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"Boots and Saddles" or, Life in Dakota with General Custer


by Elizabeth Bacon Custer

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER

An account of life in the American West with General George Armstrong Custer in the wake of the Civil War, as recalled by wife Elizabeth. (USP14, $19.95)

1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus

1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus


by Charles C. Mann

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

Mann portrays the successes and failures of the complex societies of the Mississippi River, central Mexico, the Andes and the Amazon in this thought-provoking speculative history of the Americas before the arrival of Europeans. (WLD61, $16.95)

A-Rafting on the Mississip'

A-Rafting on the Mississip'


by Charles Edward Russell

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

Charles Edward Russell, a Pulitzer Prize winner and cofounder of the NAACP, details 70 years on the Upper Mississippi in this entertaining account of the golden era of lumber rafting (USM44, $18.95)

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln


by Thomas Keneally

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

An elegant, brief biography of the Kentucky-born political hero. (USA147, $14.00)

Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo


by Reuben Gold Thwaites

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A 19th-century travelogue chronicling a six-week journey on the Ohio River by skiff. (USM72, $16.95)

Andrew Carnegie


by Joseph Frazier Wall

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 1137 PAGES

A classic, hefty biography. (USE303, $24.95)

The Architects and the City: Holabirds & Riche of Chicago, 1180-1918


by Robert Bruegmann

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 248 PAGES

A marvelously illustrated account of the work of the Chicago architectural firm, Holabird & Roche. (USM21, $97.50)

Badlands National Park Map


by Trails Illustrated

  • MAP

This full-color topographic map of Badlands National Park, shown at a scale of 1:55,000 is printed on waterproof paper and includes information on the park's major attractions. (USP02, $11.95)

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession


by Mark Obmascik

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Friday, October 14 sees the opening of David Frankel's The Big Year, the most unlikely Hollywood movie of the season. Who would have thought that Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson would star in a movie about ... birding. The movie is based on Mark Obmascik's utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd) to see the most birds in a year. (BRD29, $15.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife


by Christopher W. Leahy | Gordon Morrison

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1072 PAGES

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)

The Bishop's Boys, A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright


by Tom D. Crouch

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A exhaustively researched biography of the Wright Brothers. (USM78, $21.95)

Black Elk Speaks

Black Elk Speaks


by Nicholas Black Elk | John Neihardt

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES

The remarkable, celebrated biography of an Oglala Sioux spiritual leader (1863-1950), as recorded by John Neihardt. (SWU133, $19.95)

Black Flag: Guerilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865


by Thomas Goodrich

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 196 PAGES

A graphic history of guerilla warfare between Union supporters and pro-slavery advocates of the Confederacy. (USM07, $17.95)

The Black Hills


by Richard Irving Dodge

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 188 PAGES

An account of an 1875 expedition into the Black Hills. Lieutenant Colonel Dodge journeyed from Cheyenne, Wyoming with geologist Walter P. Jenney and 452 other men on a five-month expedition in search of gold. (USP09, $14.95)

Black Hills, South Dakota Southeast Map

Black Hills, South Dakota Southeast Map


by Trails Illustrated

  • MAP

A full-color topographic map of the southeast corner of South Dakota's Black Hills, shown at a scale of 1:24,000 (USP06, $11.95)

Bloody Hill, The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek


by William Riley Brooksher

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A terrific account of the ferocious Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM12, $17.95)

Boundary Waters, The Grace of the Wild


by Paul Gruchow

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A hymn to the nature of the Boundary Waters in four seasonal essays. Influenced by Thoreau, Gruchow contemplates the relationship between man and place. (USM90, $16.00)

The Boundary Waters, Wilderness Ecosystem


by Miron Heinselman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A comprehensive natural history of the Boundary Waters its flora, fauna and geology. (USM92, $29.95)

Branson Map Guide


by Rand McNally Maps

  • MAP

A colorful tourist map of the city at a scale of 1:11,000. (USM69, $5.95)

Branson's Best Day Trips, A Guide to Discovering the Best of Branson and Ozark Mountain Country


by Carol A. Shaffer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 238 PAGES

