GREAT LAKES More Books The Adventures of Augie March  •  Saul Bellow LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES A celebrated tale of growing up a poor Jewish boy, rich in the life and atmosphere of 1930's Chicago. (USM27, $17.00)   The Antelope Wife  •  Louise Erdrich LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Erdrich's tale of urban Indians in Minneapolis is a graceful, multigenerational meditation on Ojibwa history and culture. (USM52, $13.99)   The Architects and the City: Holabirds & Riche of Chicago, 1180-1918  •  Robert Bruegmann ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 248 PAGES An influential account of the work of the architectural firm of Holabird & Roche and the impact of their diverse projects on the city of Chicago. A history of the firm to 1918, the author draws on the archives of the Chicago Historical Society to show the transformation of the city. With chapters on The Marquette, Evanston, Cook County Courthouse, University Club, Polo Club and other seminal buildings. (USM21, $97.50)   Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw  •  Will Ferguson TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES • COMING IN In these loosely connected travel essays, Ferguson (Why I Hate Canadians) writes of odd, amusing and characteristic touchstones of Canadian history from the west coast, across the prairies to Churchill and its famous polar bears and onto Viking ruins at L'Anse aux Meadows. In the opening chapters he skewers Victoria and its British pretensions, life in the remote north of Alberta, and the titular town of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where he reluctantly visits a health spa. (CND236, $18.95)   The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession  •  Mark Obmascik NATURAL HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES 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, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven. (BRD29, $15.00)   The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife  •  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. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association. (NAM21, $19.95)   Black Elk Speaks  •  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. In 1931 Neihardt traveled to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to interview Lakota elders who had witnessed the Ghost Dance and the Wounded Knee Massacre. He met Black Elk, and their two weeks together became this powerful memoir. This Bison Books edition includes all three of Neihardt's prefaces, a map, Lakota glossary, and the original color paintings by Lakota artist Standing Bear. (SWU133, $19.95)   Bond of Union, Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire  •  Gerard Koeppel HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES Conceived in the early 1800s and completed in 1825, the Erie Canal was the boldest and biggest American engineering project of its century, with enduring political, social, and economic effects. It was the Erie Canal that first opened up the West to American enterprise and imagination, bringing vast riches and a far-reaching vision to a rapidly expanding nation (NYS80, $18.95)   Boss, Richard J. Daley of Chicago  •  Mike Royko BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1988 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A groundbreaking account of the man and his political machine by Chicago's favorite columnist, published in 1970 while Daley was still in office. (USM28, $15.00)   Brave Films, Wild Nights: 25 Years of Festival Fever  •  Brian D. Johnson ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A history of the Toronto Film Festival from it's inception to the present day. Filled with interviews, photographs and stories of the festival's growth into one of the most important showcases for new film talent, this book is an entertaining and informative account of international cinema, independent film distribution and Hollywood personalities. (FLM07, $24.95)   Canada: A People's History, Volume 1  •  Don Gillmor  •  Pierre Turgeon HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective, soliciting expert accounts of seminal events. This, the first of two volumes, covers from early exploration to the dawn of the industrial age in the late 19th century. Volume 2 is also available (CND161). (CND160, $23.95)   Canada: A People's History, Volume 2  •  Don Gillmor  •  Pierre Turgeon HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective, soliciting expert accounts of seminal events. This, the second of two volumes, covers from the late 19th century to today. Volume 1 is also available (CND160). (CND161, $23.95)   Chicago Map  •  Borch Maps MAP A colorful, waterproof map of the Loop and city center of Chicago and surroundings, at a scale of 1:9,000. Two Sides. 