ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, AND NORTHERN INDIAN BASKETS AND CURIOS. by Frohman Trading Co.
Reprint of 1902 wholesale and retail catalog from this trading company. Pictures and describes many baskets from various tribes and styles plus other goods like carved model canoes and paddles and totem poles. Prices are given for many items; convert to 2020 by multiplying by about 30. Provides a good survey of the crafts from various tribes, including Yakutat of Alaska, Potlatch ceremonial baskets, Klickitat baskets, rare Skokomish baskets, Sally bags, Makah baskets, Haida potlatch dancing baskets, chilcat blankets, maidu and pomo baskets, Pima and Maricopa baskets, baskets of Pomos, Maidus and Missions, E-pi-ca and Shibus, and some very rare baskets "priced on application" of Pomo burden and feather and abalone baskets.
ISBN: None. Order #: BIMO1067 paper$3.50.

AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak region. by Richard M. Pearl.
History of region west of Colorado Springs from earliest days. Travel by road, trail, and cog railway to the summit as one of Colorado's 14er mountains over 14000 feet, this one rising from the plains to the summit. The song 'America the Beautiful" was inspired by America's Mountain. Includes Native American history, flora, fauna, wildlife, geology, ghost towns. 36 pages, illustrations.
 Inventory = 8. ISBN: 936564-38-5. 1964 revised edition.  Order #: LILO5269 paper4.95.

 

 

AMERIKANUAK: Basques in the New World. by William Douglass.
Explores the roots of Basque people in the Americas, tracing their origin from their France/Spain homeland and recording their role in early sailing and exploring and their more recent work in the western sheep industry. Photos, 534 pages.
ISBN: 0-87417-043-5. 1975. Dust jacket scuffed. Order #: UNNV3159 cloth$35.00.

 

 

AMONG THE APACHES. by Frederick Schwatka.
Apaches in 1870s: dwellings, medicine men, runners, war dress, weapons, leaders of this Southwestern tribe. Originally published in Century Magazine for 1887. 30 illustrations,  30 pages.
ISBN: 0-910584-35-4. Order #: FILT4574 paper$4.00.

 

 

BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT: geology, history, prehistory. edited by David Grant Noble.
Geology, history & prehistory of New Mexico Indian pueblo of cliff dwellings and valley sites. How volcanoes provided the material for the cliff dwellings and the landscape, prehistory of the region from 4,000 years ago, excerpts from Adolph Bandelier's Southwestern Journals, and Past/Present/Future of Bandelier National Monument. Illustrated, 32 large-format pages."
ISBN: 0-277-089-X. 1985. Order #: SCAR1904 paper$4.95.

 

THE BEAVER MEN. by Mari Sandoz.
History of trappers who roamed the wilds of Canada and western America during the two centuries 1630-1834-their canoes, paddles, portages, and the animal whose fur they sought as bounty for trading to widespread companies. Tells of rivals of trading companies, rendezvous, relations with Indians, politics in the region. A chapter of American history that resulted in the first explorations by the white race of regions formerly known only to Native Americans, fueled largely by a desire to provide hats for folks in civilized areas. 335 pages, illustrated, maps, bibliography, index..
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-8032-5884-4. Order #: UNNE6948 paper$7.95

 

THE BIG MISSOURI WINTER COUNT. by Roberta Carkeek Cheney. Records 131 years of Sioux life--1796 to 1926, portrayed on an Indian hide calendar. Explains the meanings of the pictorial entries on the hide-years when a chief died, the stars fell, a French trader arrived, battles with other tribes, visit to the U. S. president, enlistment of "braves" into U.S. Army in World War I, and more for each year.. Illustrated, 48 pages, bibliography.
Inventory = 2; otherwise out of print. ISBN: 0-89761-081-6. Order #: NAGR0943 paper$6.95.

 

 

BLICKENSDERFER: /images of the West. by Rutherford W. Witthus.
Blickensderfer was an accomplished pictorial photographer in the 1920s, presenting impressionistic soft-focused /images that depicted many moods of the Rocky Mountain West. He singled out not only mountains and landscapes but also the cliff dwelling of the Mesa Verde, the exotic architecture of New Mexico's Indian pueblos, the arches of Capistrano, national parks of Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon and of the stylistic buildings of Denver, Colorado. His work was exhibited in numerous shows. As an avid bird-watcher he also made portraits of them, even while waiting in trees to catch the right moment. 75 illustrations, 160 large-format pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN: 0-917895-09-6. 1966. Order #: CORD5944 cloth w/dust jacket$35.00.