Written by a Branson resident, this book shows how to get more out of a trip to Branson than a round of mini-golf. (USW226, $14.95)

Cahokia, The Great Native American Metropolis


by Biloine Whiting Young | Melvin L. Fowler

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

An archaeological history of the great Indian settlement of Cahokia. (USM45, $25.95)

Call of the North Wind

Call of the North Wind


by Marlin Bree

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A newspaperman and sailor, Bree combines his love of cold weather, storms and history in this enthralling yachtsman's account of adventures aboard a 20-foot sloop on Lake Superior. (GLK21, $16.95)

The Carving of Mount Rushmore

The Carving of Mount Rushmore


by Rex Alan Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 415 PAGES

An engrossing account of the carving of Mount Rushmore, its sculptor Gutzon Borglum and others involved in the creation of the monument. With 50 black-and-white photos. (USP07, $22.95)

Chardon's Journal at Fort Clark, 1834-1839


by Annie Heloise Abel | F.A. Chardon

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 458 PAGES

An account of Fort Clark, North Dakota and fur trading on the Upper Missouri River, including much detail on life among the Mandan Indians. (USP23, $25.00)

Chicago Map


by Borch Maps

  • MAP

A colorful, waterproof map of the city center of Chicago. (USM19, $8.95)

Chicago's Famous Buildings

Chicago's Famous Buildings


by Franz Schulze | Kevin Harrington

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

This pocket guide includes more than 160 of Chicago's classic legacy of buildings by Adler, Sullivan, Burnham, Root, Wright, and others. (USM15, $14.00)

Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis

Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis


by Harold Mayer | Richard Wade

  • HISTORY
  • 1973
  • PAPER

A classic, beautifully illustrated history of Chicago. (USM34, $40.00)

The Chippewas of Lake Superior


by Edmund Jefferson Danziger

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A history of the Chippewa Indians covering up through the 1980s. (GLK22, $21.95)

Cincinnati Revealed, A Photographic History of the Queen City


by Tom White | Kevin Grace

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • 128 PAGES

A visual tour of Cincinnati's history from pioneer town to modern city. (USM54, $21.99)

The Civil War in Missouri, Day by Day, 1861-1865


by Rocky Medley | Carolyn M. Bartels

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 231 PAGES

A historical account of events that transpired during these four years, from raids and pursuit of the outlaws to the tracking down of Southern sympathizers. (USM08, $22.50)

Cleveland Then & Now


by John J. Grabowski | Diane Ewart Grabowski

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A history of Cleveland as told through photos. (USM82, $19.95)

Cleveland, A Concise History (1796-1990)


by Carol Poh Miller | Robert Wheeler

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A short, scholarly history of Cleveland. (USM83, $21.00)

The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers and the Rush to Colorado


by Elliott West

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 422 PAGES

A history of the Colorado gold rush and its effect on the Great Plains. (USP12, $16.95)

The Corrections

The Corrections


by Jonathan Franzen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

A dazzling novel of life and love and family and holidays that follows the peregrinations of the Lamberts -- father, mother and offspring -- from New York to Philadelphia to Vilnius. It's a madcap, tour de force of Christmas homecomings gone awry, cruise-ship follies, self-deluded academics, breast-obsessed screenwriters, stodgy old farts and edgy Tribeca bohemians equally at sea in their lives. (EUR122, $16.00)

A Country Year, Living the Questions

A Country Year, Living the Questions


by Sue Hubbell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

In this almanac, popular nature writer (and bee-keeper) Hubbell shares her observations on nature and rural life in the Ozarks. With pen-and-ink sketches. (USM67, $15.95)

Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation


by Paul VanDevelder

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A fascinating, in-depth account of the fight by Native American lawyers (the Coyote Warriors of the title) to protect Indian rights. (USP26, $32.00)

The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright


by David A. Hanks

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

An illustrated introduction to Frank Lloyd Wright's design work. (GEN201, $19.95)

Detroit Divided


by Reynolds Farley | Sheldon Danziger | Harry J. Holzer

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER

A scholarly economic history of Detroit, with a focus on recent developments and future prospects. (USM86, $17.50)

