The beauty and sheer majesty of Yellowstone's place names should be evident to anyone who studies the subject.  The world's loveliest and most romantic words have been used for place names in Yellowstone.  If you need convincing about this, simply look through the active names presented in this book.  And Yellowstone's historic literature and photographs continue to be a "bottomless well" for researchers.  No one can go through it all, even in a lifetime.