19x26 inches. (USM19, $8.95)   Chicago's Famous Buildings  •  Franz Schulze  •  Kevin Harrington GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 337 PAGES Subtitled "A Photographic Guide to the City's Architectural Landmarks and other Notable Buildings," this pocket guide includes more than 160 of Chicago's classic legacy of buildings by Adler, Sullivan, Burnham, Root, Wright, and others. Organized geographically, it features Chicago's commercial canter, distinctive suburbs and a few outlying buildings of merit. With a black-and-white photograph of each building and short description. (USM15, $14.00)   Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis  •  Harold Mayer  •  Richard Wade HISTORY •  1973 •  PAPER A classic, beautifully illustrated history of Chicago. (USM34, $40.00)   The Chippewas of Lake Superior  •  Edmund Jefferson Danziger HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES A history of the Chippewa Indians covering up through the 1980s. (GLK22, $21.95)   The Emigrants  •  Vilhelm Moberg  •  Gustaf Lannestock LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 366 PAGES The first in a series of four novels about Karl Oscar and Kritina Nilsson, a Swedish couple who flee poverty and oppression in Sweden with their three children to make a new life in Minnesota. The author, Vilhelm Moberg, one of Swedens' great 20th century writers, captures the daily lives of Swedish pioneers in early America. With a new introduction by Roger McKnight, head of Swedish Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. (SWE14, $19.95)   The Falcon, A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner  •  Louise Erdrich  •  John Tanner BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES An autobiography of John Tanner, who was captured by the Shawnee in 1789 as a boy and sold to an Ojibwa family. Tanner, who married an Ojibwa woman, spent 30 years as a hunter-and-gatherer, ranging up and down the Red River of the north woods of Minnesota and surrounding territories with his adopted Ojibway kin. A keen, unsentimental observer, Tanner offers a portrait of a society and way of life long gone. He disappeared in 1846. The title of the book comes from Tanner's adopted name, Shaw-shaw-wa-be-na-se, The Falcon. (GLK19, $15.00)   Favorite Wildflowers of the Great Lakes and the Northeastern U.S.  •  Richard E. Schinkel FIELD GUIDE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 217 PAGES A compact guide to common wildflowers of the region with 100 color illustrations and non-technical information about each species. (GLK03, $16.95)   Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide, Metrochicago  •  Thomas Heinz GUIDEBOOK •  1999 •  PAPER  • 168 PAGES A compact, illustrated guide to more than 100 Wright buildings in the Chicago area, each with a photograph, brief history, description, and location map. (USM24, $40.00)   Grassland, The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie  •  Richard Manning NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES An environmental history of the great plains, Manning traces the catastrophe wrought by plowing over the huge middle section of the United States. It's an often entertaining, well researched and illuminating account that brings to life the culture and ecology of the region. Manning, a journalist who has also written a book about the Blackfoot River in Montana, is an excellent guide. (USW178, $17.00)   The Great Plains  •  Walter Prescott Webb HISTORY •  1981 •  PAPER  • 525 PAGES Originally published in 1931, this classic and still provocative book traces the mindset and circumstances that pushed the settlers west. Walter Prescott Webb argues for the essential unity of this difficult land west of the 98th meridian, broken by "the revolver, barbed wire and the windmill." This is an engaging history, worth reading for its insight into the ecology, culture and present circumstances of the region. (USW179, $28.50)   Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities  •  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)   Isle Royale National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated 2004 •  MAP A hiker's map, printed on tear-resistant, waterproof paper, covering the park at a scale of 1:50,000. Two Sides. 25x37 inches. (GLK37, $11.95)   Isle Royale National Park, Foot Trails & Water Routes  •  Jim DuFresne GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES A practical guide to hiking and paddling Isle Royale National Park. Besides detailing the parks numerous water routes and trails, DuFresne also includes an overview of the park's history and wildlife. With black-and-white illustrations and maps. (GLK38, $17.95)   Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand  •  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. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973. (BRD27, $14.95)   The Last Prairie, A Sandhills Journal  •  Stephen Jones TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES In 20 essays, Jones explores the area along the Niobrara River known as the Sandhills. He elegantly describes the prairie's haunted landscape, myriad animals, and the unique personalities who have tamed this wilderness. Jones combines cultural and natural history, weaving a tapestry rich in ethnography and character. (USP01, $19.95)   The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885  •  Pierre Berton HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES Part two in Berton's exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. Berton, arguably the country's greatest historian, focuses on personalities