Yellowstone's Creation Myth
Whittlesey L and Schullery P. 1998. Yellowstone's Creation Myth. George Wright Forum. George Wright Society. Yellowstone Center for Resources
This article, published in the George Wright Forum, discusses the supposed creation myth associated with the Washburn exploring party "campfire story" first proposing preservation of the Yellowstone area. The article is based on a paper presented at "People and Place: The Human Experience in Greater Yellowstone," the Fourth Biennial Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, October 12-15, 1997, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming