MUSIC CITIES More Books A-Rafting on the Mississip'  •  Charles Edward Russell TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 424 PAGES Aboard a lumber raft was a common way to travel and transport goods along rivers in the nineteenth century (just look at Huck Finn). Charles Edward Russell, a Pulitzer Prize winner and cofounder of the NAACP, details 70 years of lumber rafting on the Upper Mississippi in this volume. (USM44, $18.95)   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)   The Arts and Crafts Movement  •  Wendy Kaplan  •  Elizabeth Cumming ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES A survey of the Arts and Crafts movement among turn-of-the-century British, American and European designers. A handsome illustrated volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series, it looks at the works of William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Josef Hoffman, Eliel Saarinen and other important designers of furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and architecture. (GBR120, $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)   Black Flag: Guerilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865  •  Thomas Goodrich HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 196 PAGES A graphic history of guerilla warfare between Union supporters and pro-slavery advocates of the Confederacy that took place during the Civil War along the Missouri-Kansas border. It includes excerpts from diaries and letters written by Jayhawkers, soldiers, spies, runaway slaves, and guerrilla fighters. (USM07, $17.95)   Bloody Hill, The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek  •  William Riley Brooksher HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 278 PAGES An engaging narrative account of the ferocious Battle of Wilson's Creek, strong on details of life in Missouri at the time. With notes, bibliography and index. (USM12, $17.95)   The Bluest Eye  •  Toni Morrison LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES Set in 1940s Ohio, this hauntingly beautiful novel describes the pain of an African-American girl's desire for beauty. 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove not only seeks a refuge from physical deformity, but from the ugliness of her life -- the racism, poverty and abuse she must endure. This is the Nobel Prize-winning author's first novel, originally published in 1970. (USM59, $14.00)   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)   Branson's Best Day Trips, A Guide to Discovering the Best of Branson and Ozark Mountain Country  •  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. Shaffer details local attractions in the Ozarks, free day trips, and historical curiousities as well as the action within the town (including an extremely helpful section on avoiding the notorious traffic jams). Extremely practical and insighful. (USW226, $14.95)   Cahokia, The Great Native American Metropolis  •  Biloine Whiting Young  •  Melvin L. Fowler ARCHAEOLOGY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 392 PAGES An archaeological history of the great Indian settlement of Cahokia, located on the Mississippi at present-day East St. Louis. (USM45, $25.95)   Call of the North Wind  •  Marlin Bree TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 232 PAGES An account of the author's sailing adventures on Lake Superior, along with tales of the explorers and pioneers that inspired him. This is one of several chronicles by Bree, which also include "Wake of the Green Storm" and "In the Teeth of the Northeaster." Bree, a former editor at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, combines his love of cold weather, storms and the history of the region. (GLK21, $16.95)   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)   Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise  •  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 Kirkpatrick 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  •  Tom White  •  Kevin Grace CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •   • 128 PAGES A visual history of Cincinnati from pioneer town to modern city in the Images of America Series. With 200 photographs and an accompanying text. (USM54, $21.99)   City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America  •  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 -- which drew more than 27 million people from around the world, the biggest attraction of its day. (GLK05, $18.95)   The Civil War in Missouri, Day by Day, 1861-1865  •  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  •  Elliott West HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 422 PAGES Compelling, lucid and award-winning, this history of the 1858 Colorado gold rush and its effect on the Great Plains -- both its peoples and its landscape -- is a welcome contribution to the literature of American expansion. (USP12, $16.95)   The Corrections  •  Jonathan Franzen LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 592 PAGES It's really that good -- 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 (Lithuania). A big, heart wrenching, comic book (and pretty dead on about Eastern European politics). (EUR122, $16.00)   The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright  •  David A. Hanks ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES An illustrated introduction to Frank Lloyd Wright's design work, including furniture, interior decoration and glass patterning. Published in conjuction with an exhibition in the 1970s. (GEN201, $19.95)   The Devil Knows How to Ride, The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill and His Confederate Raiders  •  Edward E. Leslie HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 516 PAGES Edward Leslie takes readers on a ride through the life of William Clarke Quantril, beginning with his Ohioan childhood, to his role as leader of a band of Missouri guerrilla fighters who eventually diverted troops from war operations in the east. Responsible for other acts that would now be called terrorism, Leslie paints a vivid portrait of Quantril's brutality and savagery. (USM09, $24.00)   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)   Enterprising Women, 250 Years of American Business  •  Virginia Drachman HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES Drachman profiles the most important women in American industry, spanning the period from colonial times through the 20th century. Lesser-known entrepreneurs are here, as well as Mary Katherine Goddard, who published the first signed copy of the Declaration of Independence; Madame C.J. Walker, the daughter of former slaves whose hair-care products were the ticket to a better life; and Hazel Bishop, the inventor of "kissable lipstick." (GEN317, $39.95)   Eureka Springs, Arkansas  •  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  •  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)   A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America  •  Roger Tory Peterson  •  Rosemary McKenna FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 420 PAGES The best-selling guide to wildflowers in the Peterson series, with illustrations by Roger Tory himself, revised and repackaged in a handsome paper edition. With drawings, some color illustrations, and short descriptions. It covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $20.00)   Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best  •  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, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing -- all in a slipcover. (GLK06, $11.99)   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)   Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West  •  Kathryn Smith  •  Judith Bromley ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES Wright's two Taliesin estates (the first in Wisconsin, the second in Arizona) serve as two of the finest institutes of architectural education in the country. They also stand as two of his finest design achievements. Both are detailed and discussed in this photographic tribute. (USA50, $39.95)   Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life and His Architecture  •  Robert C. Twombly BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1987 •  PAPER  • 456 PAGES A biography of Frank Lloyd Wright, analyzing his work in relation to his personal life and political views. Thorough and full of handsome illustrations, it also contains an extensive bibliography. (GEN196, $55.00)   Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History  •  Mike Grandmaison  •  Noel Hudson NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES The nicely illustrated story of how the wind-driven waters of Georgian Bay shaped the lives of the men and women who came to her shores from prehistoric natives, missionaries, fur traders, loggers, farmers, sailors, and industrialists to present-day cottagers. With maps and 400 archival photographs. (GLK14, $45.00)   Gilead  •  Marilynne Robinson LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES This long-awaited second novel by the author of Marilynne Robinson follows the fate of an Iowa minister. She weaves a fictional history of Kansas during the years of abolition. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)   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)   Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast  •  Borch Maps 2008 •  MAP This handy laminated map shows the wide swatch from Maine to Minneapolis and Lake Superior to Tennessee at a scale of 1:3,000,000. Two Sides. 20x39 inches. (USE492, $9.95)   Great Lakes Birds  •  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  •  William Ashworth TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES In an account of a 6,000-mile journey on and around the Great Lakes, Ashworth blends reporting and interviews with history, travel and science. It's an environmental travelogue -- and follow up to the author's 1986 book, "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)   Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PLASTIC CARD This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-size, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK25, $5.95)   Great Lakes Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PLASTIC CARD This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-size, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK26, $5.95)   Great Plains  •  Ian Frazier TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 292 PAGES A marvelously digressive, wide-ranging account of a journey throughout the plains. Frazier captures the wide-open landscapes, history, environmental contradictions and, especially, the legends and people of the Great Plains. An intrepid traveler -- and voracious reader -- Frazier clocked 25,000 miles in an old van criss-crossing the land where the buffalo once roamed. (USW172, $16.00)   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)   Here Comes the Showboat!  •  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  •  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  •  Brooks Blevins CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES In this social history of the region, Blevins traces the development of the Ozarks from the 19th century to the present. He pays special attention to the myths that has sprung up around the Ozarks, separating fact from fiction. (USM63, $27.95)   In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences  •  Truman Capote LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 343 PAGES Truman Capote's gripping masterpiece about a 1959 murder of the Clutter family by two drifters in Holcomb, Kansas. First published in 1966, this painstakingly researched "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  •  Henry Russell Hitchcock ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1988 •  PAPER  • 143 PAGES A brief classic survey of the life and architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, first published in 1942. (GEN199, $27.50)   Insiders' Guide to Cincinnati  •  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  •  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)   Know Your Ships  •  Roger LeLievre FIELD GUIDE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 148 PAGES The annual 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. With color photographs, funnel designs and a history of shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. 51st edition! (GLK12, $18.95)   Lake Country, A Series of Journeys  •  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. The author lives on the Leelanau Peninsula in Northwest Michgan, where many of the tales are set. (USM05, $19.95)   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)   Lighthouses of the Great Lakes  •  Larry Wright  •  Patricia Wright ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 96 PAGES • COMING IN This lavishly-illustrated book details the fascinating history of such popular lighthouses as Split Rock, Sandusky, Big Sable Point, Old Mackinac Point Light, and Marblehead Light. Berger's lively stories about lighthouse keepers and their families, horrific storms, and even encounters with ghosts, round out the narrative, which is complemented by stunning photography that brings the lighthouses to life. Included are images of lights in a variety of light and weather--plus photographs that bring you inside the structures. Traveling the area is easy with a comprehensive appendix that lists all the current lighthouses. Daniel E. Dempster has photographed lighthouses, landscapes, equines, canines, and other subjects. His images have graced the pages of calendars, books, and other publications. (GLK15, $29.95)   A Living History of the Ozarks  •  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  •  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. Originally published in 1942. (GLK27, $17.95)   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)   Making Hay  •  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  •  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)   The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815  •  Richard White HISTORY •  1991 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES A comprehensive, scholarly account of relations between native peoples and Europeans in "pays d'en haut," the region around the Great Lakes. White takes in the history of Daniel Boone, George Washington, Pontiac, Tecumseh during this crucial first encounter between Indian and white. (GLK18, $35.99)   Missouri Map  •  Rand McNally Maps 2002 •  MAP A colorful map of Missouri at a scale of 1:944,000. Two Sides. 26x37 inches. (USM13, $4.95)   Missouri: The WPA Guide to the Show Me State  •  Federal Writers Project  •  Walter A. Schroeder  •  Howard W. Marshall GUIDEBOOK •  1998 •  PAPER  • 652 PAGES Written as part of Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration initiative, this vintage guide offers a unique portrait of the state circa 1941. (USM68, $24.95)   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)   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)   National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn FIELD GUIDE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 576 PAGES From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its sixth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. Practical to use in the field, it has maps, illustrations and descriptions of the birds on facing pages. The scale of the maps changes with the range of the bird, which means you get a more detailed regional map for those birds with a restricted range. This fully revised sixth edition, bigger and better than ever, includes 23 new species, 300 new illustrations, innovative migration and subspecies maps, and a handy quick-find visual index. (FG09, $27.95)   National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers  •  National Geographic REFERENCE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) This colorful guide is chock full of readable information for kids. With color-coded maps of each state and region of the U.S., tables and statistics, and 250 photographs, drawings, charts and graphs, this is an ideal atlas for young travelers. (USA93, $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)   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)   North Country, A Personal Journey  •  Howard Frank Mosher TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 260 PAGES Journeying west along the border from Maine in celebration of his 50th birthday, novelist Mosher captures the spirit of the north in this wonderfully wrought portrait of borderland places and personalities. (CND02, $14.95)   The Ohio  •  R.E. Banta  •  Thomas Clark CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES A vivid natural and cultural history of the Ohio River. Beginning with its origins 50,000 years ago, Banta covers early exploration, land disputes, European settlement and steamboat travel. (USM55, $39.95)   The Ohio Frontier, An Anthology of Early Writing  •  Rita Kohn  •  Emily Foster ANTHOLOGY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 229 PAGES A collection of firsthand accounts, drawn from letters, diaries and memoirs of missionaries, traders, frontier wives and more. Most date from 1750-1843. (USM56, $25.00)   Old Times on the Upper Mississippi, Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863  •  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)  •  Alice Kessler-Harris HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States. Kessler-Harris focuses on class, race and ethnicity, the relationship with men in the workforce with respect to gender inequalities, and the transformation of the perceived role of women in society, from mothers and homemakers to wage laborers. With a new Afterward by the author for the 20th anniversary edition. (GEN318, $24.95)   Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher  •  Joan Reardon BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2005 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES "When I write of hunger," MFK Fisher said in 1990, "I am really writing about love and the hunger for it, and warmth and the love of it and the hunger for it." Fisher chronicled her love for food and travel in more than 30 books over 50 years. Reardon researched Fisher's personal letters and interviewed family and friends to create this biography of the woman who John Updike called the "poet of the appetites." (GEN316, $45.00)   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)   Rocket Boys, A Memoir  •  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  •  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. (NAT02, $15.95)   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)   So Long, See You Tomorrow  •  William Maxwell LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 135 PAGES A lyrical classic by master stylist Maxwell, evocative of childhood, responsibility and life in rural Illinois. When the narrator revisits a murder that haunted his childhood over fifty years before, he is forced to reconstruct the events from pure speculation. (USM50, $14.00)   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)   A Taliesin Legacy, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's Apprentices  •  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. Guggenheimer focuses on the careers of dozens of architects who worked under Wright's guidance, including E. Fay Jones, Paolo Soleri and Wesley Peters, and the designs that evolved from Wright's "organic" movement. (USE141, $64.95)   That Dark and Bloody River, Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley  •  Allan Eckert LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 880 PAGES Popular (and prolific!) writer Eckert brings to life the Ohio River valley in the mid-1700s in this fast-moving narrative history, blending fact and historically accurate fiction. He tells of the arrival of French trappers and English colonists and the wide-spread battles that erupted. Traditional historians might object to Eckert's liberal use of conjecture (and invented dialogue), but one thing's for sure: it's never dry reading. (USS276, $20.00)   They All Fall Down, Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture  •  Richard Cahan ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  HARD COVER An illustrated account of Richard Nickel's efforts to preserve the splendid 19th century architecture of Chicago. The book features many fine examples of Nickel's photography. (USM22, $50.00)   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)   A Turn in the South  •  V.S. Naipaul TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1990 •  PAPER  • 307 PAGES First published in the New Yorker Magazine, this is Naipaul's wandering travel narrative that reveals both a poetic and disturbing portrait of the American South. In his first book devoted to the United States, Naipaul journeys to Atlanta, Charleston, Tallahassee, Tuskegee, Nashville, and Chapel Hill. (USS65, $14.95)   USA, Central Map  •  Map Art Maps MAP A map of the central United States at a scale of 1:2,700,000. Two Sides. 39x28 inches. (USM47, $4.95)   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)   Views on the Mississippi, The Photographs of Henry Peter Bosse  •  Mark Neuzil  •  Henry Peter Bosse CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A collection of photographs from the late 19th century depicting the landscapes and towns along the Upper 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  •  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  •  Richard W. Hatcher, III  •  William Garrett Piston HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 408 PAGES A comprehensive, handsomely produced history of the Battle of Wilson's Creek, highlighting its significance in relation to the early events of the Civil War. The authors include site diagrams, photographs, scholarly notes, and suggestions for further reading. (USM10, $45.00)   Winesburg, Ohio  •  Sherwood Anderson LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 232 PAGES In this classic cycle of short stories evoking life in a 19th-century Midwest town, Anderson reveals the intrigue beneath the placid surface. Originally published in 1919. (USM60, $5.95)   The Wright Style  •  Carla Lind ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1992 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES A photographic tour of some of his more spectacular creations, highlighting not only his architecture, but also his meticulous attention to interior design by a prolific author on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. (GEN198, $50.00)
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