The Devil Knows How to Ride, The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill and His Confederate Raiders


by Edward E. Leslie

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 516 PAGES

Leslie paints a vivid portrait of Quantril's brutality and savagery. (USM09, $24.00)

Domestic Manners of the Americans


by Frances Trollope

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An entertaining, classic travelogue of a foreigner's sojourn in Cincinnati. (USM76, $16.00)

Eureka Springs, Arkansas


by Kay Marnon Danielson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

The history of the town famed for its healing waters, complimented by archival photographs. (USM61, $21.99)

Favorite Wildflowers of the Great Lakes and the Northeastern U.S.

Favorite Wildflowers of the Great Lakes and the Northeastern U.S.


by Richard E. Schinkel

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 217 PAGES

A compact guide to wildflowers of the region. (GLK03, $16.95)

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America


by Roger Tory Peterson | Rosemary McKenna

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $20.00)

Fifth Business

Fifth Business


by Robertson Davies

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

The great man of Canadian letters wrote a slew of novels, many set in rural Ontario and Toronto. This is the gem that launched his career, laugh-out-loud funny and filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $15.00)

Following in Lincoln's Footsteps, A Complete Annotated Reference to Hundreds of Historical Sites Visited by Abraham Lincoln

Following in Lincoln's Footsteps, A Complete Annotated Reference to Hundreds of Historical Sites Visited by Abraham Lincoln


by Ralph Gary

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 484 PAGES

A thoroughly researched guide to the sites where Lincoln lived, worked, and visited -- from his birthplace in rural Kentucky to the Oval Office. (USA126, $18.95)

Fords, An American Epic


by Peter Collier | David Horowitz

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

A family history of the original giants of the American automobile industry, starting with Henry and his revolutionary ideas, and continuing on with the story of his son Edsel and grandson Henry II. (USM87, $16.95)

Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide, Metrochicago


by Thomas Heinz

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide to more than 100 Wright buildings in the Chicago area. (USM24, $40.00)

Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West


by Kathryn Smith | Judith Bromley

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

A photographic tribute to the two Taliesin estates. (USA50, $39.95)

Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life and His Architecture


by Robert C. Twombly

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A biography analyzing Wright's work in relationship to his personal life and political views. (GEN196, $55.00)

Gilead


by Marilynne Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)

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 Lakes Birds

Great Lakes Birds


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 species in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-sized, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK24, $5.95)

Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast

Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast


by William Ashworth

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Ashworth brings us up to date on the places and people he visited in 1983 in this reprise of his original "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)

Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers

Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)

Great White Fathers

Great White Fathers


by John Taliaferro

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A history of the development, art and legacy of Mount Rushmore. (USP19, $18.95)

Here Comes the Showboat!


by Betty Bryant

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

For a folksy, old-timey memoir of the Ohio River, try this book by Betty Bryant, who was born and raised on a "showboat" that plied the Ohio River in the era between the world wars. Bryant and her family danced, acted and sang for the entertainment of Ohioans and Kentuckians. (USS278, $35.00)

High Cotton, Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta


by Gerard Helferich

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

Helferich traces the life of a modern cotton farmer, spending a year with small-time cotton farmer Zack Killebrew and his family, providing valuable insight into the history of cotton production in the United States and the pressure that large, commericial farms have put on local growers. (USS389, $15.95)

High Water


by Richard Bissell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

A towboat crew struggles to keep afloat during a monumental flood on the Mississippi in this novel, first published in 1954. (USM41, $8.95)

Hill Folks, A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and Their Image


by Brooks Blevins

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A study of the region's history and the mythology that has sprung up around it. (USM63, $27.95)

How to Talk Minnesotan, A Visitor's Guide


by Howard Mohr

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1987
  • PAPER

A hilarious look at Minnesotan culture. (USM121, $15.00)

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences


by Truman Capote

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 343 PAGES

This incredible "non-fiction novel" delves not only into the savageness of the criminal mind, but also the intricacies of small-town life in Kansas. (USP11, $15.00)

