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A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

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Across the Wide Missouri


by Bernard DeVoto

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 450 PAGES

A volume in Devoto's monumental history of the West, this engrossing book brings to life the era of fur traders and mountain men for the general reader. (PNW37, $17.95)

The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West

The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West


by Tony Hillerman

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology takes in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Meriwether Lewis, John Steinbeck and Edward Abbey. (USW87, $18.99)

Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West

Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West


by Wallace Stegner

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 438 PAGES

The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of explorer John Wesley Powell by the great Wallace Stegner, first published in 1954. It's both an adventure and an insightful look at the politics of development in the American West. (USW78, $17.00)

The Blackfeet, Raiders on the Northwest Plains

The Blackfeet, Raiders on the Northwest Plains


by 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. (PNW47, $24.95)

Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley, A History


by Phyllis Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A vivid, illustrated history with nearly 300 photographs, engravings and maps. (RKY24, $29.95)

Breaking Clean


by Judy Blunt

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The story of an independent woman's love of the land and struggle with the traditional mores of Montana. (RKY76, $15.00)

The Compact Guide to the Wildflowers of the Rockies

The Compact Guide to the Wildflowers of the Rockies


by Dana Bush

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

100 species of wildflowers commonly encountered in the Rocky Mountains. (USW10, $7.95)

The Company of Wolves


by Peter Steinhart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

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)

Counting Coup, A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn

Counting Coup, A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn


by Larry Colton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

The story of a fledgling basketball star, teenage mother and Crow Indian in Hardin, Montana. (RKY73, $14.95)

Custer, Cavalier in Buckskin


by Robert Utley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A concise biography of General George Armstrong Custer. (RKY64, $29.95)

Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri


by Charles Larpenteur | Milo Milton Quaife

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES

An invaluable record of life along the Upper Missouri circa 1850, fascinating and rich in details of daily life on the frontier. (PNW46, $19.95)

Glacier On My Mind


by Michael Sample

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 120 PAGES

Sample captures the unrivaled natural beauty of the unique "Crown of the Continent" region in 140 brilliant color images, from Glacier National Park in Montana to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. (USW100, $32.95)

Grassland, The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie


by Richard Manning

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An environmental history of the great plains. (USW178, $17.00)

Great Plains

Great Plains


by Ian Frazier

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

A marvelously digressive, wide-ranging account of 25,000 miles worth of travels criss-crossing throughout the Great Plains, combining first-rate reportage and history. (USW172, $16.00)

Heart Earth

Heart Earth


by Ivan Doig

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

Doig deftly recreates the hardscrabble life in WWII-era Arizona and Montana in this second memoir (a prequel to This House of Sky), drawing on letters by his mother (who died in 1945 when he was six) to her favorite brother. (RKY95, $13.95)

The Journals of Lewis and Clark

The Journals of Lewis and Clark


by Meriwether Lewis | William Clark | Bernard DeVoto

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 504 PAGES

A classic condensed version of the Lewis and Clark journals, originally published in 1953 and long the standard. (PNW96, $15.95)

Killing Custer, The Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Fate of the Plains Indians

Killing Custer, The Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Fate of the Plains Indians


by James Welch

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A reconstruction of the battle from the point of view of the Indians. (RKY71, $15.95)

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand


by Kenn Kaufman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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, $14.95)

Lewis and Clark Among the Indians

Lewis and Clark Among the Indians


by James P. Ronda

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

Ronda, a historian at the University of Tulsa, focuses on the various tribes encountered by Lewis and Clark, their ethnography and leaders. Originally published in 1984, this edition celebrates the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. (USW203, $19.95)

Lewis and Clark, Partners in Discovery


by John E. Bakeless

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 498 PAGES

Applying his own original research and the journals of expedition members, Bakeless has put together an authoritative biography of the two explorers. (USW376, $14.95)

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove


by Larry McMurtry

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 880 PAGES

The 25th anniversary edition of McMurty's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning Western, the epic tale of a pair of former Texas Rangers on a cattle-drive from the Rio Grande to Montana. (USW446, $18.00)

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America


by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

The March of the Montana Column, A Prelude to the Custer Disaster

The March of the Montana Column, A Prelude to the Custer Disaster


by James Bradley | Edgar Stewart

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

The journals of Lieutenant James Bradley, a first-hand account of the Sioux Campaign. (RKY65, $19.95)

Montana, 1948


by Larry Watson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

A series of events in a small western town changes the lives of a 12 year old boy, his family and their Sioux housekeeper as they learn sometimes you have to choose between justice and family loyalty. (USW519, $14.00)

