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GLACIER & WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARKS
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All Aboard For Glacier, The Great Northern Railway and Glacier National Park
• Carol Guthrie
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 96 PAGES
A pictorial history of the development of the Great Northern Railroad and Glacier National Park.
(RKY80, $15.95) |
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The Blackfeet, Raiders on the Northwest Plains
• John Canfield Ewers
HISTORY •
1983 •
PAPER
• 345 PAGES
A classic history of the Blackfeet, first published in 1958. It is old-fashioned, authoritatively written, factual and full of detail of daily life. Volume 49 of the Civilization of the American Indian series published by the University of Oklahoma.
(PNW47, $24.95) |
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Falcon Guide, Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks
• Erik Molvar
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 215 PAGES
This guide covers major hikes and trails in both parks, including sketch maps, mile-by-mile descriptions, easy-to-follow maps, elevation charts and descriptions of geographical features and wildlife to be seen en route.
(USW102, $15.95) |
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Fools Crow
• James Welch
LITERATURE •
1987 •
PAPER
• 391 PAGES
Set in Montana shortly after the Civil War, this novel tells of Fools Crow, a young Blackfoot Indian on the verge of manhood, and his tribe, known as the Lone Eaters. The invasion of white society threatens to change their traditional way of life, and they must choose to fight or assimilate. The story is a powerful portrait of a fading of way of life.
(USW308, $16.00) |
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Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
• Stephen Ambrose
EXPLORATION •
1997 •
PAPER
• 528 PAGES
A fast-paced, marvelously detailed account of the exploration of the American West. Biographer Ambrose relies on newly published materials and original journals to recreate the high adventure and politics of late 18th-century America. This best-selling book is rich in details of geography, flora, fauna and Native American life. It is considerably enlivened by many maps -- and the author's own modern journey in the footsteps of Captain Lewis and the Discovery Corps. Ambrose knows how to tell a story and this is a great one.
(USW20, $18.00) |
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View with a Room, Glacier's Historic Hotels and Chalets
• Ray Djuff
HISTORY •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 168 PAGES
An illustrated history of the grand hotels and camps at Glacier National Park.
(RKY79, $24.95) |
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Young Men & Fire
• Norman MacLean
HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 301 PAGES
A lyrical and finely wrought story of the famous Mann Gulch, Montana firestorm, which took the lives of 13 of the elite Smokejumpers of the U.S. Forest Service in August 1949. It is an evocative tale of human error, the great power of nature and the spirit of the American West.
(USW95, $16.00) |
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