BLONDE CHICANA BRIDE'S MEXICAN COOKBOOK. by Helen C. Keen.
The Gringo's guide to Mexican food from chile to coffee, from bread to beer. Recipes for enchiladas, sopapillas, huevos, pan, frijoles, guacamole, and more. Ideas for lowering the fat content of Mexican foods. Newer edition of earlier book by Duran.  61 pages, illustrated with historical engravings.
ISBN: 0-86541-031-3. Order #: FILT3781 paper$5.95.

 

 

BLONDE CHICANA BRIDE'S MEXICAN COOKBOOK. by Helen C. Keen.
The Gringo's guide to Mexican food from chile to coffee, from bread to beer. Recipes for enchiladas, sopapillas, huevos, pan, frijoles, guacamole, and more. Ideas for lowering the fat content of Mexican foods. Newer edition of earlier book by Duran. 55 pages, illustrated with historical engravings.
ISBN: 0-910584-96-6. Order #: FILT0457 paper$4.95.

 

 

 

BUFFALO BILL: The Man and the Museum. (Rocky Mountain Traveler Guidebook). by Stanley W. Zamonski.
William Frederick Cody was the most recognizable personality during his day. As a traveling performer, he brought the American West to all corners of the world. Filled with photographs and well-written, this book tells the tales of this hero's life. 48 pages.
ISBN: 1-55838-076-0. Order #: AMTR7604 paper$6.95.

 

 

 

 

 

CONFESSIONS OF A MAVERICK: an autobiography. by Farrington R. Carpenter.
After proving up on a homestead in 1907 early Colorado, author became an active lawyer and built a cattle herd to be the largest in Colorado at that time, His area of operation was Hayden, west of the continental divide but not away from the politics east of it, serving in the state legislature and in the federal Department of the Interior involved in grazing management. Read of this active life at a time when horses were still a common matter and exposure to myriad situations was what happened. Historical photographs, 216 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-945276-27-6. 1984. Slight soiling on cover. Order#: COHI3350 paper$9.95.

 

COYOTE AND THE FISH. by Lorna Garrod.
Indian trickster story about how the rainbow trout got its rainbow color--by outsmarting coyote. Presented in simple story fashion; entertaining for both adult and youth fishers who know the colorful rainbow trout. 36 pages, 17 Mimbres style illustrations.
ISBN: 0-86541-029-1. 1993. Order #: FILT0210 paper$4.00.

 

 

DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION: the story of the Amargosa Opera House. by Marta Becket; edited by Stanley Paher.
How this professional dancer came to take an abandoned theater in the eastern California desert near Death Valley and make it into an opera house where she would give performances. This is also her story of soliciting public support to restore paintings that were on the walls. History of the town is given, including its major role in borax mining and milling. Photographs, map of region and nearby ghost towns, 16 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. 1979. Order #: NEVA1109 paper$19.50.

 

DEATH VALLEY'S SCOTTY'S CASTLE: the story behind the scenery (CA). Paher.
Strange story of this desert mansion in an isolated canyon of Death Valley National Park--of the man who had it built and the man who came to be identified with it. Includes interior furnishings, architecture. 48 large-format pages, color illustrations.
ISBN: 0-916122-87-5. 1985. Order #: KCPU0878 paper$8.95.

 

 

DISCOVER WESTWARD EXPANSION: an Educational Activity Book. Salts.
Stories, games, puzzles relating to America's frontier settlement during the 1800s. Learn about American Indians, explorers, adventurers, gold-seekers, pioneers, miners, and fur-traders. Includes word games, puzzles, projects, secret codes, mazes, and more.. For children. 32 pages.
Inventory = 1 ISBN: 0-931056-03-9 . Order #: JENE6050 paper$4.95.