and politics, drawing from a multitude of historical documents. The first volume is "The National Dream" (CND178). (CND179, $16.95)   Lost Chicago  •  David Garrard Lowe ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 262 PAGES A reprint of the influential 1975 collection of vanished buildings, featuring archival photographs and brief sketches of Chicago personalities from Abraham Lincoln, Clarence Darrow, Jane Addams, and the giants of architecture. A eulogy, call to action -- and evocative history of Chicago. (USM32, $35.00)   The Lost Continent, Travels in Small Town America  •  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 a well-developed sense of the absurd. (USW180, $14.99)   Mac's Pocket Guide, Isle Royal National Park  •  Stephen Whitney FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  PLASTIC CARD A 12-panel foldup guide to the wildlife of Isle Royal National Park with color photographs. (GLK65, $5.95)   Mammals of North America  •  Roland W. Kays  •  Don E. Wilson FIELD GUIDE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES A comprehensive guide by two noted mammalogists and featuring 108 color plates, illustrating 442 species. Range maps and descriptive text on ecology, habitat and behavior complement the wonderful paintings. (NAM11, $19.95)   Michigan, A History of the Wolverine State  •  Willis F. Dunbar HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 784 PAGES The third edition of the standard textbook history of Michigan, covering from prehistoric times to the mid-1990s. (USM85, $39.00)   Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War  •  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 Michigan  •  Tina Lassen GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 425 PAGES This practical guidebook features traveling information on the Great Lakes and the Upper Peninsula regions of Michigan. (USM04, $19.99)   Moon Wisconsin  •  Thomas Huhti GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 547 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. (GLK45, $21.95)   Moose  •  Valerius Geist  •  Michael H. Francis NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES A natural history of the moose, by one of the leading authorities, Valerius Geist. Their migration, social interactions and mating rituals are all covered, along with issues concerning their natural habitats and conservation. The informative text is complemented by wonderful color photographs. (BST56, $21.95)   Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Midwest to New England  •  George Barron FIELD GUIDE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A highly recommended field guide to mushrooms and mushrooming in the northeastern United States, featuring large, clear color photographs and concise descriptions of 600 species. Organized for easy identification, the book includes a picture key to mushroom groups and six detailed dichotomous keys. (USE325, $24.95)   The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881  •  Pierre Berton HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 456 PAGES An exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. Berton, arguably the country's greatest historian, focuses on personalities and politics, drawing from a multitude of historical documents. The first of two parts, this book follows the railway from idea to the beginning of construction. Part two, "The Last Spike" (CND179), is also available. (CND178, $24.95)   Native Universe, Voices of Indian America  •  Clifford E. Trafzer ANTHOLOGY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES This anthology of personal and historical essays, as well as over 300 color illustrations of Native American art, is being published to accompany the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. It includes selections from several modern Native American writers, including Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie. (USA95, $22.00)   Nature's Metropolis, Chicago and the Great West  •  William Cronon HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 592 PAGES A scholarly, award-winning and influential history of 19th-century Chicago and its growth as a commercial center. Cronon, a historian with an interest in the environment, focuses on the development of railroads, stockyards, commodities and trade in the transformation of the city from lakeside backwater to economic powerhouse. Chosen as one of 13 enduringly significant books by Audubon Magazine. (USM17, $19.95)   The New Niagara, Tourism, Technology, and the Landscape of Niagara Falls, 1776-1917  •  William Irwin HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 276 PAGES Irwin traces the transformation of Niagara from a simple place of natural beauty to a tourist destination that showcased technological advances beginning with John Roebling's railway suspension bridge in 1855. (GLK63, $32.95)   Newcomb's Wildflower Guide  •  Lawrence Newcomb FIELD GUIDE •  1989 •  PAPER  • 490 PAGES An essential field guide for anyone interested in native plants, this classic identification guide uses a simple dichotomous key for identification -- the preferred system for botanists. 