Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Dr. Megan Kate Nelson to explore the history of Yellowstone, America’s first national park, and its pivotal role in shaping the nation’s
identity in the aftermath of a brutal civil war. As the country’s vision expanded westward, however, not everyone was included in the new national narrative.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introductions
2:13 - What First Interested In Yellowstone?
8:27 - Understanding Reconstruction and It’s Impacts
14:55 - Federal Power and The Creations of National Parks
23:31 - Settler Colonialism and Transformation of the West
29:25 - Visual Culture and The Creation of the West
32:32 - The Role of Photography in Documenting Yellowstone
40:58 - The Yellowstone Act: Establishing AMerican’s First National Park
44:12 - The Unique Geology and Identity of America
48:16 - The Foundations of American Exceptionalism
50:54 - The Exclusion of Indigenous and Minority Voices
52:57 - Renaming and Recognizing Indigenous Histories
57:41 - The Importance of Context in Historical narratives
59:05 - Narrative History: Bridging the Past and Present
EPISODE LINKS:
Dr. Megan Kate Nelson – http://www.megankatenelson.com
Saving Yellowstone – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Saving-Yellowstone/Megan-Kate-Nelson/9781982141356
The Great Courses – Stories of America’s National Parks – https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/megan-kate-nelson
The Three-Cornered War – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Three-Cornered-War/Megan-Kate-Nelson/9781501152559
Ferdinand Hayden – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-Vandiveer-Hayden
Yellowstone National Park – https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
Grand Teton National Park – https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm
Glacier National Park – https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm
Reconstruction – https://www.britannica.com/event/Reconstruction-United-States-history
Yellowstone Act (1872) – https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/act-establishing-yellowstone-national-park
Sitting Bull – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sitting-Bull
Battle of the Rosebud – https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/rosebud-battlefield/
Battle of Little Bighorn – https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Little-Bighorn
Homestead Act (1862) – https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act#:~:text=The%20Homestead%20Act%2C%20enacted%20during,plot%20by%20cultivating%20the%20land.
Pacific Railway Act (1862) – https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/pacific-railway-act
Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion by Elliott West – https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496233585/continental-reckoning/
Thomas Moran – https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1730.html
William Henry Jackson – https://www.nps.gov/people/william-henry-jackson.htm
Jackson’s Photos – https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/history/jacksonphotos/page.htm
Jupiter Terrace – https://spencerart.ku.edu/art/collections-online/object/45207
Crimes against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation by Karl Jacoby – https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=kt629020bd&brand=ucpress
“The Scientist Turned Spy” with Dr. Patrick Spero – https://youtu.be/1YOyU11e8K8?si=wv58qKQboF2246Ry
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky – https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm
Mesa Verde National Park – https://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/index.htm
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