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A Tale: Angering Old Faithful — 1877

September 21, 2010April 19, 2013 / mmarkmiller / Leave a comment

Did you ever wonder what would happen if you dumped a ton of rocks and rubble into Old Faithful? Frank Carpenter found out.

A Tale: Little Invulnerable —Langford, 1870

September 4, 2010February 8, 2012 / mmarkmiller / Leave a comment

A diminutive horse's perseverance earns him a place in history.

A Tale: How to Pack a Mule — 1874

August 22, 2010August 1, 2012 / mmarkmiller / 1 Comment

"You may use language strong enough to split a rock — hot enough to fuse a diamond — without effect."

A Tale: Maud Gets Her Revenge — 1913

August 12, 2010June 13, 2012 / mmarkmiller / 6 Comments

An "Irish Lassie" finds a way to get even with a supercilious Boston Lady.

A Tale: Shooting Jake Smith’s Hat by N.P. Langford

July 29, 2010November 19, 2011 / mmarkmiller / Leave a comment

A gamblin' man loses his hat trying to replenish his stake.

A Tale: Yellowstone’s First Car — 1902

July 24, 2010May 20, 2012 / mmarkmiller / 5 Comments

When Henry G. Merry tried to pilot is Winton past park rangers, they mounted up and gave chase. They lassoed the car and dragged it to the Park Superintendent.

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M. Mark Miller is a fifth-generation Montanan who grew up on a small ranch north of Yellowstone Park. His earliest memories are of his grandmother telling about her trip to the park in 1909 and her father and grandfather's trip there in 1882. Miller has capitalized on his life-long interest in Yellowstone history to assemble anthologies and write fiction and literary non-fiction. Explore these pages to find out more about his life, books and speaking.

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Intrepid explorers document the area's wonders, then lobby for creation of Yellowstone Park.

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Tourists tangle with Indians fleeing a pursuing army.

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Women tell of their adventures in Yellowstone Park more than a century ago.

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A 14-year-old boy tries to save his companion who fell into a geyser — and battles horse thieves.

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Bite-size stories of adventure and humor with geysers, waterfalls and bears.

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A woman is captured by Indians. A man is lost 37 days in the wilderness. And ten more exciting stories.

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