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)   The Northern Lights, Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes  •  John Mahan  •   •  Charles K. Hyde ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES Hyde tells the stories of over 160 lighthouses on the Great Lakes that supported the growth of settlement and trade in the region and still light the way for commercial and recreational boaters. (GLK62, $37.95)   On the Brink, The Great Lakes in the 21st Century  •  Dave Dempsey SCIENCE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES In this portait of the Great Lakes and call to action, Dempsey weaves the natural character and phenomena of the Great Lakes and stories of the schemes, calamities, and unusual human residents of the Basin with the history of their environmental exploitation and recovery. (GLK60, $24.95)   PrairyErth, An Epic History of the Tallgrass Prairie Country  •  William Least Heat Moon HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 640 PAGES William Least Heat Moon evokes the nature and culture of much, much more than one small place in Chase County, Kansas in this striking portrait of the last remaining scrap of tall grass prairie. (USW182, $19.95)   Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories  •  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, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight. (USA96, $17.95)   Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul  •  Scott Weidensaul NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America. (USA123, $16.00)   Roadside Plants and Flowers, A Traveler's Guide to the Midwest and Great Lakes Area  •  Marian Edsall FIELD GUIDE •  1985 •  PAPER  • 143 PAGES A slim guide to commonly encountered flowers, divided by color and blooming season. With color photographs. (FG35, $17.95)   Schooner Passage, Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier  •  Theodore J. Karamanski HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 262 PAGES A social history of the Lake Michigan schooner trade. (GLK31, $39.95)   The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America  •  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. It includes 20 pages on the many and confusing species of wood warblers. This is the book we are now using. For birders living west of the Rockies, you'll want to use Sibley's "Birds of Western North America" (USW418). (USE262, $19.95)   Songs of the North  •  Sigurd Olson NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • COMING IN A collection of 20 lyrical essays on the nature of the Saskatchewan wilderness of northern Minnesota and Ontario, selected and introduced by Howard Frank Mosher. (CND09, $17.00)   Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas  •  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's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya. (NAM20, $24.95)   To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession  •  Dan Koeppel NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers. (BRD28, $14.00)   Toronto Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A colorful, laminated folded map of the city center of Toronto, at a scale of 1:17,500. (CND88, $7.95)   Trees of North America, A Field Guide  •  Christian Frank Brockman FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 238 PAGES Smell the bark of the aromatic Sassafras. Wonder at the Lodgepole Pine, whose heat-activated cones reseed forests destroyed by fire. Search for the Sugar Maple, whose foliage blazes red and yellow in autumn. North America's trees rank among nature's most awesome creations. This premier field guide features all characteristics-tree shape, bark, leaf, flower, fruit and twig-for quick identification, making it a superior choice for trail walks, creating displays, and scientific or commercial needs. (NAM07, $14.95)   The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder  •  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. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America). (BRD26, $16.95)   Winter Sign  •  Jim Dale Huot-Vickery NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES The author, owner of a cabin in the Lake Superior area of Northeast Minnesota where he has spent 15 winters, discusses the geology, fauna, and climate of the region. He intersperses science with personal information and thoughtful ruminations. The musings on the dangers and challenges of winter includes a history of the snowshoe. (GLK40, $16.95)   The Wolves of Isle Royale  •  David Mech NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 228 PAGES First published in 1966, this is a classic study written by a noted wolf biologist. This book is the result of Mech's graduate work where he spent three years on Isle Royale researching its wolves. In a Print on Demand edition. (GLK39, $22.50)   Wolves of Minnesota  •  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)   Wrecks and Rescues of the Great Lakes  •  James P. Barry HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 117 PAGES This book reveals the severity of the weather around the Greak Lakes through dramatic photographs of shipwrecks, and graphic descriptions of the events surrounding them. (GLK51, $18.95)
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