In the Nature of Materials, 1887-1941: The Buidlings of Frank Lloyd Wright


by Henry Russell Hitchcock

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 143 PAGES

A quick, yet wide-ranging survey of the life and architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. (GEN199, $27.50)

Insiders' Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains

Insiders' Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains


by Fred Phister

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

A practical guide to the Missouri city covering shows, history and nature. With black and white photos and maps. (USM64, $18.95)

Insiders' Guide to Cincinnati


by Felix Winternitz | Sacha Devroomen Bellman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 389 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to the Ohio city. (USM53, $18.95)

Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities

Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities


by Holly Day | Sherman Wick

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to the sites, history and culture of the Twin Cities, with black-and-white line drawings and photos throughout. (GLK42, $18.95)

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)

The Lance and the Shield, The Life and Times of Sitting Bull

The Lance and the Shield, The Life and Times of Sitting Bull


by Robert Utley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 413 PAGES

An expansive, unbiased biography of the chief of the Lakota Sioux, incorporating both the white and Indian perspectives. (USP13, $16.95)

The Last Prairie, A Sandhills Journal


by Stephen Jones

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

In 20 elegant essays, Jones explores Nebraska's sandhills. (USP01, $19.95)

Lexington, Kentucky Map

Lexington, Kentucky Map


by Rand McNally Maps

  • 2011
  • MAP

This handy map, with an inset of downtown, covers Lexington and the Bluegrass region. (USM154, $4.95)

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid


by Bill Bryson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • 270 PAGES

A rollicking reminiscence of growing up in Des Moines in the 1950s, following the everyday adventures of the young writer and his alter-ego, Thunderbolt Kid. (USA438, $15.99)

A Living History of the Ozarks


by Phyllis Rossiter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A personal guide to the Ozarks, especially useful for those venturing beyond Branson. The author, an Ozarker herself, covers history, culture and sights. With maps and black-and-white photographs. (USM65, $19.95)

Lob Trees in the Wilderness, The Human and Natural History of the Boundary Waters


by Isabel Ahlgren | Clifford Ahlgren

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A study of the human impact on the wilderness along the Minnesota-Ontario border by two ecologists. (USM96, $16.95)

Lost Chicago


by David Garrard Lowe

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 262 PAGES

A magnificent collection of photographs of grand buildings, now long gone, along with a history of the city. (USM32, $35.00)

The Lost Continent, Travels in Small Town America

The Lost Continent, Travels in Small Town America


by Bill Bryson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 314 PAGES

Heading out from his native Des Moines, Bryson makes his way through 38 of these United States, tossing off hilarious observations of the American character and roadscapes. Forgive Bryson's cheap shots at fat people and "hicks," he's an acerbic, witty guide to the country with an irrepressible sense of the absurd. (USW180, $14.99)

Love Medicine


by Louise Erdrich

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Erdrich's first novel, a family saga set within the North Dakota's Chippewa reservation as told through the viewpoints of multiple narrators. This revised edition includes five new chapters. (USP27, $14.00)

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)

Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization


by Alfred W. Bowers

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 407 PAGES

A classic account of the traditions, religious beliefs and ceremonies of North Dakota's Mandan Indians. (USP20, $26.95)

The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815

The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815


by Richard White

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

White takes in the history of Daniel Boone, George Washington, Pontiac and Tecumseh in this scholarly history of relations between native peoples and Europeans in "pays d'en haut," the region around the Great Lakes. (GLK18, $35.99)

Missouri Map


by Rand McNally Maps

  • 2002
  • MAP

A colorful map of Missouri at a scale of 1:944,000. (USM13, $4.95)

The Missouri River


by Tim McNeese

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Follows the history of the great Missouri River, including the legendary explorations by Lewis and Clark into the American West. (USM118, $32.50)

Missouri: The WPA Guide to the Show Me State


by Federal Writers Project | Walter A. Schroeder | Howard W. Marshall

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 652 PAGES

A vintage guide that offers a unique portrait of the state circa 1941. (USM68, $24.95)

Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War

Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War


by Francis Parkman | Caleb Carr | John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 640 PAGES

