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Adventures in the Rocky Mountains
• Isabella L. Bird
• LITERATURE
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The intrepid Bird captures life in the territories with glee in these entertaining letters from A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (1879).
(USW512, $10.00)
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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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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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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West
• Wallace Stegner
• EXPLORATION
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The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of explorer John Wesley Powell by the great Wallace Stegner, first published in 1954. It's both an adventure and an insightful look at the politics of development in the American West.
(USW78, $16.00)
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The Big Book of Dinosaurs, A First Book for Young Children
• Angela Wilkes
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Packed with full-color photographs of realistic looking dinosaurs and detailed illustrations.
(SCI238, $14.99)
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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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Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley
• Kenneth V. Rosenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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A scholarly, authoritative report on the 400 species of birds occurring along the 200-mile stretch of the Arizona-California border.
(USW173, $60.00)
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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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Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West
• Cormac McCarthy
• LITERATURE
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The story of a young man's involvement with a gang of marauding bandits set in the glory days of the Wild West
(SWU31, $14.95)
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People of the Red Earth, Native Americans of Colorado
• Sally Crum
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The history cultures, agricultural methods, and other characteristics of Colorado's native inhabitants.
(USW381, $19.95)
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Boulder, Evolution of a City
• Silvia Pettem
• HISTORY
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A handsome collection of 300 black-and-white photographs presenting Boulder's history and development over the past century.
(USW305, $19.95)
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Buffalo Nation: History and Legend of the North American Bison
• Valerius Geist
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An examination of the bison, its natural history and its place in the American story. Photographs complement an informative text by Valerius Geist, an authority on North America's large mammals.
(BST61, $22.95)
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Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water
• Marc Reisner
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A definitive history of water development in the American desert -- and a now-classic chronicle of wrong-headed policies and misadventures controlling the great rivers of the West.
(USW246, $18.00)
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Colorado GuideMap
• National Geographic
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A laminated, fold-up map of Colorado at a scale of 1:1,500,000.
(USW201, $7.95)
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The Colorado Trail, The Official Guidebook
• Colorado Trail Foundation
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to hiking the Colorado Trail. With color photos, topographic maps and information on side trips.
(RKY68, $22.95)
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Colorado's Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide
• Tom Lorang Jones
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical trail guide that includes route information, elevation guides, and full-color maps and photographs.
(RKY96, $24.95)
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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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Crazy Horse and Custer, The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
• Stephen Ambrose
• HISTORY
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Renowned historian Stephen Ambrose offers up another chapter in the story of America in this portrait of two powerful men. He parallels the life of Crazy Horse, the great leader of the Oglala Sioux, with that of General George Armstrong Custer, the man he defeated at the battle of Little Bighorn.
(USW136, $16.95)
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Downcanyon, A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River Through the Grand Canyon
• Ann Zwinger
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A vivid overview of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, from Mile 0 at Lees Ferry to Mile 278 at Grand Wash Fault. Zwinger interweaves geology, plants, animals and human history in her account.
(USW11, $19.95)
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The Emerald Sea, Exploring the Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
• Dale Sanders
• Diane Swanson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An illustrated overview of the diverse underwater life of the Pacific Northwest featuring hundreds of color photographs.
(PNW54, $34.95)
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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
• John Wesley Powell
• Wallace Stegner
• EXPLORATION
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The classic tale of adventure and exploration of the rivers and canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, originally published in 1875 -- and still essential reading for any traveler to the Grand Canyon.
(USW80, $16.00)
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Falcon Guide, Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park
• Kent Dannen
• Donna Dannen
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to the trails of RMNP.
(USW278, $14.95)
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Fire on the Mountain, The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
• John MacLean
• HISTORY
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A gripping account of the deadly 1994 wildfire that raged on Storm King Mountain.
(USW212, $14.00)
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Fodor's Colorado
• Mary Bohman
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(RKY102, $18.95)
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Goin' Railroading
• Sam Speas
• Margaret Coel
• HISTORY
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An account of two generations of railroad engineers who have worked on the Colorado and Southern railroads since the late 19th century.
(USW204, $19.95)
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The Grand, The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon: a Photo Journey
• Steve Miller
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Miller, with his 30 years of experience rafting the Colorado, documents the wildlife, geology, landscapes and fellow rafters from Lees Ferry to Mile 236 in 300 glorious color photographs.
(SWU196, $29.95)
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Grassland, The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie
• Richard Manning
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An environmental history of the great plains.
(USW178, $16.00)
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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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The Great Plains
• Walter Prescott Webb
• HISTORY
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Originally published in 1931, this classic and still provocative book traces the mindset and circumstances that pushed the settlers west.
(USW179, $21.95)
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Great Plains
• Ian Frazier
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A marvelously digressive, wide-ranging account of 25,000 miles worth of travels criss-crossing throughout the Great Plains, combining first-rate reportage and history.
(USW172, $14.00)
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In Search of the Old Ones, Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest
• David D. Roberts
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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An exuberant, engaging account of archaeological adventures in the desert Southwest. Roberts investigates the factors that may have led to the demise of the Anasazi civilization -- and looks into longstanding controversies.
(USW157, $14.00)
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Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This superb guide offers a thoroughly illustrated, informative overview of the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest.
(USW181, $24.95)
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
• Frank Bergon
• EXPLORATION
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An expanded version of the journals with more on the natural history and peoples encountered.
(USW48, $14.95)
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Journey to the High Southwest
• Robert Casey
• GUIDEBOOK
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The best guide to Santa Fe & the Four Corners (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah).
(USW08, $19.95)
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year.