Montana: Native Plants and Early Peoples

Montana: Native Plants and Early Peoples


by Jeff Hart | Jacqueline Moore

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A illustrated guide to 60 plants found in Montana. (USW358, $14.95)

Moon Handbook Montana

Moon Handbook Montana


by W.C. McRae | Judy Jewell

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 450 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the popular Moon series, chock full of useful tourist information. It includes a long section on visiting Glacier National Park. (USW458, $19.95)

Mountains and Plains, The Ecology of Wyoming Landscapes


by Dennis H. Knight

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

This book documents the landscape ecology of Wyoming through dozens of photographs, maps, text and line drawings. The author pays particular attention to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. Of interest to both serious students and curious travelers. (USW64, $34.00)

The Old North Trail: Life, Legends and Religion of the Blackfeet Indians


by Walter McClintock

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 563 PAGES

A portrait of Blackfoot culture. (USW411, $21.95)

Out West

Out West


by Dayton Duncan

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

In this spirited tale of history, exploration and travel, Duncan recounts his adventures in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark (USW374, $24.95)

Plenty-Coups, Chief of the Crows


by Plenty-Coups | Frank B. Linderman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES

The reflections of Chief Plenty-Coups, leader of the Crow Indians. (RKY63, $19.95)

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers


by John J. Craighead

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 277 PAGES

A Peterson guide to 590 species of wildflowers, with both line drawings and a section of color photographs. Focusing on family and genus, the book includes the most conspicuous and commonly encountered flowers. (USW41, $21.00)

Sacajawea


by Harold P. Howard

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1979
  • PAPER

The Lewis and Clark Expedition as told through the story of Sacajawea, their young Shoshoni guide. (USW405, $19.95)

Scenic Driving Montana

Scenic Driving Montana


by Sarah Snyder

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

In this invaluable overview, intrepid traveler Sarah Snyder features 25 spectactular drives throughout Montana. With detailed maps, black-and-white photos and eight pages of color photos (USW447, $14.95)

The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet

The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet


by Reif Larsen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES
  • NEW

This brilliant, boundary-leaping debut novel by Reif Larson turns 12-year-old genius map-maker T.S. Spivet's attempts to understand the ways of the world into a road novel l like no other. Festooned with diagrams, maps, drawings and rather remarkable marginalia, the book traces the journey of Spivet from his home on a Montana ranch to the halls of the Smithsonian Institution (he won an award). We found it helpful to note that Larsen thanks Lois Hetland, "my seventh grade teacher, for teaching me (almost) everything I know." His novel captures the exhilaration of adolescence. (USA374, $16.00)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 474 PAGES

A compact, geographically specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)

The Solace of Open Spaces

The Solace of Open Spaces


by Gretel Ehrlich

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 131 PAGES

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)

Two Leggings, The Making of a Crow Warrior


by Peter Nabokov | William Wildschut

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 242 PAGES

A detailed portrait of the Plains Indians in the second half of the 19th-century. (USP18, $17.95)

Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West

Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West


by Stephen Ambrose

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 528 PAGES

A fast-paced, marvelously detailed account of the exploration of the American West. (USW03, $30.00)

The Way to the Western Sea, Lewis and Clark Across the Continent


by David Lavender

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 444 PAGES

Characterized by its scholarship and sweeping narrative style, this book is a lively history of the expedition. (PNW35, $24.95)

We Pointed Them North, Recollections of a Cowpuncher


by Helena H. Smith | E. C. Abbott

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1976
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

A memoir from the glory days of cattle-driving. (USW364, $19.95)

The Wolf, Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species


by David Mech

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1970
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

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)

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey


by Lillian Schlissel

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

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, $16.95)

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey


by Lillian Schlissel

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

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, $16.95)

The World of the Crow Indians, As Driftwood Lodges


by Rodney Frey

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 218 PAGES

An introduction to the culture of the Crow Indians. (USP16, $19.95)

Yellowtail, Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief, An Autobiography


by Thomas Yellowtail | Michael Oren Fitzgerald

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER

An pivotal culural figure and Crow medicine man, born in 1903, tells his story. (RKY72, $19.95)

Montana Idaho Wyoming Map

Montana Idaho Wyoming Map


by Map Art Maps

  • 2005
  • MAP

A map of Montana and Wyoming, at a scale of 1.38 million. (USW196, $4.95)

 

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