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All Aboard For Glacier, The Great Northern Railway and Glacier National Park
• Carol Guthrie
• HISTORY
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A pictorial history of the Great Northern Railroad.
(RKY80, $15.95)
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All but the Waltz, A Memoir of Five Generations in the Life of a Montana Family
• Mary Clearman Blew
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this memoir, Blew writes of life and death on the Montana Plains, from her own youth spent working cattle on the family ranch, back through her family to the fur traders and railroad workers who first moved west.
(USW101, $16.95)
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The Amazing Death of Calf Shirt and Other Blackfoot Stories, Three Hundred Years of Blackfoot History
• Hugh A. Dempsey
• HISTORY
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A wonderful collection of stories, illuminating the history of the Blackfoot people of the prairies of southern Alberta and northern Montana.
(USW104, $16.95)
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Animal Tracks, Peterson Field Guide
• Olaus Murie
• FIELD GUIDE
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The classic guide to tracks of North American mammals.
(FG22, $19.95)
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Bad Land, An American Romance
• Jonathan Raban
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Raban captures the spirit of rural America—and the optimism of homesteaders on the Montana Prairie—in this lovely tale weaving history, anecdote and travel. Winner of the National Book Award.
(USW408, $15.95)
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A Beast the Color of Winter
• Douglas Chadwick
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A lively portrait of the mountain goat, its ecology, behavior and environment.
(RKY28, $18.95)
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled.
(BRD29, $14.00)
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching.
(NAM21, $19.95)
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Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park
• James Willard Schultz
• LITERATURE
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Blackfoot legends and tales gathered by a man who lived among them.
(RKY55, $19.95)
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Buffalo Nation: History and Legend of the North American Bison
• Valerius Geist
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An examination of the bison, its natural history and its place in the American story. Photographs complement an informative text by Valerius Geist, an authority on North America's large mammals.
(BST61, $22.95)
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The Compact Guide to the Wildflowers of the Rockies
• Dana Bush
• FIELD GUIDE
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100 species of wildflowers commonly encountered in the Rocky Mountains.
(USW10, $7.95)
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The Company of Wolves
• Peter Steinhart
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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, $15.95)
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Cowgirls: Women of the American West
• Teresa Jordan
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The story of the western woman, past and present, is intimately recounted through the words of the women themselves.
(USW13, $19.95)
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Falcon Guide, Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks
• Erik Molvar
• GUIDEBOOK
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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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The Fighting Cheyennes
• George Bird Grinnell
• Stanley Vestal
• HISTORY
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This is a classic history of the battles fought by the Cheyenne Indians.
(USP15, $24.95)
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The First Rangers
• C.W. Guthrie
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An account of two early forest rangers in Montana.
(USA103, $14.95)
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The Great Divide, A Biography of the Rocky Mountains
• Gary Ferguson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The exciting adventurers -- trappers, hippies and women's suffragists -- of the Rocky Mountains, past and present, come to life in Ferguson's account of the lands that have always encouraged exploration, inspired dreams and represented American freedom.
(RKY84, $16.95)
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In the Loyal Mountains
• Rick Bass
• LITERATURE
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Bass captures the landscape and people of the South and the West in spare, stunning prose in this diverse collection of stories.
(USW529, $12.00)
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year.
(BRD27, $14.00)
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Lewis & Clark, The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
• Dayton Duncan
• Ken Burns
• EXPLORATION
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The handsomely produced companion volume to Ken Burns' PBS documentary film, featuring essays and 150 illustrations, most in full color.
(PNW36, $25.00)
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
• FIELD GUIDE
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The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico.
(NAM11, $19.95)
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Montana Atlas & Gazetteer
• DeLorme Mapping
• REFERENCE
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Outstanding color maps of Montana, including Glacier National Park.
(USW60, $19.95)
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Montana: Native Plants and Early Peoples
• Jeff Hart
• Jacqueline Moore
• FIELD GUIDE
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A illustrated guide to 60 plants found in Montana.
(USW358, $14.95)
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Moon Handbook Glacier National Park
• Becky Lomax
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions.
(USW487, $16.95)
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
• ANTHOLOGY
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This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
(USA95, $22.00)
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Never Cry Wolf
• Farley Mowat
• LITERATURE
• FAVORITE
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A laugh-out-loud account of wolf research and government folly set on the barren lands of northern Manitoba. Perfect for teens.