(BRD27, $14.00)
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Lewis & Clark, The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
• Dayton Duncan
• Ken Burns
• EXPLORATION
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The handsomely produced companion volume to Ken Burns' PBS documentary film, featuring essays and 150 illustrations, most in full color.
(PNW36, $25.00)
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
• FIELD GUIDE
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The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico.
(NAM11, $19.95)
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The Meadow
• James Galvin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Galvin's lyrical, personal memoir of ranch life along the Colorado-Wyoming border is rich with beautiful imagery and unforgettable characters.
(USW528, $14.00)
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Mesa Verde National Park, Shadows of the Centuries
• Duane Smith
• LITERATURE
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A cultural and archaeological guide to Mesa Verde, including a history of the Anasazi, the story of the creation of the national park and the impact of modern tourism.
(SWU159, $16.95)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest
• Peter Alden
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest.
(PNW50, $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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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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A Natural History of Western Trees
• Donald Culross Peattie
• FIELD GUIDE
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Not exactly a field guide, Peattie's book is scattered with anecdotes and information on aboriginal use, folk names, and economic value of each species. He offers rich full-length portraits of his favorite trees, and the original wood engravings of the 1950 classic are also included.
(USW191, $21.00)
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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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The Oregon Trail, Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
• Francis Parkman
• David Levin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The original, 19th-century account by the great American historian and romantic, based in part on the author's wanderings on the Oregon Trail through the plains of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas.
(USW369, $15.00)
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Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park
• Linda H. Beidleman
• Richard G. Beidleman
• Beatrice E. Willard
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Guide to plant life of Rocky Mountain National Park.
(USW285, $24.95)
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A Portrait of Rocky Mountain National Park
• Jim Osterberg
• James Frank
• NATURAL HISTORY
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120 colored photographs of Rocky Mountain National Park.
(USW282, $12.95)
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Powder Burn, Arson, Money, and Mystery on Vail Mountain
• Daniel Glick
• HISTORY
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A riveting account of the 1998 arson in the posh Vail ski resort -- though claimed by an environmentalist group, the mystery remains unsolved. Glick introduces an odd cast of characters in this tale of intrigue, corporate greed, beautiful mountains and a small town.
(RKY06, $15.00)
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information.
(USA96, $17.95)
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America.
(USA123, $15.00)
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Richard Wetherill, Anasazi
• Frank McNitt
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An engrossing biography of a man instrumental in discovering, exploring, and excavating ancient sites throughout the Southwest.
(USW39, $21.95)
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Riders of the Purple Sage
• Zane Grey
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A best-selling dime novel of the mythic West, a classic hymn to the land and the rough-and-ready Western code of honor among the cowboys and frontiersmen.
(USW15, $9.95)
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Rising from the Plains
• John McPhee
• NATURAL HISTORY
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McPhee's elegant and accessible essays show the geology the Rockies though his travels with U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love.
(USW18, $15.00)
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Rocky Mountain National Park Map
• Trails Illustrated
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A full-color topographic map of Rocky Mountain National Park.
(USW295, $11.95)
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Rocky Mountain National Park: A History
• Curt W. Buchholtz
• HISTORY
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History of Rocky Mountain National Park from its earliest days of exploration to its present day popularity.
(USW281, $24.95)
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Seasons of the Elk
• Michael Furtman
• Stanley Osolinski
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A natual history of the elk, with color photographs.
(NAT51, $16.95)
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
• David Sibley
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird.
(USW418, $19.95)
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Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, Lake City Colorado Map
• Trails Illustrated
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A full-color topographic map of Telluride and surroundings at a scale of 1:67,000, printed on water and tear resistant paper and geared for hikers.
(SWU164, $11.95)
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Smithsonian Handbooks Birds of North America, Western Region
• Fred J. Alsop, III
• FIELD GUIDE
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A guide to birds found west of the Mississippi with a page devoted to each of 700 species.
(USW415, $25.00)
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The Solace of Open Spaces
• Gretel Ehrlich
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A loosely organized travelogue and meditation on the high plains of Wyoming. While Ehrlich writes of ranchers, cowboys, and weather, the real star of this lyrical celebration of Wyoming is the landscape itself.
(USW67, $14.00)
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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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The Story of the West
• Robert Utley
• HISTORY
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A hefty, illustrated history chronicling the span of America's West from prehistoric times to present.
(USW429, $40.00)
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Telluride Map
• Matchbook Maps
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A fold-up visitors map of downtown Telluride.
(RKY69, $3.95)
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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 Who Came Before, Southwestern Archaeology in the National Park System
• Robert Hill Lister
• Florence C. Lister
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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An overview of Southwest archaeology, focusing on national parks or monuments. It covers Hohokam, Mogollon and Anasazi sites.
(USW156, $16.95)
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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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Tomboy Bride, A Woman's Personal Account of Life in Mining Camps of the West
• Harriet Fish Backus
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An absorbing memoir of Harriet Fish Backus, whose husband was a miner in the American West in the early 20th century.
(USW340, $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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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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Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, And The Opening of the American West
• Stephen Ambrose
• EXPLORATION
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Ambrose recreates the high adventure and politics of late 18th-century America in this classic history, rich in details of Native American life, geography, flora and fauna.
(USW20, $17.00)
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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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Volcano, The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens
• Patricia Lauber
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Geared for middle schoolers, this Newbery Award-winning book documents the 1980 eruption, its aftermath and the return of life to the volcano with 80 full-color photos and text.
(PNW41, $8.99)
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Weminuche Wilderness Map
• Trails Illustrated
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A topographic map of Southwest Colorado's half-million-acre Weminuche Wilderness at a scale of 1:67,000.
(USW483, $11.95)
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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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