patriarch of one family trying to "make it" in the American West, has stayed alive for the more than one hundred years since the town itself faded away. Historian Lee Whittlesey brings his perspective as a long-time student of the park and its story to this tale of the Wild West.
9781493010660 English 1493010662 By 1883 when the rail lines of the Northern Pacific reached the tiny town of Cinnabar, Montana Territory, newspaper and magazine stories of the wonders to be found in Yellowstone National Park had been firing the imaginations of eager potential visitors around the world for a decade. Once the railroad completed that critical bit of their route, the world was poised to actually see the magic of Yellowstone, and the prospect of a trip was no longer just exciting it was a possibility. It seemed like everyone who could afford the ticket from middle class residents of New York City to Army Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan to President Chester A. Arthur wanted to ride the train to see Yellowstone . Their jumping off point for their journey into Wonderland was the town envisioned by Hugo Hoppe, a raucous Wild West town poised for greatness as the Gateway to all of Yellowstone s offerings. The town of Cinnabar, Montana, no longer exists, but when it did, it served as the immediate railroad gateway for a generation of visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Visitors passed through its streets from September 1, 1883, through June 15, 1903 This book tells the story of its place in the West, and the legend of the town and its promoters. Its story is one of aspiration and dreams in the American West and its place in the legend and lore of Yellowstone has kept the spirit of Cinnabar alive for more than a hundred years since the town itself faded away.", The town of Cinnabar, Montana, no longer exists, but when it did, it served as the immediate railroad gateway for a generation of visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Visitors passed through its streets from September 1, 1883, through June 15, 1903, on their way to "Wonderland" when Cinnabar was a raucous Wild-West town, and this book tells the story of its place in the West, including its role in Teddy Roosevelt's Yellowstone explorations. The legend of the town and its promoters, including Montana pioneer Hugo J. Hoppe, who was patriarch of one family trying to "make it" in the American West, has stayed alive for the more than one hundred years since the town itself faded away. Historian Lee Whittlesey brings his perspective as a long-time student of the park and its story to this tale of the Wild West.