 

 

FIELD MOUSE GOES TO WAR: a bilingual tale. by Edward A. Kennard and Albert Yava. Illustrated by Fred Kabotie.
Can the little field mouse outwit the hawk that is stealing chickens from the People? This traditional Hopi tale was originally published in 1944 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The drawings are by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie who was born at the turn of the century on the Second Mesa. Kabotie was commissioned by the Museum of the American Indian in New York to record authentic native dances and by the Fred Harvey Company to decorate the Indian Tower on the south Rim of the Grand Canyon. The book is in English and phonetic Hopi. Contains pronunciation guide.74 pages.
ISBN: 0-86541-046-1. Order #: FILT5265 paper$10.95.

 

FORT VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (WA). by Archie Satterfield and David Lavender.
National Park Service Handbook 113. Washington fur-trading post on the bank of the Columbia River in Washington state built by the Hudson's Bay Company, and used for 35 years as trading center with Indians and trappers. The region of the fort was once sought as territory by Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and America. Explains how beavers were trapped and their pelts made into hats for a broad market plus daily life at the fort.. Roles of individuals active in making history are recounted. Includes guide to site and adjacent park areas. Black-and-white and color photographs, drawings, and paintings, maps, 146 pages,index.
ISBN: 024-005-0816-1. 1981. Order #: USGB2345 paper$7.00.

 

FOX GRAPES: Cherokee verse. by Joan Shaddox Isom.
Cherokee verse from Oklahoma. Author grew up in hills of eastern part of the state and is of Cherokee descent, giving her a consuming interest in the Native American--culture, myths, legends, and spiritualism. In her poems she writes about her heritage--the plains, the hills, the people. Illustrated by the author, 48 pages.
Inventory=36. ISBN: 0-910584-45-1. Order #: FILT0456 paper$3.95.

 

 

"FRONTIER TYPES" and "IN COWBOY LAND". by Theodore Roosevelt. Illustrated by Frederic Remington.
Roosevelt's own account of his time as a ranch hand in 1890s Dakota Territory, first published in Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Introduces characters known before he became president: starving fur trappers, hard-working cowboys, rustlers, black-mailing claim jumpers, gunfighters, irregular constable and preacher. 44 pages, illustrated.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-86541-041-0. Order #: FILT5543 paper$5.95.

 

FRYING PANS WEST: cookbook...on food and drinks from the frontier. by Sam Arnold.
Reviewed as "a rare book with bona fide details of frontier cookery--well researched and personally tested." Frontier food and drinks gleaned from some 1600 books of the period, many served in Colorado's The Fort restaurant, replica of fur-trading post. Recipes from the Oregon Trail, Mormon migrations, Santa Fe Trail are included along with Native American and Mexican. Recipes for drinks are given, such as the non-alcoholic "switchel" to the potent "Bent's Fort Hailstorm". There are biscochitos, red flannel hash, sago-rhubarb pudding, pinole, carne asada, minted trout, capirotada, and more--over 80 historic recipes in all. Drawings, 72 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-914454-3X. 1985. Order #: ARNO0512 paper$6.95.

 

GALEN CLARK: Yosemite Guardian. by Shirley Sargent.
Galen Clark was so well known for his dedication and devotion to Yosemite as a pioneer, explorer, conservationist, author, and guardian that he was almost as famous as Half Dome. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, his valuable contributions had largely faded from public memory. John Muir has become a folk hero, yet Clark, who was Muir's predecessor in Yosemite by twelve years and was far more intimate with its affairs, has been neglected. It was he who discovered the Mariposa Grove, kept peace with the Indians, superintended the building of trails, roads, and bridges, and zealously protected the place he described as "...this wonderful sanctuary of Nature's vast mountain temple." (from the foreword by Shirley Sargent). 88 large-format pages, 84 illustrations, index.
ISBN: None. GRWE7466 paper$9.95.

