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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)

The Adventures of Augie March


by Saul Bellow

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A celebrated tale of a poor Jewish boy, rich in the life and atmosphere of 1930's Chicago. (USM27, $17.00)

The Antelope Wife


by 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


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)

The Arts and Crafts Movement

The Arts and Crafts Movement


by Wendy Kaplan | Elizabeth Cumming

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A survey of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, America and Europe, looking at the work of several important designers of furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and architecture. (GBR120, $18.95)

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)

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)

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)

The Bluest Eye


by Toni Morrison

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

Set in Ohio, this hauntingly beautiful novel describes an African-American girl's desire for beauty. (USM59, $14.00)

Boss, Richard J. Daley of Chicago


by 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)

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)

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)

Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise

Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise


by Kirkpatrick Sale

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A new edition of this wide-ranging and lucid portrait of the man and the legends surrounding him, originally published in 1990. Columbus is no hero in Sale's view but rather a sea-faring adventurer in search of glory, gold and god. (USA134, $19.95)

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)

City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America

City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America


by Donald L. Miller

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

As blustery and swaggering as the Chicago of myth, this monumental biography of the city takes in the sweep of its history from the days of Joliette, Marquette and other explorers, to the celebrated 1893 Chicago Fair . (GLK05, $18.95)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The Emigrants

The Emigrants


by Vilhelm Moberg | Gustaf Lannestock

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 366 PAGES

The first in a series of four novels about Swedish emigrants who flee poverty and oppression to make a new life in Minnesota. (SWE14, $19.95)

Enterprising Women, 250 Years of American Business


by Virginia Drachman

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

Profiles of the most important women in American industry, from colonial times through the twentieth century. (GEN317, $39.95)

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)

The Falcon, A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner

The Falcon, A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner


by Louise Erdrich | John Tanner

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

The autobiography of a white man who lived among the Ojibwa in the north woods of Minnesota in the early 19th century. (GLK19, $15.00)

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)

Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best

Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A shirt-pocket guide to Chicago, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (GLK06, $11.99)

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)

Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History


by Mike Grandmaison | Noel Hudson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

A large-format history of Georgian Bay from prehistory to cottagers with 400 archival photos. (GLK14, $45.00)

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 & New York Map, Northeast

Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast


by Borch Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

A handy laminated map. (USE492, $9.95)

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 Lakes Wildlife

Great Lakes Wildlife


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

This laminated fold-out card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)

Great Plains

Great Plains


by Ian Frazier

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

A marvelously digressive, wide-ranging account of 25,000 miles worth of travels criss-crossing throughout the Great Plains, combining first-rate reportage and history. (USW172, $15.00)

The Great Plains


by 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. (USW179, $28.50)

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 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)

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 Cincinnati


by Felix Winternitz | Sacha Devroomen Bellman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 389 PAGES

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

Know Your Ships

Know Your Ships


by Roger LeLievre

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES

An aficionado's field guide to the ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. The freighter fleets of all the shipping companies are listed, along with the vital statistics for each ship. (GLK12, $18.95)

Lake Country, A Series of Journeys

Lake Country, A Series of Journeys


by Kathleen Stocking

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 245 PAGES

In this second collection of 21 essays, Stocking writes with great affection and enthusiasm for her native Michigan. Themes of spirituality, nature and humanity permeate her reflections on Michigan's wildlife, small towns, local residents and the college town of Ann Arbor. (USM05, $19.95)

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)

Lighthouses of the Great Lakes

Lighthouses of the Great Lakes


by Larry Wright | Patricia Wright

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

From Gibraltar Point Light to the Mistaken Lighthouse, Split Rock, Sandusky, Big Sable Point, Old Mackinac Point Light, and Marblehead Light, this illustrated guide covers architecture, lore and stirring tales of the historic lighthouses of the inland sea. (GLK15, $29.95)

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)

The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes

The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes


by Walter Havighurst

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A vivid popular history of the Great Lakes, rich in anecdote, incident and drama. Havighurst recounts the early days of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes from the time of the early French voyageurs through the industrialization of the region at the turn of the century. (GLK27, $17.95)

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)

Making Hay

Making Hay


by Verlyn Klinkenborg

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

The author rhapsodizes on agrarian life in the Midwest as he travels from Iowa to Minnesota to Montana. And make no mistake: the title isn't a metaphor or a pun -- it's the main subject of the book. (USA17, $12.95)

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America


by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

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

The 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)

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 Michigan

Moon Handbook Michigan


by 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)

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)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers

National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers


by National Geographic

  • REFERENCE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This colorful, readable guide to the U.S. is chock full of color-coded maps of each state and region, photographs, drawings and helpful statistics. Great for young travelers and their families. (USA93, $24.95)

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)

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 Country, A Personal Journey


by Howard Frank Mosher

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Novelist Mosher captures the spirit of the north in this wonderfully wrought portrait of borderland places and personalities. (CND02, $14.95)

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)

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)

Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition)


by Alice Kessler-Harris

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States. (GEN318, $24.95)

Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher


by Joan Reardon

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

A biography of the prolific food and travel writer, who wrote over thirty books from 1943 until her death in 1992. (GEN316, $45.00)

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)

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)

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There


by Aldo Leopold

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1968
  • PAPER
  • 228 PAGES

Leopold memorably opens this much-loved, essential collection of essays on land, nature and his farm in Wisconsin, first published in 1948, with the statement: "there are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." The book has lost none of its power or beauty over the years. The book is also available in a commemorative hard cover gift edition (NAT111, $40.00) with 85 color photographs. (NAT02, $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)

So Long, See You Tomorrow


by William Maxwell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 135 PAGES

A lyrical classic, evocative of childhood, responsibility and life in rural Illinois. (USM50, $13.00)

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)

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)

A Turn in the South


by V.S. Naipaul

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

Naipaul's wandering travel narrative is a poetic but profoundly disturbing portrait of the American South. (USS65, $14.95)

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)

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)

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)

Winesburg, Ohio


by Sherwood Anderson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

The classic cycle of short stories evoking life in a 19th-century, Midwest town. (USM60, $5.95)

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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