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American Railroads
• John F. Stover
• HISTORY
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The rise, sad decline, and recent recovery of railroads in the United States.
(USW53, $17.00)
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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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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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Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley, A History
• Phyllis Smith
• HISTORY
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A vivid, illustrated history with nearly 300 photographs, engravings and maps.
(RKY24, $29.95)
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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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Close Range: Wyoming Stories
• E. Annie Proulx
• LITERATURE
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Proulx's brilliantly-drawn characters personify the loneliness, harsh beauty and wild nature of Wyoming in this luminous collection, which includes the story "Brokeback Mountain."
(USW349, $15.00)
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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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Compass Guide Montana
• Compass American
• GUIDEBOOK
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This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photographs, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Montana. It includes literary excerpts by Wallace Stegner and John Steinbeck, and essays on rodeos, the Hutterites and cowboy artist Charlie Russell. With practical travel information for sites such as Yellowstone National Park and Flathead Indian Reservation.
(USW57, $21.95)
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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 Grand Teton National Park
• Bill Schneider
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to hiking in Grand Teton National Park, featuring descriptions of 35 hikes, maps, black-and-white photographs, and practical information, such as safety tips.
(USW306, $14.95)
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Falcon Guide, Hiking the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
• Bill Schneider
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical hiking guide to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
(RKY08, $17.95)
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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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Fire in America, A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire
• Stephen J. Pyne
• William Cronon
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A wide-ranging, provocative history of fire and its impact in the U.S. by the marvelous Pyne (who has also written inventively about ice).
(USA100, $27.50)
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Fodor's the Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West
• Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide.
(USW503, $21.95)
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Glacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks Map
• Trails Illustrated
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A detailed topographic map of Glacier and Waterton national Parks
(USW96, $11.95)
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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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Hawks Rest, A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone
• Gary Ferguson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Gary Ferguson's account of his travels in Hawks Rest, in the heart of Yellowstone National Park.
(USW443, $15.00)
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History of Wyoming
• T. A. Larson
• HISTORY
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Condensed from the author's monumental multi-volume history.
(USW66, $40.00)
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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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The Last Best Place, A Montana Anthology
• William Kittredge
• ANTHOLOGY
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Farmer-turned-writer Kittredge collects historic and contemporary writings on Montana -- a monumental undertaking justified by the diversity of memoirs, stories and history included.
(USW55, $35.00)
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Letters of a Woman Homesteader
• Elinor Pruitt Stewart
• N. C. Wyeth
• Gretel Ehrlich
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A true portrait of pioneer life in the west.
(USW348, $12.95)
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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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Life in the Cold: an Introduction to Winter Ecology
• Peter Marchand
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An in-depth look at the ecology of surviving the cold.
(USW70, $22.95)
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Mac's Field Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Birds and Mammals
• Craig MacGowan
• FIELD GUIDE
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This laminated card is waterproof and small enough to slip into your backpack.
(USW195, $4.95)
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Mac's Field Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Trees and Wildflowers
• Craig MacGowan
• Gary McCue
• FIELD GUIDE
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This laminated card is waterproof and small enough to slip into your backpack.
(USW194, $4.95)
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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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Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions
• Adrian Forsyth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America.
(NAM02, $29.95)
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Montana, High, Wide, and Handsome
• Joseph Kinsey Howard
• William Kittredge
• Alfred Guthrie
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A classic history, first published in 1943, this delightful book is a spirited, appreciative testimony to the great prairie, its indigenous peoples, geography, climate, turf battles, economy and environment by an early newspaperman.
(USW50, $16.95)
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Moon Handbook Yellowstone & Grand Teton
• Don Pitcher
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions.
(USW485, $17.95)
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Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
• Paul Schullery
• HISTORY
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An account of the conservationists who labored to create the park.
(RKY97, $22.00)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
• Lorus J. Milne
• FIELD GUIDE
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A guide to 200 species of insects and beetles featuring 700 full-color photographs.
(FG53, $19.95)
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• National Geographic
• FIELD GUIDE
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From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry.
(FG09, $24.00)
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National Geographic Yosemite National Park Road Guide
• Jeremy Schmidt
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guidebook by National Geographic with the publisher's usual attention to maps and color photography. With a good overview of history, nature, culture and attractions.
(USW472, $8.95)
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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, $40.00)
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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, $80.00)
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Our National Parks
• John Muir
• Richard F. Fleck
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A collection of ten essays on the national parks of the west, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia and General Grant. Six of the ten chapters are devoted to Yosemite National Park.
(USW272, $26.95)
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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, $22.00)
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Red Desert, History of a Place
• Annie Proulx
• NATURAL HISTORY
• COMING IN NOVEMBER
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx and a group of experts in various fields pay homage to the vanishing world of Wyoming's Red Desert, with 72 striking color photographs.
(USW565, $50.00)
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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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The Return of the Wolf, Success and Threats in the U.S. and Canada
• Steve Grooms
• SCIENCE
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The third version of this comprehensive portrait of the North American wolf updates its overview of anatomy, biology and status with the most recent conservation information.
(BST94, $18.95)
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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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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, $9.95)
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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, Wyoming
• David Lageson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The geologic history of Wyoming as seen through the car window.