 

A GUIDE TO GRAND CANYON VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT. by Timothy Manns.
Gives overview of Grand Canyon history, noting Native Americans of thousands of years ago, Spanish explorers in 1540, European visitors, prospectors, and tourism entrepreneurs. Details the structures of the district: Red Horse Station when canyon visitors came by stagecoach, Bright Angel Trail operated as a toll road, Kolb Studio of photographers who made early Colorado River trip, Lookout Studio of Fred Harvey Company selling photographs and books, pioneer and miner's Buckey O'Nell Cabin, Indian Gardens in the canyon, El Tovar Hotel, Hopi House, Verkamp's Curios, Santa Fe Railway Station, first National Park Service administration building, Mule and Horse Barns. Historical photographs, district map, 24 pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: GRCA0568 paper$4.95.

GUIDE TO HISTORIC ASPEN AND THE ROARING FORK VALLEY. Sarah J. Pearce & Roxanne Eflin.
Covers mining days, railroad history, recreation, historic buildings, beginning of skiing, fire department, mansions of mining barons, and tours. Photographs, maps, 48 pages.
ISBN:0-917895-32-0. 1990..Order #: CORD7579 paper$7.95.

GUIDE TO THE GEORGETOWN/SILVER PLUME HISTORIC DISTRICT. Neely, Bradley, and Borneman.
Important city in Colorado's history. Describes individual buildings and famous loop railroad now offering scenic rides. Includes the nearby town of Silver Plume. Photographs, maps, 48 pages.
ISBN: 0-917895-08-8. 1990. Order#: CORD5941 paper$7.95.

 

HAUNTED HIGHWAYS: the ghost towns of New Mexico. by Ralph Looney.
Histories of once lively towns and also of camps that didn't make it. A combination guidebook and history of more than two dozen New Mexico ghost towns such as Loma Parda, bloody Lincoln Town, Mogollon, Columbus, Dolores, Cerillos and more. Includes the characters of the region, such as Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett, Jinglebob John Chisum, Kit Carson, Pancho Villa plus Native Americans Victorio and Cochise and their resistance to the coming of the white man. 150 contemporary and historical photographs, map, 220 large-format pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8263-0506-7 1986. Order #: UNNM1605 paper$17.95.

 

HEALTH, WEALTH AND PLEASURE IN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. by F.C. Nims.
Early guidebook to scenery along Denver and Rio Grande Railway, with towns and forts and includes scenic attractions, wildlife, Native Americas, and economic activity at the time of its 1881 printing. Intent was to promote rail passenger use and was the first of many similar releases. Reprint from 1881, released in this form as a centennial edition. Illustrated with 19th century engravings, 129 pages.
ISBN:0-89013-126-0. 1978. Covers lightly scuffed. Order#: MUNM0899 paper$5.95.

 

HISTORIC COOKERY. by Fabiola C Gilbert.
First appearing in 1931, Historic Cookery is an early cookbook of New Mexican foods from the author's family and villagers in northern New Mexico. Complete recipes for chile sauces, corn dishes, meats, cheese, eggs, and vegetables as well as salads, soups, breads, desserts, and beverages. 43 pages, drawings, index. perfect-bind spine.
ISBN: 978-0-941270-99-1.Order #: GISM1833 paper$5.95.

 

 

A HISTORY OF PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT. by Robert A. Murray. Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota, where early plains native Americans quarried catlinite stone for pipes. This Native American industry began arond 1650 and there is still active quarrying of the special stone by tribal members. Early painter of Indians George Catlin visited the site and made a sketrch of it in 1836 with his name then being used for the rock. Pipes and other objects made from catlinite have been traded widely and pipe-smoking for ceremonial purposes was an Indian custom throughout America. Photos, map, 60 pages.
ISBN: . Order #: PIIS5503 paper$4.00.

 

IN RED MAN'S LAND: a study of the American Indian. by Frances E. Leupp.
Leupp was an early U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs and had written government reports about relations with tribes. In this book his purpose was to deal with the Indian as an individua "as if introducing an old resident to new neighbors". Chapters therefore include "The Aboriginal Red Man". "The Red Man and the Government","The Red Man and His White Neighbor", "The Red Man and Our Social Order", and "The Red Man as  Teacher and Learner". Historical photographs showing Indians in camps, Chiefs, Maidens, homes. 161 pages.
ISBN: 0-87380-115-6. 1976. Order #: RIGR1235 cloth$12.00.