This volume, a reprint of the original 1884 edition by the great Francis Parkman, is an extensively researched account of the French and Indian War and of the great generals Montcalm and Wolfe. (CND16, $24.95)

Moon Handbook Cleveland

Moon Handbook Cleveland


by Douglas Trattner

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (USM134, $17.95)

Moon Handbook Michigan's Upper Peninsula


by Josh Bishop

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (USM137, $17.95)

Moon Handbook Milwaukee and Madison


by Thomas Huhti

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 225 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (USM136, $17.95)

Moon Handbook Minneapolis and St. Paul

Moon Handbook Minneapolis and St. Paul


by Tricia Cornell

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (USM135, $17.95)

Moon Handbook St. Louis

Moon Handbook St. Louis


by Brooke S. Foster

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (USM133, $17.95)

Moon of Popping Trees


by Rex Alan Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 219 PAGES

A definitive history of the Battle at Wounded Knee, weaving both Indian and White perspectives into a convincing portrait of bloody and controversial end to the American Indian Wars. (USW490, $16.95)

Moose


by Valerius Geist | Michael H. Francis

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)

Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Midwest to New England

Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Midwest to New England


by George Barron

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

This must-have guide has spectacular photos and excellent species information. (USE325, $24.95)

Myths and Traditions of the Arikara Indians


by Douglas R. Parks

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

A collection of tales from North Dakota's Arikara Indians, ranging from mythology to anecdotes to historical accounts, drawn from the author's definitive four volume "Traditional Narratives of the Arikara Indians." (USP22, $29.95)

Native Universe, Voices of Indian America


by Clifford E. Trafzer

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

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)

Natural History of the Black Hills and Badlands


by Sven G. Froiland

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 223 PAGES

A concise introduction to the natural history of the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota, with descriptions of its geology and geography, wildlife, vegetation and human involvement. (USP05, $13.95)

Nature's Metropolis, Chicago and the Great West


by William Cronon

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

A masterly thought provoking history of the transformation of Chicago from backwater to economic powerhouse. (USM17, $19.95)

Newcomb's Wildflower Guide

Newcomb's Wildflower Guide


by Lawrence Newcomb

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 490 PAGES

A classic identification guide, which uses a simple dichotomous key for identification. With 1,075 mostly black-and-white drawings, it covers the Northeast and Great Lakes region, south to Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and most of Tennessee. (FG36, $19.99)

North Dakota/South Dakota Map


by Rand McNally Maps

  • 2004
  • MAP

A folded road map of the Dakotas at a scale of 1:1,250,000. (USP29, $4.95)

The Not So Big House, A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live

The Not So Big House, A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live


by Sarah Susanka

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Susanka started a movement with this influential guide to smaller, simpler dwellings that serve both spirtitual and practical needs. (REF17, $22.95)

The Ohio


by R.E. Banta | Thomas Clark

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

From early exploration to land disputes, clashes with Native American inhabitants to the birth of steamboat travel, the Ohio River comes alive through the retelling of the incidents and anecdotes that shaped its history of what the French called ""the beautiful river." (USM55, $39.95)

The Ohio Frontier, An Anthology of Early Writing


by Rita Kohn | Emily Foster

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

A collection of firsthand accounts evoking Ohio's untamed frontier. (USM56, $25.00)

The Ohio River


by Tim McNeese

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • YOUNG ADULTS

This book chronicles the history of the Ohio River, one of the most heavily populated and industrialized areas of the United States. (USM119, $32.50)

Old Times on the Upper Mississippi, Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863

Old Times on the Upper Mississippi, Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863


by George Byron Merrick

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

First published in 1909, these are memories and anecdotes drawn from nine years working through the ranks from cabin boy to pilot on steamboats in the Upper Mississippi. (USM42, $16.95)

Paddling the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park


by James Churchill

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A comprehensive guide by a veteran paddler to exploring the Boundary Waters straddling the Minnesota and Ontario border . (USM89, $16.95)

