Yellowstone Nights

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Yellowstone Nights

by Herbert Quick

EN·~6 hours·14 chapters

Chapters

14 total

YELLOWSTONE NIGHTS

0:11

CHAPTER I

20:45

CHAPTER II

37:30

CHAPTER III

38:43

CHAPTER IV

41:22

CHAPTER V

29:39

CHAPTER VI

43:43

CHAPTER VII

25:43

CHAPTER VIII

12:27

CHAPTER IX

31:23
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Description

In the heat of an August day, a youthful couple wanders the little park by the railroad station, their flirtations punctuated by the soft chatter of a meticulous naturalist. Their idle banter catches the eye of a bald‑eyed observer who catalogues every bloom and bird, while a larger‑than‑life newcomer arrives with a bright silk neckerchief, a long whip trailing in the grass, and a swagger that promises a real roundup.

Together they form an unlikely party, each member bringing a distinct temperament—romantic, scientific, cowboy, and curious—into the sprawling wilderness of Yellowstone. Their impromptu decision to take a “tour of the park” sets them on a lively trek across geysers, basalt arches, and mist‑shrouded peaks, where the landscape’s grandeur matches the humor and tension of their interactions. Listeners can expect a bright‑eyed adventure that captures the early‑1900s spirit of exploration, with witty dialogue and a touch of romance guiding the way through nature’s most spectacular back‑country.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (384K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Bergquist, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

Aug 26, 2012

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Herbert Quick

Herbert Quick

1861–1925

Best remembered for a vivid trilogy about Iowa and the settling of the Middle West, this farm-born writer brought prairie life, politics, and reform-minded energy into his fiction. Before turning fully to books, he worked as a teacher, lawyer, editor, and public servant.

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