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| TITLE: |
Strange genius : the life of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden / Mike Foster. |
| AUTHOR: |
Foster, Mike, 1935- |
| PUBLISHED: |
[Niwor, CO] : Roberts Rinehart Publishers, c1994. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xv, 443 p. ; 23+ cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes index. |
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Bibliography: p. 405-426. |
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Introduction. --A fouled nest. --College of dreams, 1845-1850. --Connections, 1850-1853. --In the bad lands, 1853. --Solo on the Upper Missouri, 1854-1855. --In the company of soldiers, 1856-1860. --Friends and enemies. --Reaching for fame. --Two early triumphs. --Going too far. --An inconvenient war, 1862-1865. --The enterprising professor, 1865-1872. --To capture the West, 1867-1870. --Controversies and contributions. --Yellowstone and the image of a man, 1871-1872. --Yellowstone and the image of the West. --The celebrity. --Glory, glory Colorado, 1873-1876. --Triumphant but troubled. --Patron of science. --The building storm, 1877-1876. --Consolidating the surveys, 1879. --Consumation, 1879-1887. In search of reputation. |
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Adult. |
| SUBJECT: |
Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer--Biography. |
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Explorers--America--Biography. |
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Explorers--Yellowstone--Biography. |
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United States--Biography. |
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