| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: The setting for understanding this book -- Before Cinnabar : puzzling out the parcels -- Cinnabar : the name and the founding -- Dreams of striking it rich : Hugo J. Hoppe's life before Cinnabar (1848-1881) -- "What a bonanza for a freighter!" : Hugo Hoppe moves to the upper Yellowstone River (1881-1882) -- Freighting, farming, and politics : Hugo Hoppe fancies owning Cinnabar (1883-1892) -- A dream realized : Hugo Hoppe finally owns the Cinnabar Hotel (1892-1895) -- The town itself : life at Cinnabar (1883-1903) -- "The only little girl in Cinnabar" : Hoppe's niece and her daughter arrive (1894) -- Hoppe plats the townsite, reorganizes his company, and dies, but Cinnabar lives on (1895-1903) -- "Wail of a Cinnabarite" : the death of Cinnabar (1902-1903) -- Old Cinnabar : the struggle to preserve it forever (1919-1932) -- Tussles over the triangle : President Hoover adds the Cinnabar Triangle to Yellowstone National Park (1932 to present time) -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
"The town of Cinnabar, Montana, no longer exists, but when it did, it served as the immediate railroad gateway for a generation of visitors to Yellowstone National Park. This book tells the story of its place in the West"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Hoppe, Hugo J. (Hugo John), 1836-1895.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana -- Cinnabar
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Hotelkeepers -- Montana -- Cinnabar -- Biography
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Businessmen -- Montana -- Cinnabar -- Biography
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Railroads -- Yellowstone National Park Region -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Businessmen
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Hotelkeepers
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Manners and customs
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Railroads
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Cinnabar (Mont.) -- History
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Cinnabar (Mont.) -- Social life and customs
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Cinnabar (Mont.) -- Biography
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Yellowstone National Park Region -- History, Local
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United States -- Yellowstone National Park Region
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Montana
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United States -- Yellowstone National Park
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Biographies
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History
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Local history
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021677550 |
| ISBN |
9781493016662 |
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1493016660 |
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