 

IT HAPPENED IN NEVADA. by Elizabeth Gibson.
Fascinating stories about thirty events that helped make Nevada what it is today, including little-known episodes that shaped the Silver State's colorful history. Join "Pony Bob" on  his daring ride, learn of filming of an early motion picture, hear of Elvis Presley's strange wedding, read of Mark Twain's early newspaper career, train and bank robberies and more. 142 pages.
ISBN: 978-1-56044-944-7. Order #: GLPE5760 paper$14.95.

 

 

JEDEDIAH SMITH and the opening of the West. by Dale L. Morgan.
An authentic American hero, Smith's main purpose was to find and trap beaver for the fur trade but in the process he discovered many western areas and travel routes: South Pass in Wyoming, California via overland, crossing of the Sierra Nevada, length and width of the Nevada/Utah Great Basin, and first to reach Oregon by journey up the coast from California. Episodes of travel in snow, dealings with fur companies, traveling companions, Indian relations and encounters.
ISBN: 978-0-8032-5138-6. Pages 1-4 wrinkled. Order #: UNNE6523 paper$9.95.

 

 

KOKOPELLI: Casanova of the Cliff Dweller. John V. Young.
Who or what was Kokopelli? The hunchback flute player's many roles and the Kokopelli legends are described in this 40 page, illustrated book.
Inventory= 5. ISBN: 0-86541-026-7. Order #: FILT7122 paper$4.95.

KOKOPELLI: Casanova of the Cliff Dwellers.
Inventory=1. ISBN: 978-0-86541-110-4. Order #: FILT7123 paper$6.95.

 

 

 

KOKOPELLI: drum in belly. by Gail Haley.
Meticulously researched interpretation of the Native American story of Kokopelli, the hunchback flute player. 32 pages, full color. An ancient Native American tale beautifully told and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist. Meticulously researched interpretation of the complex and fascinating Native American story of Kokopelli, the hunchback flute player. Ages 8 and up. 32-pages, full color, dust jacket.
ISBN: 978-0-86541-069-5.Order #: FILT4217 paper$12.95.

 

LET'S EAT: Ramona Pioneer Historical Society Cookbook. by Ramona Pioneer Historical Society
Recipes for main dishes and vegetables, salads and sauces, breads, deserts, and candies--some with a historical aspect such as weewish (acorn mush used by the Native Americans of California), oxtails bourgeois, bean soup with hoe cake, green corn oysters, hominy grits, Yorkshire pudding from 1885, pink beans with ground venison, barbecued rabbit, Grandmother's soda biscuits, baked oranges, tipsy parson, zabaglioni, samang bars, lazy daisy cake, champagne julep.
Inventory = 23. ISBN: None. 1975.Order #: ACOM6001 paper$3.95.

 

THE MALPAIS GOLD. Carson.
Novel of how one man was intrigued by a chance-find to become a treasure addict. The gold sought was first discovered in New Mexico in 1864, then most of its discoverers were killed by Indians and the two remaining hid what they had, losing track of where and setting off intrigue to find the location ever since. Covers scuffed. 148 pages. 
ISBN: 0-941620-09-3. 1978. CARS0272 paper$6.95.

 

 

MONTANA AND THE WEST--essays in honor of K. Ross Toole. Rex C. Myers and Harry W. Fritz.
Foreword by Wallace Stegner tells of the dedication of this enthusiastic Western historian and his open presentation of what he saw as corporate excesses in the development--or compromise and in some cases destruction--of the region/s natural resources of minerals and grasslands. Toole was influential as a professor of history and director of the state historical society. Here his students and other historians present essays of their own on episodes of Montana history. Photos, 250 pages.
ISBN: 0-87108-586-0. 1984. Order #: PRUE1155 paper$12.95.

 

 

NEZ PERCE COUNTRY: a guide to Nez Perce National Historical Park. by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
National Park Service Handbook #121. Describes culture of Native American tribe from Idaho region--their goods, religion, territory, horses, customs, biographies of individuals. Includes interaction of native Americans with traders, trappers, missionaries, soldiers--including hostilities with white settlers--and eventually the flight of the people to escape what they perceived as unacceptable relations with the government in an attempt to reach Canada while being pursued by the U.S. Army and engaging in numerous battles and even passing through land already established as Yellowstone National Park. There are travelers' tips and guide including to the sites of many of the battles. Drawings, black-and-white plus color photographs, 224 pages.
ISBN: 024-005-00906-0. 1983. Scarred spot on front cover. Order #: USGB4623 paper$6.50.

