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Tracks, trails, and thieves : the adventures, discoveries, and historical significance of Ferdinand V. Hayden's 1868 geological survey of Wyoming and adjacent territories / by Jack E. Deibert, Department of Geosciences, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, Brent H. Breithaupt, Laramie, Wyoming.

Author/creator Deibert, Jack E.
Other author/creatorBreithaupt, Brent H. (Brent Henry), 1956-
Other author/creatorGeological Society of America.
Format Book, Print, and Electronic
Publication Info Boulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, 2016.
Descriptionv, 91 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm.
Supplemental Content Geological Society of America Publication Archives ebooks. UCB Access
Subject(s)
Portion of title Adventures, discoveries, and historical significance of Ferdinand V. Hayden's 1868 geological survey of Wyoming and adjacent territories
Cover title Tracks, trails & thieves : the adventures, discoveries, and historical significance of Ferdinand V. Hayden's 1868 geological survey of Wyoming and adjacent territories
Series Special paper / Geological Society of America, 521
Special papers (Geological Society of America) 521. ^A20279
Contents Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Prologue -- Beginnings and August 1868 : Hayden's background and the context and logistics of his 1867 and 1868 surveys -- Hayden's help -- The journey to the field and exploration around Cheyenne (August 2-19, 1868) -- The meeting of friends and side trips from Laramie (August 19-September 1) -- September through mid-November 1868 : Along the Overland Trail to Fort Steele and Benton (September 1-5) -- Trouble near Rawlins (September 6-11) -- Just two on the trail: Rawlins to Rock Springs (September 11-18) -- Stuck in Laramie (September 19-28) -- Traveling in style: the railroad and wagon ride to Salt Lake City (September 29-October 18) -- Hanging in Laramie (September 29-October 20) -- Land speculators and the scientist? Traveling to the San Luis Valley of Colorado and New Mexico (October 20-November 19) -- The journey's end: hanging it up in Denver -- Professional and personal results of the survey : Sample work and publishing at railroad speed -- Evaluation of the survey and its impact on future geological studies -- Influence on Hayden's reputation and legacy -- Epilogue -- References cited -- Index.
Abstract "Detailed recounting of the first government-sponsored geological survey of the Wyoming and adjacent territories in 1868. The results of Hayden's survey provided the earliest descriptive stratigraphic-structural profile across the Rocky Mountains and the initial discovery of dinosaur tracks in western North America"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formPrint verision: Tracks, trails, and thieves.
LCCN 2016009257
ISBN9780813725215 (pbk.)
ISBN0813725216 (pbk.)

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