On Writing: Narrative History Requires More Than Getting the Facts Right
It’s my job to present old stories for today’s readers. I want people to read straight through my stuff and say: “That’s interesting.”
Monthly Archives: June 2011
A Tale: Building Fires To Light Up Grotto Geyser — 1880
“The volumes of water then resembled sheets of flame or molten metal and the drenched and dripping arches, through which the flickering blaze was plainly seen, seemed more like a fiery furnace than a real, live geyser.”
An Event: Presenting at Beavertail Hill Park Was Great Fun
After my wife, Tam, and I arrived at Beavertail Hill State Park on Friday, we chose a campsite and began …
A Tale: Colonel Pickett’s Version of Bagging His First Bear — 1877
“This bear came, passing about twenty yards in our front. A cartridge was ready, and against Jack’s injunction “Don’t shoot,” I fired; yet, it failed to stop him, and Jack turned loose with his repeater, I shooting rapidly with my rifle.”
An Event: Win An Autographed Copy of Adventures in Yellowstone
I need your help. I’ve been working on my presentation of “Sidesaddles and Geysers: Women’s Adventures in Early Yellowstone that will …
A Tale: A Woman’s Trout Fishing In Yellowstone Park — 1897
“I climbed around the edge, past its heated springs and over its mosaic paving, and was seldom disappointed in coaxing a rise where the hot sulphur-tainted streams dripped into the water of the Fire Hole.”
A Tale: Osborne Russell Tangles With Blackfeet — 1839
“The Indian who shot me was within eight feet and made a spring towards me with his uplifted battle-axe.”
Adventures in Yellowstone Crackes Top One Percent on Amazon
There are two kinds of People who should read Adventures in Yellowstone this summer: those who plan to visit the park, and those who don’t.
A Tale: Nights of Romance in Yellowstone Park — 1919
“Pop suddenly slipped and nearly tumbled into the hot water that lay on the thin crust of the basin. He grasped frantically and in so doing kicked the girl’s foot so as to shove her towards Win.”