NEVADA TREASURE HUNTERS GHOST TOWN GUIDE. by Theroin Fox.
Handy reference to locating old ming camps, ghost town sites, mountains and rivers, lakes, camel trails, abandoned roads. springs and water holes. includes 1881 fold-in map of Nevada with glossary of 800 place names and 1867 map of Nevada plus a description of the state as of 1881. The 1880 population of  cities and towns is given: Las Vegas had 88 people; Reno had 1,202; Virginia City had 10,917, the largest city in the state. Maps, 24 pages. ISBN: None. 1961. Order #: NEVA1092 paper$2.50.

 

 

NEW LIGHT ON CHACO CANYON. by David Grant Noble.
Prehistory of this people who built monumental stone towers, ceremonial great kivas, and laid out extensive building complexes along consistent lines yet over long periods. Rock drawings and communication with outlying sites was also developed. Here archaeological findings are presented, along with the development of that science in the area. Presents art and practical objects discovered during excavations and traces some of the history of restoring and stabilization of structures. Photographs, some in color, many historical. 108 large-format pages, index.
ISBN: 0-933452-10-1. Order #: SCAR8017 paper$12.95.

 

A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CRIPPLE CREEK. by Leland Feitz.
Colorado mining town began with discovery of gold in 1890, to become a thriving city and now a living ghost town of its former self--until its gambling revival.. Cripple Creek at one time had 10 newspapers.100 historical photos with captions showing buildings, railroads, horse team freighters, horse-drawn wagons, parades, and the interiors of businesses and homes-as well as mines and miners and overviews of the town..48 large-format pages, 1990.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0936564-37-7. Order #: LILO3439 paper$7.95.

 

POWELL'S CANYON VOYAGE. by W. L. Rusho.
History of J. W. Powell's first expedition through the Grand Canyon, organized as an endeavor to gather scientific information on the route of the river and its character, being in one of the last places of the then-United States to be explored. In addition, the venture also became an adventure as Powell's group navigated uncharted rapids in wooden boats. 44pages, illustrated with engravings and photographs from early expeditions..
ISBN: 0-910584-12-5. Order #: FILT0461 paper$4.00.

 

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF ARIZONA. by Marshall Trimble.
Varied legends, lost-treasure stories, ghost towns, place names, ancient past of byways--arranged along the highways of the state so you can learn of the past as you travel. Illustrated, 480 pages with Arizona chronology, index, and bibliography.
ISBN: 0-87842-198-X. 1994. Order #: MOPR5613 paper$20.00.

 

 

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA. by Ruth Pittman.
"An exceptional guide for curious, history-conscious travelers." —Midwest Book Review. Author Ruth Pittman writes with graceful ease and contagious enthusiasm about the missions, the gold rush, the rich cultural diversity, and issues as old as California--water, social programs, the environment, and more. 430 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-87842-318-7. Order #: MOPR9051 paper$20.00.

 

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF COLORADO. by Candy Moulton.
Sights and stories along Colorado's roads and highways past ancient pueblos, mining boom and ghost towns, frontier forts, and modern ski resorts.297 pages, photos, and maps.
ISBN: 0-87842-520-9. Order #: MOPR1133 paper$20.00.

 

 

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF NEVADA. by Richard Moreno.
Rich Moreno is one of the most talented travel writers in the West. His knowledge of Nevada's farthest reaches and the unusual history of each place may be unmatched. —Ron James, Nevada state historical preservation officer. There's more to Nevada than one-armed bandits, cheap buffets, and Elvis impersonators. From ice ages to expeditions, Paiutes to pioneers, and dams to divorce seekers, Roadside History of Nevada provides an overview of the Silver State. Richard Moreno divides Nevada into six geographical-historical areas, rich and often surprising in detail: Pyramid Lake yielded a world-record 41-pound cutthroat trout; Virginia City housed Mark Twain when he wrote for the Territorial Enterprise; and Lovelock Cave was the site of one of the West's greatest archaeological misunderstandings. Survey the boom and bust of the mining industry, trace the desperate plight of the Donner party trapped in Sierra snow, and observe the growth of gambling from low-profile to a neon-castle industry. 368 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-87842-410-8. Order #: MOPR9056 paper$22.00.

