Empire of shadows: the epic story of Yellowstone

Prologue: The view from Mount Washburn

Pathfinders: "A knowledge of these people" 1805-1806 ; The terrible Pahkees 1806 ; All for a beaver hat 1807-1810 ; The Big Knives 1811-1840 ; Bridger's Fort 1840-1850 ; Fakelore 1851 ; Man Picking Up Stones Running 1853-1858 ; Terra incognita 1850-1860

Civilizers: Savagery, barbarism, civilization 1860-1862 ; Roads paved with gold 1863 ; A noose pendant 1863-1864 ; Tales of the chief guide 1864-1867 ; The leading men 1865-1867 ; Mission in the snow 1865 ; Call to arms 1866-1867

Soldiers: Paths of glory 1860-1868 ; The lost tribes of the Second Cavalry May-July 1869 ; The fort at the end of the world July 1869 ; A death in the family July-August 1869 ; The world of letters and the world of arms September-October 1869 ; Forty-four below December 1869-January 1870 ; A case of mistaken identity December 1869-January 1870 ; Heroes of the hour January-March 1870

Explorers: The spoils of war May-August 1870 ; Grand, gloomy, and terrible August 22-29, 1870 ; Nine nights without sleep August 29-September 3, 1870 ; The deep woods September 4-17, 1870 ; Lost and found September-October 1870 ; The professionals 1871 ; The final frontier 1872 ; Northern Pacific 1872

Tourists: Temple of the living God 1872-1877 ; The nerve to execute 1874-1876 ; Chief of scouts July-August 1877 ; Full circle August-October 1877

Epilogue: The man who invented Wonderland.