When the Army Ruled Yellowstone

When the Army Ruled YellowstoneConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 767, Segment 2

Dec 1, 2020 • 22m

Guest: Thomas Rust, Professor of History at Montana State University Billings, and author of “Watching Over Yellowstone: The US Army's Experience in America's First National Park, 1886–1918” Creating Yellowstone National Park was quite a feat to begin with, but managing and patrolling it was quite another. For 32 years, the US Army protected the park and provided a pattern for the Ranger system. They had to deal with poachers practicing guerrilla warfare, hawkers setting up shop, and even boredom and desertion.

Other Segments

The Creation of America’s Public LandsDec 1, 202031mJohn Clayton explains the mutual respect that John Muir and Gifford Pinchot held for each other even though they had different ideas on the best way to preserve nature for future generations.

John Clayton explains the mutual respect that John Muir and Gifford Pinchot held for each other even though they had different ideas on the best way to preserve nature for future generations.