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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
Bradley Mayhew
Carolyn McCarthy
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
288 PAGES
With much more personality and local savvy than one might expect, this excellent guide covers not only the practicalities of where to go and what to do in Yellowstone, but also includes a good overview of the natural history of the area.
(USW438, $19.99) |
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Yellowstone, A Visitor's Companion
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) |
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Wapiti Wilderness, The Life of Olaus & Margaret Murie in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Margaret Murie
Olaus Murie
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
PAPER
302 PAGES
In this classic book, Margaret and her biologist husband (who did the illustrations for the book) write of a winter, and especially the elk, at a ranch in Jackson Hole. Olaus and Mardy alternate chapters, mixing tales of work as a field biologist with stories of life in the region, where they lived for 37 years. Olaus Murie, who was born in 1889 in Moorhead, Minnesota, was named the first president of the Wilderness Society in 1945. The Murie ranch is now a conservation center, run in cooperation with Grand Teton National Park.
(USW68, $24.95) |
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Decade of the Wolf, Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
Douglas Smith
Gary Ferguson
NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
256 PAGES
Biologist Smith (Yellowstone Wolf Recovery Project) and nature writer Ferguson look at the ten year's since the re-introduction of wolves to Yellowstone.
(RKY90, $16.95) |
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Yellowstone National Park Map
Trails Illustrated
MAP
A hiker's overview map with great topographic detail, at a scale of 1:126,000, published in association with the National Geographic Society.
(USW32, $11.95) |
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Bozeman, Big Sky, West Yellowstone Montana Map
Beartooth Publishing
This beautifully detailed outdoor recreation map, with handsome shaded relief and topography at a scale of 1:100,000, includes descriptions of day hikes and mountain bike routes in the Gallatin Valley and surroundings.
(USW564, $11.95) |
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Compass Guide Wyoming
Nathaniel Burt
Don Pitcher
GUIDEBOOK
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) |
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Day Hikes In Yellowstone National Park, 82 Great Hikes
Robert Stone
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent guide to the best hikes in the area, including both popular geyser trails and those off the beaten path. Contains maps and concise descriptions for each hike.
(USW566, $12.95) |
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Falcon Guide, Hiking Yellowstone National Park
Bill Schneider
GUIDEBOOK
An entry in the excellent series of Falcon hiking guides, this practical book covers, in detail, both short day hikes and extensive backcountry outings.
(USW377, $16.95) |
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Fishing Yellowstone National Park
Richard Parks
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive handbook to fishing throughout the park from Falcon Guides.
(RKY34, $14.95) |
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Scenic Driving Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Susan Springer Butler
GUIDEBOOK
An indispensable guide to touring with recommended scenic routes and practical detail.
(RKY89, $15.95) |
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The Yellowstone Winter Guide
Jeff Henry
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide to Yellowstone in winter for snowmobilers.
(USW69, $13.95) |
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Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
Andrew Dean Nystrom
GUIDEBOOK
Nystrom's award-winning accessible guide covers both day hikes and backcountry treks in illustrated, authoritative detail.
(USW461, $16.95) |
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Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
Lee H. Whittlesey
HISTORY
A how-to-guide to safety in the park -- and a wry chronicle of what can go terribly wrong (including death by drowning, hypothermia, animal attacks, and such). A reminder to visitors that Yellowstone is the wilderness, not an amusement park.
(USW276, $16.95) |
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Do (Not) Feed the Bears, The Fitful History of Wildlife and Tourists in Yellowstone
Alice Wondrak Biel
HISTORY
Biel goes beyond Yogi and Smokey, showing changing attitudes toward the bears from the 19th-century up to current conservation policy.
(SWU465, $15.95) |
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The Solace of Open Spaces
Gretel Ehrlich
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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) |
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The Spirit of Yellowstone
Judith L. Meyer
Vance Howard
HISTORY
An engaging, scholarly history of Yellowstone and its place in America's imagination, covering the establishment of the park, geography, wildlife, and more. Complemented by color photographs, archival illustrations and maps.