Pilgrims of the Ohio, The River Journey and Photographs of Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1894


by Reuben Gold Thwaites | Robert L. Reid | Dan Fuller

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 105 PAGES

A classic account of a voyage 1,000 miles down the Ohio in 1874 -- in a rowboat! Thwaites brought along not only his family but a Kodak. This edition includes Thwaites' original 70 black-and-white photos and essays on Thwaites by modern historians. (USM73, $29.95)

Pittsburgh Then and Now


by Arthur G. Smith

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • HARD COVER
  • 325 PAGES

An illustrated chronicle of Pittsburgh's development over the decades. (USM77, $39.95)

A Place at the Lake


by Paul Clifford Larson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

A pictoral guide to Minnesota's likeside summer homes. Includes 140 full color and tinted photos. (USM107, $45.00)

Portage into the Past, By Canoe Along the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary Waters


by J Arnold Bolz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A nicely illustrated account of a voyage in the wake of the wake of French Canadian voyageurs. First published in 1958. (USM91, $15.95)

Prairie, A Natural History

Prairie, A Natural History


by Candace Savage

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Beautifully illustrated, this lively book covers the geology, geography, habitats, wildlife and conservation of the Great Plains with authority. (MDW582, $29.95)

PrairyErth, An Epic History of the Tallgrass Prairie Country


by William Least Heat Moon

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 640 PAGES

A survey of the nature and culture of the tall grass prairie focused on Chase County Kansas. (USW182, $19.95)

Ralph Rapson, Sixty Years of Modern Design


by Rip Rapson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

A striking retrospective study of the innovative Minneapolis modernist. An architect, artist, furniture designer and educator, Rapson is widely regarded as Minnesota's most influential designer. (USM105, $35.00)

Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories


by Ronald J. Drez | David Eisenhower

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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)

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul


by Scott Weidensaul

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Roadside Plants and Flowers, A Traveler's Guide to the Midwest and Great Lakes Area

Roadside Plants and Flowers, A Traveler's Guide to the Midwest and Great Lakes Area


by Marian Edsall

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 143 PAGES

A slim guide to commonly encountered flowers. (FG35, $17.95)

Rocket Boys, A Memoir


by Homer H. Hickam

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

This well told memoir is as much about life in a dying West Virginia mining town as it is about boyhood dreams of rocketry. It also inspired the movie "October Sky." (SCI21, $16.00)

Salmela / Architect


by Thomas Fisher

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

An in-depth examination of the eclectic work of America's leading "critical regionalist" architect, David Salmela. (USM106, $34.95)

Sheheke, Mandan Indian Diplomat


by Tracy Potter

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A biography of the powerful Mandan chief who befriended the Corps of Discovery and met Thomas Jefferson in Washington D.C. after the journey (USP21, $15.95)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 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 with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. (USE262, $19.95)

Sin Killer


by Larry McMurtry

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER

The first book in the McMurty's engrossing Berrybender saga, set along the Missouri River. (USW448, $7.99)

St. Paul's Architecture, A History


by Jeffrey A. Hess

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER

An illustrated guide to the rich cultural heritage of St. Paul, from the building boom of the late 19th century to the modernism of the postwar period to present day projects. (USM108, $34.95)

Steamboats on the Western Rivers, An Economic and Technological History

Steamboats on the Western Rivers, An Economic and Technological History


by Louis Hunter

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

The classic and definitive steambaot history, first published in 1949. (USM75, $24.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas


by Ronald Wright

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

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, $24.95)

A Taliesin Legacy, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's Apprentices


by Tobias S. Guggenheimer

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

An illustrated introduction to the architects and philosophy of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship in Wisconsin and Arizona. (USE141, $64.95)

That Dark and Bloody River, Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley


by Allan Eckert

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 880 PAGES

An epic novel by an award-winning author chronicles the settling of the Ohio River Valley, home to the defiant Shawnee, who vow to defend their land against the unstoppable. (USS276, $20.00)

They All Fall Down, Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture


by Richard Cahan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER

An illustrated biography of Richard Nickel and his campaign to save Chicago's architectural heritage. (USM22, $50.00)

