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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park, including the Flathead Valley and Waterton Lakes National Park
Susan Olin
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
288 PAGES
A comprehensive, valuable guide for travelers, including recommendations on outdoor recreation, accommodations and planning a trip, as well as historical, natural and cultural information.
(USW546, $16.95) |
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Montana, High, Wide, and Handsome
Joseph Kinsey Howard
William Kittredge
Alfred Guthrie
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2003
PAPER
347 PAGES
A classic history, first published in 1943, this delightful book is a spirited, appreciative testimony to the great prairie, its indigenous peoples, geography, climate, turf battles, economy and environment by an early newspaperman. This new edition includes a preface by William Kittredge.
(USW50, $16.95) |
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Glacier National Park Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species
James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE
2008
PLASTIC CARD
A handy, fold-up plastic card with color illustrations of commonly encountered species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and butterflies.
(USW500, $5.95) |
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Glacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks Map
Trails Illustrated
2004
MAP
A detailed topographic map of Montana's Glacier National Park and adjoining Waterton Lakes, located across the border in Alberta. Printed on tear- and water-resistant tyvek, it's a good choice for planning a hike. At scales of 1:125,000 and 1:83,333.
(USW96, $11.95) |
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Compass Guide Montana
Compass American
GUIDEBOOK
This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photographs, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Montana. It includes literary excerpts by Wallace Stegner and John Steinbeck, and essays on rodeos, the Hutterites and cowboy artist Charlie Russell. With practical travel information for sites such as Yellowstone National Park and Flathead Indian Reservation.
(USW57, $21.95) |
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Exploring Glacier National Park
Jane Gildart
Bert Gildart
GUIDEBOOK
A naturalist's overview of Glacier National Park, including the region's geologic history, flora, fauna and visitor sites. With color and black-and-white photos and sketch maps.
(RKY19, $15.95) |
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Glacier, A Natural History Guide
David Rockwell
GUIDEBOOK
A handy take-along guide to the geology, habitats, wildlife and nature of Glacier National Park.
(RKY99, $17.95) |
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Glacier-Waterton, International Peace Park
Vicky Spring
Tom Kirkendall
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive guide for active travelers to Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks. It details the best hikes and bike rides, along with other adventure activities, and is full of helpful sketch maps.
(RKY33, $16.95) |
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Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians
Clark Wissler
D.C. Duvall
Alice Beck Kehoe
HISTORY
A classic collection of myths and tales originally published in 1908.
(USW105, $16.95) |
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The Blackfeet, Raiders on the Northwest Plains
John Canfield Ewers
HISTORY
A classic history of the Blackfeet, first published in 1958. It is old-fashioned, authoritatively written, factual and full of detail of daily life.
(PNW47, $24.95) |
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Wilderness and the American Mind
Roderick Nash
HISTORY
A classic essay on changing American attitudes toward wilderness and the environment, including an enlightening discussion on western expansion. With chapters on Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Alaska and wilderness preservation.
(USW97, $18.00) |
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Young Men & Fire
Norman MacLean
HISTORY
A lyrical and finely wrought story of the famous Mann Gulch, Montana firestorm, which took the lives of 13 of the elite Smokejumpers of the U.S. Forest Service in August 1949.
(USW95, $16.00) |
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Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, And The Opening of the American West
Stephen Ambrose
EXPLORATION
A fast-paced, marvelously detailed account of the exploration of the American West. Ambrose relies on newly published materials and original journals to recreate the high adventure and politics of late 18th-century America.
(USW20, $17.00) |
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The Last Best Place, A Montana Anthology
William Kittredge
ANTHOLOGY
Farmer-turned-writer Kittredge collects historic and contemporary writings on Montana -- a monumental undertaking justified by the diversity of memoirs, stories and history included.
(USW55, $35.00) |
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A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories
Norman MacLean
LITERATURE
A classic meditation on family, fly-fishing and the Blackfoot River of Montana. Colored with MacLean's haunting descriptions of the landscape, it is a vivid portrait of a minister and his two sons.
(USW107, $12.00) |
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Fools Crow
James Welch
LITERATURE
Set in Montana shortly after the Civil War, this novel tells of Fools Crow, a young Blackfoot Indian on the verge of manhood, and his tribe, known as the Lone Eaters.
(USW308, $15.00) |
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The Big Sky
Alfred Guthrie
Wallace Stegner
LITERATURE
First published in 1947, this classic novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning Guthrie examines mountain man Boone Caudill and his adventures in the American West -- a saga that continues in five more volumes.
(USW52, $14.00) |
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Glacier on My Mind
Michael Sample
NATURAL HISTORY
Sample captures the unrivaled natural beauty of the unique "Crown of the Continent" region in 140 brilliant color images, from Glacier National Park in Montana to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta.
(USW100, $32.95) |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
A compact field guide to 1,000 commonly encountered plants and animals of Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. With 1,500 color photographs, 11 maps, and 16 night-sky charts.
(USW286, $19.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
National Geographic
FIELD GUIDE
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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Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
John J. Craighead
FIELD GUIDE
A Peterson guide to 590 species of wildflowers, with both line drawings and a section of color photographs. Focusing on family and genus, the book includes the most conspicuous and commonly encountered flowers.
(USW41, $21.00) |
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Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains
James Halfpenny
Todd Telander
FIELD GUIDE
An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description.
(USW118, $9.95) |
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
David Sibley
FIELD GUIDE
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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Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks Exploring Map Guide
A full-color, topographic map, layered with information on hiking, biking, camping, fishing, birding, backcountry travel, and more.
(RKY98, $9.95) |
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