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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $94, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSW204)		  
Exploring Glacier National Park  •  Jane Gildart  •  Bert Gildart
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
This excellent naturalist's overview of Glacier National Park includes the region's geologic history, flora, fauna and insider recommendations for hikes, visitor sites and other outdoor activities. With color and black-and-white photos and sketch maps. Third edition. (RKY19, $15.95)		   Exploring Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park, The First 100 Years  •  C. W. Guthrie
NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 168 PAGES
Celebrating the designation of Glacier as our nation's tenth national park on May 11, 1910, Guthrie traces the history of the park from its native American Heritage and earliest settlers to the present in 240 well-chosen vintage paintings, historical and stunning color photographs. With a four-page chronology, six color maps, a detailed index and in-depth accompanying essays on the cultural and natural history of the park. Published in partnership with the Glacier Natural History Association. (USW645, $39.95)		   Glacier National Park, The First 100 Years
This High, Wild Country: A Celebration of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park  •  Marsha Karle  •  Paul Schullery
NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES
Noted nature writer and historian Schullery interweaves the natural history and ecological significance of Glacier National Park with his own personal encounters with its wildlife and landscapes, which are brought to life with 80 lovely watercolors and drawings by Marsha Karle. (USW651, $27.95)		   This High, Wild Country: A Celebration of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Glacier National Park Wildlife  •  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
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



Also Recommended

Glacier, A Natural History Guide  •  David Rockwell   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An essential handbook to the park and its six distinct regions, including human history, geology, plants and wildlife. (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, $17.95)
 		  
Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park, Including the Flathead Valley and Waterton Lakes National Park  •  Susan Olin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical, comprehensive guide for travelers, including recommendations on outdoor recreation as well as his-torical, natural and cultural information. (USW546, $16.95)
 		  
Moon Handbook Glacier National Park  •  Becky Lomax   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions. (USW487, $17.99)
 		  
Going-to-the-Sun-Road: Glacier National Park's Highway to the Sky  •  C. W. Guthrie   • HISTORY  •  Guthrie (Glacier Park, The First 100 Years) tells the intriguing tale of the history and the construction of Glacier National Park's epic Going-to-the-Sun Road, an engineering marvel and "one of America's most beautiful highways." (USW658, $12.95)
 		  
Montana, High, Wide, and Handsome  •  Joseph Kinsey Howard  •  William Kittredge  •  Alfred Guthrie   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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. (USW50, $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, $15.95)
 		  
Stars Over Montana  •  Warren Hanna   • HISTORY  •  The classic history of Glacier National Park, published in celebration of the 2010 centennial. (USW560, $16.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Claiming Ground  •  Laura Bell   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Looking back at 30 years in the mountain west, Bell writes lyrically of the rangelands and high sagebrush benches of remote Wyoming. (RKY120, $15.00)
 		  
Why I Came West, A Memoir  •  Rick Bass   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Nature writer Bass describes settling in the remote Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana, painting an appreciative portrait of his new home while advocating a common-sense approach to conservation. (USW582, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park  •  James Willard Schultz   • LITERATURE  •  Blackfoot legends and tales gathered by a man who lived among them during the turn of the 20th century in what is now Glacier National Park. (RKY55, $19.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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, $40.00)
 		  
Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance  •  Stephen Herrero   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Despite its frightening title, this book is a helpful introduction to the natural history and behavior of the bear by a long-term researcher in the field. With useful tips on "avoidance." (BST21, $16.95)
 		  
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, $11.95)
 		  
In the Presence of Grizzlies  •  Doug Peacock   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A compelling chronicle of the complicated and sometimes tragic interactions between grizzlies and humans, revealed through interviews with biologists, hunters and mauling victims, and observations of the bears themselves. (BST134, $16.95)
 		  
National Geographic: Glacier National Park  •  Artist Not Provided   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This National Geographic Channel program includes Sun Mountain and the Going-to-the-Sun highway. (USW665, $19.97)
 		  
A Flora of Glacier National Park, Montana  •  Peter Lesica   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Featuring line drawings and full-color photographs, this guide not only helps identify, but also provides information on habitats, geographical range, taxonomy, and ethnobotanical uses of each species of plant. (USW647, $34.95)
 		  
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  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
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 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)
 		  
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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