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Montana, High, Wide, and Handsome

by 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. (USW50, $19.95)

Bad Land, An American Romance

by Jonathan Raban

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

Raban captures the spirit of rural America -- and the optimism of homesteaders on the Montana Prairie -- in this lovely tale weaving history, anecdote and travel. Winner of the National Book Award. (USW408, $15.95)

The Last Best Place, A Montana Anthology

by William Kittredge

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 1158 PAGES

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)

Recreational Map of Western Montana

by GTR Mapping

• MAP

This handy road map (1:790,000) shows Missoula, Butte, Bozeman, Big Sky and the route between Yellowstone and Glacier. (RKY86, $3.95)

 

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Glacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks Map

by Trails Illustrated

• 2004
• MAP

A detailed topographic map of Glacier and Waterton national Parks (USW96, $11.95)

Recreational Map of Eastern Montana

by GTR Mapping

• MAP

An excellent fold-out map of Eastern Montana at a scale of 1:790,000 showing topography, parks and wilderness areas, cities, towns and roads. With mileage chart, index and points of interest. Two Sides. 33x24 inches. (RKY121, $3.95)

Exploring Glacier National Park

by 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. (RKY19, $15.95)

Montana Atlas & Gazetteer

by DeLorme Mapping

• REFERENCE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 96 PAGES

Outstanding color maps of Montana, including Glacier National Park. (USW60, $19.95)

Yellowstone, A Visitor's Companion

by George Wuerthner

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1992
• PAPER
• 218 PAGES

A handbook to the geology, ecology, wildlife and plants of Yellowstone. With photographs, a bird list, and brief field guide with black-and-white drawings. (USW54, $15.95)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, An Indian History of the American West

by Dee Brown

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 450 PAGES

An unsettling history of the violent conquest of the Native Americans of the West, from 1860-1890, as told by members of the tribes themselves. Thirtieth-anniversary edition. (USW288, $17.00)

Stars Over Montana

by Warren Hanna

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

The classic history of Glacier National Park, published in celebration of the 2010 centennial. (USW560, $16.95)

The Wide Open, Prose, Poetry, and Photographs of the Prairie

by Susan O'Connor

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 198 PAGES

Personal or poetic, journalistic or scientific, the diverse stories and photogaphs collected in this handsome book eloquently attest to the allure, abundance and open spaces of the American West. The stories are as diverse as the tellers, ranging from fiction by Barry Lopez, Richard Ford, and William Kittredge, to the childhood histories of Mary Clearman Blew and Judy Blunt and the nonfiction tales of Jim Harrison, Gretel Ehrlich, and Rick Bass. (USW570, $39.95)

Wilderness and the American Mind

by Roderick Nash

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 413 PAGES

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

by Norman MacLean

• HISTORY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 301 PAGES

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)

Lewis & Clark, An Illustrated History

by Dayton Duncan | Ken Burns

• EXPLORATION
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 248 PAGES

The handsomely produced companion volume to Ken Burns' PBS documentary film, featuring essays and 150 illustrations, most in full color. (PNW36, $45.00)

The Essential Lewis and Clark

by Landon Y. Jones | Meriwether Lewis | William Clark

• EXPLORATION
• 2002
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

Edited by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, this compact book features well-chosen selections from Lewis and Clark's journals focusing on natural history, people and landscapes of the West. (PNW70, $13.99)

Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West

by Stephen Ambrose

• EXPLORATION
• 1997
• PAPER
• 528 PAGES

Ambrose recreates the high adventure and politics of late 18th-century America in this classic history, rich in details of Native American life, geography, flora and fauna. (USW20, $18.00)

All But the Waltz, A Memoir of Five Generations in the Life of a Montana Family

by Mary Clearman Blew

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2001
• PAPER
• 223 PAGES

In this memoir, Blew writes of life and death on the Montana Plains, from her own youth spent working cattle on the family ranch, back through her family to the fur traders and railroad workers who first moved west. (USW101, $19.95)

This House of Sky, Landscapes of a Western Mind

by Ivan Doig

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1992
• PAPER
• 314 PAGES

Doig's beautifully told, inspiring story of growing up tough on a ranch in western Montana. It's a powerful tale of place, family bonds and perseverance. A western favorite. (RKY18, $14.00)

Why I Came West, A Memoir

by Rick Bass

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

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

by Norman MacLean

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 226 PAGES

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)

Dancing at the Rascal Fair

by Ivan Doig

• LITERATURE
• 1996
• PAPER
• 405 PAGES

The central book in Doig's Montana trilogy presents a moving portrayal of the immigrants who dared to seek new lives in the Rocky Mountains, the American experience during the turn of the century, and the story of the McCaskill family. (USW710, $17.00)

English Creek

by Ivan Doig

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Doig returns to the McCaskill family in 1930s Montana during a season of drama and soul searching, and ultimately brings the story to a climax. (USW711, $16.00)

Fools Crow

by James Welch

• LITERATURE
• 1987
• PAPER
• 391 PAGES

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, $16.00)

The Big Sky

by Alfred Guthrie | Wallace Stegner

• LITERATURE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 386 PAGES

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 Whistling Season

by Ivan Doig

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Doig's richly textured novel of the Old West revolves around a rancher, a new housekeeper (can't cook but doesn't bite) and her scholarly, mysterious brother, who takes over as schoolteacher in Marias Coulee, Montana. (RKY94, $14.95)

Of Wolves and Men

by Barry Lopez

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 302 PAGES

This eloquent, powerful book is an outstanding overview of the wolf, as well as a survey of wolf mythology and its relationship to human society. First published in the 1980s, it has been reprinted with a new afterword by the author. (BST31, $20.00)

Roadside Geology, Montana

by Donald Hyndman

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1986
• PAPER
• 435 PAGES

The geologic history of Montana as seen through the car window. (USW49, $20.00)

The Time of the Buffalo

by Tom McHugh | Victoria Hobson

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1979
• PAPER
• 339 PAGES

A classic survey of the history and ecology of the American buffalo, including evolution, patterns of behavior, folklore, relationships with humans (including Plains cultures), biology and ecology. (BST54, $24.95)

Glacier National Park Wildlife

by James Kavanagh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2008
• PLASTIC CARD

Take it along! This handy, fold-up plastic card includes color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and butterflies. (USW500, $5.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States

by Peter Alden

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 447 PAGES

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)

Northern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers, Including Glacier, Waterton Lakes, Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, and Yoho

by Wayne Phillips

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2012
• PAPER
• 293 PAGES

Compiled by a former forest service ecologist and botany teacher at Yellowstone Institute, this handy guide features 300 species, expertly photographed, explained and organized by color and family for quick identification. (RKY127, $24.95)

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