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
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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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Print verision: Tracks, trails, and thieves. |
LCCN | 2016009257 |
ISBN | 9780813725215 (pbk.) |
ISBN | 0813725216 (pbk.) |