Tag: Yellowstone Park
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On Writing: Narrative History Requires More Than Getting the Facts Right
It’s my job to present old stories for today’s readers. I want people to read straight through my stuff and say: “That’s interesting.”
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On Writing: Cubism, Narrative History and the Nez Perce
“Like a Cubist painting, the final narrative won’t always arrange things in the way that people are used to seeing them, but I hope it will be compelling and enlightening.”
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Narrative History or Historical Fiction 3: A Moonlit Night In Yellowstone Park, August 23, 1877.
“Emma couldn’t have known that Yellow Wolf and his band of Nez Perce scouts had seen the bonfire and were planning to attack the camp the next morning.”
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News & Views: Visitors “Outrageously” Close to Old Faithful
“The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported this morning that a group of tourists had been caught on video standing within a few feet of the famous Old Faithful Geyser.”