(USW65, $18.00)
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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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Rough Guides USA 25 Ultimate Experiences
• Rough Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire.
(USA164, $5.99)
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Roughing It
• Mark Twain
• LITERATURE
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Mark Twain's fictional account of the 1860's American West, delightful as ever.
(USW16, $16.95)
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Seeing and Being Seen, Tourism in the American West
• David Wrobel
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Scholars from the humanities and social sciences join government and National Park Service professionals to investigate the dilemmas that tourism poses for western communities, from economic and environmental questions to cultural change.
(USW571, $19.95)
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Simple Foods for the Pack, The Sierra Club Guide to Delicious Natural Foods for the Trail
• Claudia Axcell
• GUIDEBOOK
• FAMILY
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A classic practical guide to packing for the trail by the Sierra Club.
(GEN181, $14.95)
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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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Snowshoeing, A Trailside Guide
• Larry Olmsted
• GUIDEBOOK
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With durable plastic covers and waterproof pages, this nicely illustrated compact guide to snowshoeing essentials is built for the field.
(GEN102, $17.95)
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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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A Thief of Time
• Tony Hillerman
• MYSTERY
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A mystery of stolen artifacts from an ancient Anasazi burial site set against a detailed depiction of Southwestern culture.
(USW46, $7.99)
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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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The Time of the Buffalo
• Tom McHugh
• Victoria Hobson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A classic survey of the history and ecology of the American buffalo, including evolution, patterns of behavior, folklore, relationships with humans (including Plains cultures), biology and ecology.
(BST54, $24.95)
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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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Tracking the Spirit of Yellowstone, Recollections of Thirty-One Years as a Seasonal Ranger
• Orville E. Bach
• Margaret C. Bach
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A loving portrait of the geology, history and politics of Yellowstone National Park by a former ranger and long-time resident. With illustrations by the author's wife.
(RKY83, $16.95)
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Trains of Discovery, Western Railroads and the National Parks/Collector's Guide
• Alfred Runte
• HISTORY
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An illustrated tribute to American railroads and national parks, featuring period advertisements, posters and memorabilia of Glacier, Grand Canyon and Denali National Parks.
(USW56, $19.95)
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Trout, An Illustrated History
• James Prosek
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An illustrated chronicle of the variety and history of trout, featuring Prosek's magnificent watercolors.
(FSH03, $35.00)
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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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The Wandering Hill
• Larry McMurtry
• LITERATURE
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The second volume in McMurty's engrossing Berrybender saga set in Yellowstone.
(USW449, $7.99)
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The Waters of Yellowstone with Rod and Fly
• Howard Back
• Craig Mathews
• Dan Callaghan
• Robert H. Berls
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A classic account of fly-fishing in Yellowstone.
(RKY36, $24.95)
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The Way to the Western Sea, Lewis and Clark Across the Continent
• David Lavender
• EXPLORATION
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Characterized by its scholarship and sweeping narrative style, this book is a lively history of the expedition.
(PNW35, $24.95)
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Western USA Map
• Hildebrand
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A detailed map of the Central and Western United States.
(USW51, $11.95)
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William Henry Jackson's The Pioneer Photographer
• Bob Blair
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A collection of 160 photographs of Yellowstone and other Western landscapes from William Henry Jackson.
(USA110, $39.95)
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The Wolf Almanac
• Robert H. Busch
• SCIENCE
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An illustrated overview of the biology, ecology and conservation of wolves featuring 100 color photos.
(BST93, $19.95)
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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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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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The World's Protected Areas: Status, Values, and Prospects in the Twenty-first Century
• Stuart Chape
• SCIENCE
• COMING IN JANUARY
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A comprehensive overview of the world's 60,000 parks, nature reserves and other protected areas, illustrated with maps, photographs and graphcis.
(CON34, $54.95)
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Wyoming Atlas and Gazetteer
• DeLorme Mapping
• REFERENCE
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Outstanding color maps of Wyoming, including Yellowstone National Park.
(USW62, $19.95)
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Yellowstone Fishes: Ecology, History and Angling in the Park
• John D. Varley
• Paul Schullery
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A natural history of fishes and fishing in Yellowstone.
(RKY37, $19.95)
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The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide
• Craig Mathews
• Clayton Molinero
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to fishing in Yellowstone National Park, written by experienced local anglers and the owners of the Yellowstone Park Company. Covering techniques, equipment and hundreds of sites, it's the perfect tool for planning a fishing trip to the park.
(RKY35, $16.95)
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Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild
• James Halfpenny
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A dazzling set of photographs of Yellowstone's wolf packs, paired with commentary and natural history from park researchers.
(RKY59, $19.95)
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Yellowstone, A Wilderness Besieged
• Richard A. Bartlett
• HISTORY
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(USW470, $19.95)
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Yellowtail, Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief, An Autobiography
• Thomas Yellowtail
• Michael Oren Fitzgerald
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An pivotal culural figure and Crow medicine man, born in 1903, tells his story.
(RKY72, $16.95)
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Young Men & Fire
• Norman MacLean
• HISTORY
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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.
(USW95, $16.00)
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