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Moon Colorado

Moon Colorado

by Steve Knopper

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

This comprehensive, up-to-date guide in the popular series includes good background information about history, culture and popular attractions. (SWU267, $19.95)

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

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)

Beyond the Aspen Grove

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)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States

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)

Recreational Map of Colorado

Recreational Map of Colorado

by GTR Mapping

  • MAP

A very good fold-out map of Colorado at a scale of 1:820,000. (RKY13, $3.95)

 

Insight Fleximap Denver


by Brian Bell | Donna Dailey

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • MAP

A laminated map of the "Mile High City," featuring detailed city, street and road maps, basic tourist information and recommendations. (RKY40, $8.95)

Rocky Mountain National Park, A Visitor's Companion

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)

Cowgirls: Women of the American West

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)

Empire Express, Building the First Transcontinental Railroad

Empire Express, Building the First Transcontinental Railroad


by David Haward Bain

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 816 PAGES

A magisterial history of the railroad that connected the East to the West -- and radically changed the face of America. It is quite a tale, featuring greed, corruption, disaster and many memorable characters. (USW135, $30.00)

Ghost Towns of Colorado


by Philip Varney

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

An illustrated introduction to 90 ghost towns and former mining camps in Colorado. With driving directions and maps. (USW341, $21.95)

The City and the Saloon, Denver, 1858-1916


by Thomas J. Noel

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES

A brief, scholarly portrait of saloon life in the old West. (USW207, $23.95)

The Oxford History of the American West


by Clyde Milner | Carol A. O'Connor | Martha A. Sandweiss

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 872 PAGES

A collection of wonderfully written essays by 25 contributors on the cultural and environmental history of the American West. With color illustrations and period photographs. (USW02, $29.95)

Wilderness and the American Mind

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)

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey


by Lillian Schlissel

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A fascinating, well researched selection of women's diaries and journals from the Wild West, including vivid accounts of buffalo hunts, Indian raids, childbirth under difficult circumstances, geological wonders and a telling amount of inward trepidation. With black-and-white photographs throughout. (USW395, $16.95)

In Search of the Old Ones, Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest

In Search of the Old Ones, Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest


by David D. Roberts

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 271 PAGES

An exuberant, engaging account of archaeological adventures in the desert Southwest. Roberts investigates the factors that may have led to the demise of the Anasazi civilization -- and looks into longstanding controversies. (USW157, $15.00)

The Magnificent Mountain Women, Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

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

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)

Centennial


by James Michener

  • LITERATURE
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 1038 PAGES

Michener's epic novel, written in celebration of America's bicentennial and the American West, spans 136 million years of Colorado history. (USW344, $8.99)

Mesa Verde National Park, Shadows of the Centuries


by Duane Smith

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A cultural and archaeological guide to Mesa Verde, including a history of the Anasazi, the story of the creation of the national park and the impact of modern tourism. (SWU159, $17.95)

The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West

The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West


by Tony Hillerman

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology takes in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Meriwether Lewis, John Steinbeck and Edward Abbey. (USW87, $18.99)

Seasons of the Elk


by Michael Furtman | Stanley Osolinski

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A natual history of the elk, with color photographs. (NAT51, $16.95)

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

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


by Daniel Mathews

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

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

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

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)

Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains

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)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

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)

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