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Glacier National Park   |   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)
  Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park, Including the Flathead Valley and Waterton Lakes National Park
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)
  Montana, High, Wide, and Handsome
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)
  Glacier National Park Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species
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. Two Sides. 37x26 inches. (USW96, $11.95)
  Glacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks Map
 

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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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Glacier, A Natural History Guide  •  David Rockwell   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Take along this handy guide to the geology, habitats, wildlife and nature of Glacier National Park. (RKY99, $17.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Stars Over Montana  •  Warren Hanna   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic history of Glacier National Park, published in celebration of the 2010 centennial. (USW560, $16.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Glacier, The Story Behind the Scenery  •  Kathleen E. Ahlenslager   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A brief, illustrated introduction to Glacier's dramatic geology, alpine meadows and mountains. (USW588, $9.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Field Guide to Birds of Western North America  •  Roger Tory Peterson   • 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)
 
 
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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