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Rocky Mountain National Park, A Visitor's Companion

by George Wuerthner

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2001
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide to Rocky Mountain National Park. (RKY07, $19.95)

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)

Rising from the Plains

by John McPhee

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1986
• PAPER
• 213 PAGES

McPhee's elegant and accessible essays show the geology the Rockies though his travels with U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love. (USW18, $16.00)

Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains

by James Halfpenny | Todd Telander

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 145 PAGES

An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description. (USW118, $9.95)

Western United States and Western Canada Map

by Michelin Travel Publications

• MAP

A map of the Western US from Colorado to the Pacific. (USW232, $6.95)

 

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Compass Guide Wyoming

by Nathaniel Burt | Don Pitcher

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

Handsomely produced, illustrated and informative, this compact guide covers the history, nature and attractions of Wyoming in detail, including a long chapter on Yellowstone. (USW61, $21.95)

Falcon Guide, Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park

by Kent Dannen | Donna Dannen

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2002
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to the trails of RMNP. (USW278, $14.95)

Rocky Mountain Natural History, Grand Teton to Jasper, A Trailside Reference

by Daniel Mathews

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2003
• PAPER
• 672 PAGES

A comprehensive field guide featuring 800 line drawings and 480 color photographs. (RKY61, $26.00)

Cowgirls: Women of the American West

by Teresa Jordan

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1992
• PAPER
• 309 PAGES

The story of the western woman, past and present, is intimately recounted through the words of the women themselves. (USW13, $19.95)

Crazy Horse and Custer, The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors

by Stephen Ambrose

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 483 PAGES

Renowned historian Stephen Ambrose offers up another chapter in the story of America in this portrait of two powerful men. He parallels the life of Crazy Horse, the great leader of the Oglala Sioux, with that of General George Armstrong Custer, the man he defeated at the battle of Little Bighorn. (USW136, $17.00)

Devil's Bargain, Tourism in the Twentieth-Century American West

by Hal Rothman

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

In this scholarly history, Rothman traces the development of tourism in places as diverse as Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Aspen. (USW453, $24.95)

Nothing Like it in the World, The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869

by Stephen Ambrose

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

Ambrose uses his considerable skill as a writer and his experience as a biographer to capture the energy, spirit and verve required to build the railroad. An admiring, enthusiastic account. (USW224, $18.00)

The Solace of Open Spaces

by Gretel Ehrlich

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1987
• PAPER
• 131 PAGES

A loosely organized travelogue and meditation on the high plains of Wyoming. While Ehrlich writes of ranchers, cowboys and weather, the real star of this lyrical celebration of Wyoming is the landscape itself. (USW67, $14.00)

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

by Isabella Bird

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Isabella Bird was an inspiring -- and intrepid -- Victorian traveler. This book collects her letters home to her sister Henrietta during travels through the Colorado Rockies in 1873, a side-trip she made on the way home from Hawaii. (USW44, $7.95)

The Magnificent Mountain Women, Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

by Janet Robertson

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1991
• PAPER
• 220 PAGES

A collection of biographical stories based on the adventures of Colorado's pioneering explorers, sportswomen, lady botanists and modern climbers, quite a colorful group. (USW199, $16.95)

Angle of Repose

by Wallace Stegner

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 592 PAGES

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of one man's search for his grandparents' story. It beautifully weaves the history of the American West and a glimpse of their life in California, Colorado and Idaho. (USW301, $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)

A Beast the Color of Winter

by Douglas Chadwick

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 234 PAGES

A lively portrait of the mountain goat, its ecology, behavior and environment. (RKY28, $18.95)

Beyond the Aspen Grove

by Ann Zwinger

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 358 PAGES

A re-issue of Zwinger's loving, illustrated guide to the Colorado Rockies, and particularly the forest, meadows and wildlife from 7,000 to 9,000 feet. (RKY42, $17.50)

Mountains and Plains, The Ecology of Wyoming Landscapes

by Dennis H. Knight

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 340 PAGES

This book documents the landscape ecology of Wyoming through dozens of photographs, maps, text and line drawings. The author pays particular attention to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. Of interest to both serious students and curious travelers. (USW64, $34.00)

Rocky Mountain, The Story Behind the Scenery

by Michael T. Smithson

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1986
• PAPER
• 48 PAGES

This brief, illustrated overview captures the drama and grandeur of the park in color photographs. (RKY7, $11.95)

Soul of the Rockies, Portraits of America's Largest Mountain Range

by Ed Cooper

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2008
• HARD COVER

Featuring legendary climber Ed Cooper's photographs and adventures south from Glacier National Park through Idaho, Montana and Colorado to the border with Mexico. (RKY103, $39.95)

The Great Divide, The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind

by Gary Ferguson

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES

A storyteller by nature, Ferguson spins tales of the vivid personalities attracted to the allure of the Wild West from the original inhabitants to early adventurers, mountain men, artists, entrepreneurs, conservationists and today's recreational visitors. (RKY74, $24.95)

The Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Rockies: Colorado, Southern Wyoming, and Northern New Mexico

by Audrey Delella Benedict

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 645 PAGES

A comprehensive, authoritative guide to the geography and geology of the region, its plants, animals, climate and weather. (RKY05, $24.95)

The Rockies, A Natural History

by Richard Cannings

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

This engaging, illustrated guide to the geology, history, habitats, wildlife and climate of the Rockies is geared for naturalist-travelers and includes hundreds of color photographs. (RKY82, $29.95)

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)

Rocky Mountain Nature Guide

by Andy Bezener

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

This guide includes information on mammals, fish, birds, trees, shrubs, wildflowers, insects and reptiles from the entire span of the Rockies - Alaska to New Mexico. Featuring over 300 exact full-color illustrations. (RKY108, $18.95)

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

by John J. Craighead

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 277 PAGES

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)

Rocky Mountain Wildlife

by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2000
• PLASTIC CARD

A laminated, fold-out guide to almost 150 animal species of the Rocky Mountains. (USW388, $5.95)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

by David Sibley

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 474 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. (USW418, $19.95)

Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains

by George W. Scotter

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 255 PAGES

Nicely organized by color of flower, and small enough for your daypack, this handy guide covers 350 species of flowering plants. (RKY113, $29.95)

Riders of the Purple Sage

by Zane Grey

• 1912
• PAPER
• 280 PAGES

A best-selling dime novel of the mythic West, a classic hymn to the land and the rough-and-ready Western code of honor among the cowboys and frontiersmen. (USW15, $14.00)

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