"Thirty-Seven Days of Peril" in Scribner's Monthly, Volume 3, Nov. 1871-April 1872
New York: Scribner & Co., 1872.
First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16-page article in bound volume (iv, 764 pp); half-leather over marbled boards. Minor foxing, somewhat musty, else very good. First appearance of this well known Yellowstone survival narrative. Everts, a member of the Washburn/Langford Expedition, became separated from his group and soon lost his pack horse and supplies as well. He spent five weeks alone in the wilderness surviving on thistle (a variety now named Everts Thistle) and staying warm by curling up next to thermal vents at night. When he was finally found, he had both frostbite and burns and weighed only 50 lbs. His widely read account of the ordeal heightened public interest in the Yellowstone area. He was offered the chance to be the first Superintendent of Yellowstone Park, but turned it down due to the lack of a salary.
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