(BST34, $12.99)
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The New Encyclopedia of the American West
• Howard R. Lamar
• REFERENCE
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A massive -- and entertaining -- reference to the West.
(USW416, $85.00)
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Of Wolves and Men
• Barry Lopez
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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, $18.00)
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The Old North Trail: Life, Legends and Religion of the Blackfeet Indians
• Walter McClintock
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A portrait of Blackfoot culture.
(USW411, $19.95)
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Out West
• Dayton Duncan
• EXPLORATION
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In this spirited tale of history, exploration and travel, Duncan recounts his adventures in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark
(USW374, $24.95)
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Preserving Nature in the National Parks, A History
• Richard West Sellars
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A history of the National Park Service.
(USA12, $24.00)
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information.
(USA96, $17.95)
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America.
(USA123, $15.00)
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Richard Wetherill, Anasazi
• Frank McNitt
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An engrossing biography of a man instrumental in discovering, exploring, and excavating ancient sites throughout the Southwest.
(USW39, $21.95)
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Riders of the Purple Sage
• Zane Grey
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A best-selling dime novel of the mythic West, a classic hymn to the land and the rough-and-ready Western code of honor among the cowboys and frontiersmen.
(USW15, $12.00)
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Rising from the Plains
• John McPhee
• NATURAL HISTORY
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McPhee's elegant and accessible essays show the geology the Rockies though his travels with U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love.
(USW18, $15.00)
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Roadside Geology, Montana
• Donald Hyndman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The geologic history of Montana as seen through the car window.
(USW49, $20.00)
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Roadside Geology, Utah
• Halka Chronic
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Designed for the roadside traveler, this series explains in detail the geologic history of Utah as seen through the car window. A great introduction to basic geomorphology and how the dramatic landscapes were formed.
(USW30, $20.00)
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Rockhounding Montana
• Robert Feldman
• GUIDEBOOK
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An aficionado's introduction to the geology of the state and its many minerals.
(USW58, $12.95)
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The Rockies, A Natural History
• Richard Cannings
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An engaging, illustrated guide to the geology, history, habitats, wildlife and climate of the Rockies, geared for naturalist-travelers.
(RKY82, $29.95)
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Smithsonian Handbooks Birds of North America, Western Region
• Fred J. Alsop, III
• FIELD GUIDE
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A guide to birds found west of the Mississippi with a page devoted to each of 700 species.
(USW415, $25.00)
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The Solace of Open Spaces
• Gretel Ehrlich
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A loosely organized travelogue and meditation on the high plains of Wyoming. While Ehrlich writes of ranchers, cowboys and weather, the real star of this lyrical celebration of Wyoming is the landscape itself.
(USW67, $14.00)
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Stars Over Montana
• Warren Hanna
• EXPLORATION
• COMING IN JANUARY
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The classic history of Glacier National Park, published in celebration of the 2010 centennial.
(USW560, $16.95)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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This House of Sky, Landscapes of a Western Mind
• Ivan Doig
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Doig's beautifully told, inspiring story of growing up tough on a ranch in western Montana. It's a powerful tale of place, family bonds and perseverance. A western favorite.
(RKY18, $14.00)
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Those Tremendous Mountains, The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
• David Freeman Hawke
• EXPLORATION
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Hawke describes the epic journey to explore the area of the Louisiana Purchase. He casts light, in particular, on the scientific achievements of the men, using their own journal excerpts.
(USW373, $13.95)
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species.
(BRD28, $14.00)
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Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West
• Stephen Ambrose
• EXPLORATION
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A fast-paced, marvelously detailed account of the exploration of the American West.
(USW03, $30.00)
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes.
(BRD26, $14.95)
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View with a Room, Glacier's Historic Hotels and Chalets
• Ray Djuff
• HISTORY
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An illustrated history of the grand hotels and camps at Glacier National Park.
(RKY79, $24.95)
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The Wolf, Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species
• David Mech
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
• Lillian Schlissel
• HISTORY
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A fascinating, well researched selection of women's diaries and journals from the Wild West, including vivid accounts of buffalo hunts, Indian raids, childbirth under difficult circumstances, geological wonders and a telling amount of inward trepidation. With black-and-white photographs throughout.
(USW395, $14.95)
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Yellowstone, A Visitor's Companion
• George Wuerthner
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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