More Than Scenery

"Formed by fire and ice, embraced by a nation seeking an ancient past with a future as grand as the landscapes it inhabited, Yellowstone was established as the world's first national park by an Act of Congress in 1872. One hundred fifty years later, the park and the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem continue to occupy an iconic role in the public imagination of Yellowstone as a real and ideal place. ... Yet reminders that nature can arise beyond our control, such as the historic flooding of the Yellowstone River in June 2022, which devastated much of the northern park's infrastructure and many gateway towns, are surprising for many and painful for all. ... In [this book], Pritchard surveys these relationships with her ... photographs and ... text, and Lucy R. Lippard sets the table with her heartfelt introduction to the world's long romance with Yellowstone"--