Yellowstone's Lost Legend: Uncle Billy Hofer, Renaissance Man of the Early Park

by Scott Herring

Book Overview

In the late 1800s, Thomas Elwood "Billy" Hofer became nearly as much a fixture of Yellowstone National Park as Old Faithful Geyser. As a wilderness guide, wildlife census taker, explorer, and expert skier, tracker, and naturalist, Hofer acquired a vast and intimate knowledge of all things Yellowstone. He became the go-to expert for presidents and politicians, park service professionals and intrepid reporters. Through numerous articles in Forest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606391259
• ISBN13: 9781606391259
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Riverbend
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"