(RKY25, $19.95) |
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The Yellowstone Story, A History of Our First National Park, Volume 1
Aubrey L. Haines
HISTORY
The first entry in a two volume history of the park.
(USW383, $22.95) |
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The Yellowstone Story, A History of Our First National Park, Volume 2
Aubrey L. Haines
HISTORY
The second entry in a two volume history of the park.
(USW384, $24.95) |
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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) |
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Journal of a Trapper
Osborne Russell
Aubrey L. Haines
EXPLORATION
A simply told account of the life of a fur trapper in the 1830s and 1840s, mainly in and around Yellowstone. It's both an eyewitness report from the heydey of fur trading and an engaging account of the region.
(USW439, $14.95) |
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Lost in My Own Backyard, A Walk in Yellowstone National Park
Tim Cahill
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Tim Cahill mixes tales of walks, hikes and three good backcountry treks with history, lore and gee-whiz wonder in this breezy celebration of America's first national park.
(USW430, $16.95) |
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Travels in the Greater Yellowstone
Jack Turner
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Turner celebrates the diversity of the park and its wildlife in a series of 12 lyrical essays.
(USW563, $25.95) |
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A Naturalist's Guide to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park
Frank C. Craighead, Jr.
NATURAL HISTORY
A memoir and classic natural history of the wildlife of Jackson Hole and the Tetons by a celebrated local biologist, organized week-by-week throughout the year.
(SWU168, $18.95) |
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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) |
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Mountain Time, A Yellowstone Portrait
Paul Schullery
NATURAL HISTORY
A former ranger, Schullery writes with depth and grace of the natural history of Yellowstone National Park, its wildlife, rangers, and visitors in this classic collection of e ssays, orginally published in 1984.
(USW392, $19.95) |
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Mountains and Plains, The Ecology of Wyoming Landscapes
Dennis H. Knight
NATURAL HISTORY
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, $28.00) |
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Of Wolves and Men
Barry Lopez
NATURAL HISTORY
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, $18.00) |
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Rising from the Plains
John McPhee
NATURAL HISTORY
McPhee's sophisticated, elegant and accessible volume describes the geology of Wyoming and the Rockies combined with a profile of U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love.
(USW18, $15.00) |
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Searching For Yellowstone, Ecology and Wonder in the Last Wilderness
Paul D. Schullery
NATURAL HISTORY
An engaging social and environmental history of Yellowstone from the Pleistocene to the present focusing on the park since its founding in 1872. Schullery has worked in Yellowstone as a ranger, a historian and the chief of cultural resources.
(USW59, $19.95) |
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Spectacular Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Charles R. Preston
NATURAL HISTORY
This book brings to life the gorgeous landscapes of Yellowstone and Grand Teton in 300 color photographs, including panoramic 6-page foldout spreads, archival pictures and essays on history and ecology.
(USW547, $45.00) |
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The Grizzly Bear
Thomas McNamee
NATURAL HISTORY
A natural history of "ursus arctos horribilis" -- lyrical, well written and provocative. An appropriate introduction to the beast for anyone traveling to grizzly country. McNamee also wrote "The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone."
(BST39, $16.95) |
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Windows into the Earth, The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Robert B. Smith
Lee J. Siegel
NATURAL HISTORY
A geologic history and tour of the northern Rockies, particularly Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. With an outstanding overview of the geologic formation of the region and 50 color photographs.
(USW356, $29.95) |
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Yellowstone Country, The Enduring Wonder
Seymour L. Fishbein
NATURAL HISTORY
An overview of Yellowstone presented in the style of National Geographic, featuring spectacular color photographs, maps and good travel information.
(SWU76, $15.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Yellowstone Trees & Wildflowers, An Introduction To Familiar Species Of The Yellowstone Area
James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE
A handy, laminated fold-up card.
(USW501, $5.95) |
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Yellowstone Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species of Yellowstone Area
Pocket Naturalist
FIELD GUIDE
A handy plastic card illustrating the birds, mammals, fishes, amphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone.
(RKY88, $5.95) |
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