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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $67, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSW191)		  
Yellowstone, A Visitor's Companion  •  George Wuerthner
GUIDEBOOK •  1992 •  PAPER  • 218 PAGES
A handbook to the geology, ecology, wildlife and plants of Yellowstone. With photographs, a bird list, and brief field guide with black-and-white drawings. (USW54, $15.95)		   Yellowstone, A Visitor's Companion
Decade of the Wolf, Returning the Wild to Yellowstone  •  Douglas Smith  •  Gary Ferguson
NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
Biologist Smith (Yellowstone Wolf Recovery Project) and nature writer Ferguson look at the 10 years since the re-introduction of wolves to Yellowstone. (RKY90, $16.95)		   Decade of the Wolf, Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
Yellowstone Country, The Enduring Wonder  •  Seymour L. Fishbein
NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
An overview of Yellowstone presented in the style of National Geographic, featuring spectacular color photographs, maps and good travel information. (SWU76, $16.00)		   Yellowstone Country, The Enduring Wonder
Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains  •  James Halfpenny  •  Todd Telander
FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 145 PAGES
An essential pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of not just the mammals of the region, but also of the reptiles, amphibians and birds. Each of 70 species gets a double-page spread, with line drawings of the animal, scat and track, range map and description. Winner of the 1999 National Outdoor Book Award in the Nature Guidebook Category, it features shaded pencil drawings by Todd Telander. (USW118, $9.95)		   Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains
Yellowstone National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated
2011 •  MAP
A hiker's overview map with great topographic detail, at a scale of 1:126,000, published in association with the National Geographic Society. Two Sides. 37x26 inches. (USW32, $11.95)		   Yellowstone National Park Map



Also Recommended

Compass Guide Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks  •  Brian Kevin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Exquisitely photographed, this sumptuous guide in the newly relaunched series of Compass Guides, featuring local authors, is an excellent overview of the history, culture, nature, activities and attractions of the park. With a 20-page section of practical information. (USW577, $19.95)
 		  
The Yellowstone Winter Guide  •  Jeff Henry   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to Yellowstone in winter geared towards snowmobilers. With maps, ski trails, color photographs -- and a chapter on wildlife. (USW69, $13.95)
 		  
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park  •  Lee H. Whittlesey   • HISTORY  •  A how-to-guide to safety in the park -- and a wry chronicle of what can go terribly wrong (including death by drowning, hypothermia, animal attacks, and such). A reminder to visitors that Yellowstone is the wilderness, not an amusement park. (USW276, $16.95)
 		  
The Spirit of Yellowstone  •  Judith L. Meyer  •  Vance Howard   • HISTORY  •  An engaging, scholarly history of Yellowstone and its place in America's imagination, covering the establishment of the park, geography, wildlife, and more. Complemented by color photographs, archival illustrations and maps. (RKY25, $19.95)
 		  
Journal of a Trapper  •  Osborne Russell  •  Aubrey L. Haines   • EXPLORATION  •  A simply told account of the life of a fur trapper in the 1830s and 1840s, mainly in and around Yellowstone. It's both an eyewitness report from the heydey of fur trading and an engaging account of the region. (USW439, $18.95)
 		  
Lost in My Own Backyard  •  Tim Cahill   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Cahill mixes tales of walks, hikes and treks with history, lore and gee-whiz wonder in this celebration of America's first national park. (USW430, $16.95)
 		  
A Naturalist's Guide to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park  •  Frank C. Craighead, Jr.   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A memoir and classic natural history of the wildlife of Jackson Hole and the Tetons by a celebrated local biologist, organized week-by-week throughout the year. (SWU168, $18.95)
 		  
Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance  •  Stephen Herrero   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Despite its frightening title, this book is a helpful introduction to the natural history and behavior of the bear by a long-term researcher in the field. With useful tips on "avoidance." (BST21, $16.95)
 		  
Christmas in Yellowstone  •  Nature   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This magnificent PBS documentary, narrated by Linda Hunt, celebrates wolves and winter wildlife, not holiday festivities! (USW591, $19.99)
 		  
Mountain Time, A Yellowstone Portrait  •  Paul Schullery   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A former ranger, Schullery writes with depth and grace of the natural history of Yellowstone National Park, its wildlife, rangers, and visitors in this classic collection of essays, originally published in 1984. (USW392, $19.95)
 		  
Of Wolves and Men  •  Barry Lopez   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This eloquent, powerful book is an outstanding overview of the wolf, as well as a survey of wolf mythology and its relationship to human society. First published in the 1980s, it has been reprinted with a new afterword by the author. (BST31, $20.00)
 		  
Searching For Yellowstone, Ecology and Wonder in the Last Wilderness  •  Paul D. Schullery   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An engaging social and environmental history of Yellowstone from the Pleistocene to the present focusing on the park since its founding in 1872. Schullery has worked in Yellowstone as a ranger, a historian and the chief of cultural resources. (USW59, $19.95)
 		  
The Company of Wolves  •  Peter Steinhart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A celebration of the wolf, this book presents the ecology of the North American wolf, a call for its reintroduction in the West, and a history of the complex relations with humans. (BST37, $17.00)
 		  
The Wolf, Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species  •  David Mech   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A classic overview of the ecology of the wolf by David Mech, a well known biologist who has done much of his field work on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian North. (BST35, $19.95)
 		  
Windows into the Earth, The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks  •  Robert B. Smith  •  Lee J. Siegel   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A geologic history and tour of the northern Rockies, particularly Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. With an outstanding overview of the geologic formation of the region and 50 color photographs. (USW356, $29.95)
 		  
Wolves, A Legend Returns to Yellowstone  •  National Geographic   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Four years in the making, this amazing National Geographic documentary by Bob Landis invites you to run with the pack for a wolf's-eye view of Yellowstone. (BST136, $24.95)
 		  
Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild  •  James Halfpenny   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A dazzling set of photographs of Yellowstone's wolf packs, paired with commentary and natural history from park researchers. (RKY59, $19.95)
 		  
Mac's Field Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Birds and Mammals  •  Craig MacGowan   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This laminated card is waterproof and small enough to slip into your backpack. (USW195, $4.95)
 		  
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)
 		  
National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Travel  •  Bob Caputo   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A concise, practical guide to taking better travel photos covering equipment, digital photography and technique. With suggestions and how-to. (PHT23, $21.95)
 		  
 
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