This Land, A Guide to Central National Forests


by Robert H. Mohlenbrock | Mike Dombeck

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Part travelogue, part guidebook, this series introduces readers to the wildernesses, scenic drives, campgrounds and hiking trails of the United States. (USM100, $25.95)

This Land, A Guide to Eastern National Forests


by Robert H. Mohlenbrock

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Part travelogue, part guidebook, this series introduces readers to the wildernesses, scenic drives, campgrounds and hiking trails of the United States. (USE379, $25.95)

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession


by Dan Koeppel

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

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)

Under the Big Top, A Season With the Circus


by Bruce Feiler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER

An account of Feiler's year-long odyssey as a clown in a traveling circus. (USA132, $14.99)

USA, Central Map


by Map Art Maps

  • MAP

A map of the central United States. (USM47, $4.95)

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder


by Peter Cashwell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

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, $16.95)

Views on the Mississippi, The Photographs of Henry Peter Bosse

Views on the Mississippi, The Photographs of Henry Peter Bosse


by Mark Neuzil | Henry Peter Bosse

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The first comprehensive collection of photographs by the foremost nineteenth-century photographer of the Mississippi River. Henry Peter Bosse's blue cyanotype prints are a beautiful introduction to steamboat era in the Midwest. (USM43, $29.95)

Visions of a Flying Machine, The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention


by Peter Jakab | Tom D. Crouch

  • SCIENCE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A book focusing on the engineering methods pioneered by the Wright Brothers. (USM79, $18.95)

Waheenee, An Indian Girl's Story


by Gilbert L. Wilson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 189 PAGES

A first-hand account of life, tales and traditions in North Dakota's upper Missouri as told by an engaging, elderly Hidatsa woman (USP24, $12.95)

Welcome to Hard Times


by E. L. Doctorow

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 212 PAGES

Doctorow's first novel, a western set in the prairies of what would become North Dakota, in a town known as Hard Times. First published in 1960. (USP28, $15.00)

West Virginia Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species


by James Kavanagh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PLASTIC CARD

A handy fold-out plastic card illustrating the birds of the Mountain State. (FG64, $5.95)

West Virginia, A History


by Otis K. Rice | Stephen W. Brown

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 344 PAGES

A comprehensive, straightforward history of the Mountaineer State. (USM57, $40.00)

West Virginia, A History


by John Alexander Williams

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 239 PAGES

A thorough political, social and military history of the state, including prehistory, its role in the Revolution, its renegade statehood during secession, and the modern mining industry. (USM103, $20.00)

Western Rivermen 1763-1861, Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse


by Michael Allen

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 261 PAGES

A comprehensive study of the flatboatmen, keelboatmen and raftsmen's life on the river. (USM71, $20.95)

Wilson's Creek, The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It

Wilson's Creek, The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It


by Richard W. Hatcher, III | William Garrett Piston

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 408 PAGES

A detailed history of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM10, $45.00)

Winter Sign

Winter Sign


by Jim Dale Huot-Vickery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

The author discusses the geology, wildlife, and climate of Northeast Minnesota, weaving in touches of his own life and insights. (GLK40, $16.95)

Winter Sign

Winter Sign


by Jim Dale Huot-Vickery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

The author discusses the geology, wildlife, and climate of Northeast Minnesota, weaving in touches of his own life and insights. (GLK40, $16.95)

Wolves of Minnesota


by David Mech

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER

An illustrated overview of the wolves Minnesota and of Isle Royale with text by a leading researcher. (USM99, $16.95)

Women of the Earth Lodges, Tribal Life on the Plains


by Virginia Bergman Peters

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A well documented, scholarly account of the role of women in the Mandan, Arikara and Hidatsa tribes of the Knife River Villages of North Dakota. (USP25, $19.95)

The Worst Hard Time, The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

The Worst Hard Time, The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl


by Timothy Egan

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Pulizter Prize-winning New York Times journalist masterfully reconstructs the "black blizzards" of the 1935 Dust Bowl catastrophe and those who stayed to brave it. (USP30, $14.95)

The Wright Style


by Carla Lind

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

An illustrated survey of the architecture and interior design of Frank Lloyd Wright. (GEN198, $50.00)

 

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