Devils Tower, Stories In Stone

MARY ALICE GUNDERSON

Publication: High Plains Press, 1988, Glendo

First edition. 8vo. Color stiff pictorial wrappers, xv, 16 - 141 [1] pp., foreword, preface, illustrated, maps, chapter notes, works cited, index. Foreword by Raymond J. DeMallie. The geology, history, and legends of America's first National Monument, combining geology, Native American traditions, exploration, military history, tourism, and the colorful personalities drawn to this extraordinary landmark. Offers information on the tower’s Indigenous history and sacred significance, incorporating creation stories and traditional names from several Plains tribes. It also includes information about visits from Sitting Bull, George Armstrong Custer, photographers William Henry Jackson and William H. Bell, climbers, and adventurers. As new, unread copy. There was no hard cover edition of this book issued.