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO. by Francis Fugate and Roberta Fugate.
1990 Western Writers of America Spur Award. Indian, Spanish, and Anglo cultures as discovered along roadways. "It provides a skillfully crafted...synthesis of the historical background of countless communities and other sites along the roadsides that crisscross New Mexico's vast landscape." —Journal of the West. New Mexico's heritage spans more than four and a half centuries. Roadside History of New Mexico brings the state's history to vibrant life. 483 pages, illustrated. Out of print.
ISBN: 978-0-87842-242-5. Order #: MOPR5701 paper$20.00.

 

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF OKLAHOMA. by Francis Fugate and Roberta Fugate.
"Whether you visit the sites in person or read about them from an easy chair, this roadside history is a must for folks wanting to know when, why, and how the twin territories joined to become the state of Oklahoma." —Arthur Shoemaker, True West.
Roadside History of Oklahoma invites tourists and residents alike to use the state's highways as avenues connecting the present with the past. Drive along the stage route used by the Butterfield Overland Mail, or follow the Chisholm Trail as the first cowboys did after the Civil War when they drove cattle to railheads in Kansas, or cross the state on "America's Main Street," Route 66. Uses highways to connect present with past. Includes Butterfield & Chisolm Trails, US Rte. 66. Photos, 472 pages.
ISBN: 0-87842-272-2. Order #: MOPR7353 paper$20.00.

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF OREGON. by Bill Gulick.
Explorers, town builders, lighthouse keepers, varied past of Oregon. "Once in a while a travel/history book comes along that truly grasps the reader's attention and fires the imagination. Such a book is Roadside History of Oregon...It makes for fascinating reading." —Reid Iford, Oregon City Enterprise Courier. This volume takes the reader through time, from Lewis and Clark's journey along the Columbia River to pioneer town-builders at the end of the Oregon Trail, from the tenders of lonely lighthouses off the storm-wracked coast to the Chinese miners working the depths of Hells Canyon. Illustrated, 448 pages.
ISBN: 0-87842-252-8. Order #: MOPR3135 paper$24.00.

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF TEXAS. by Leon Metz.
The best book thus far in an altogether excellent series, a cornucopia of beautiful, often funny, anecdotes and data on every corner of the vast state." —Rocky Mountain News. This book guides visitors and residents along the state's highways and through its past to reveal the key figures and events that have made Texas what it is today. Overview of state, its regions, people and places along roadways. Illus., 489 pages.  Out of print.
ISBN: 0-87842-297-8. Order #: MOPR8147paper$20.00.

 

 

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF WYOMING.
Guide to state's 5 historic regions from Indians and trappers through emigrants to ranchers, merchants, more. Photos, maps, 432p. It's a good book, and worth adding to the library of anyone with an interest in Wyoming's past. —Mark Huffman, Jackson Hole News. In Roadside History of Wyoming readers will learn about Native Americans who struggled to adapt to many sudden changes, mountain men who braved the wilderness, emigrants who suffered untold hardships, cattle and sheep drovers who took advantage of the open range, miners who sought wealth below the ground, and many others whose deeds help define the state's rich history. 440 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-87842-316-3. Order #: MOPR8251 paper$20.00.

 

ROADSIDE HISTORY OF YELLOWSTONE PARK. by Winfred Blevins.
Learn about the Indians who lived or traveled through Yellowstone, as well as the mountain men who were the first white people to discover Yellowstone, the government "explorers" who mapped it and fought to make it a park, the poachers and other exploiters who threatened the park, and those who protected it. Meet the travelers, foreign and domestic, high-born and low-born, who sojourned here off the travails, thrills, dramas, and serene satisfactions of the people over the park's history. Easy and enjoyable to read, this guide allows you to begin at any of the five park entrances and follow the park's story as you follow the road. 116 pages.
ISBN: 0-87842-223-4. Order #: MOPR9061 paper$10.00.

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CACHE: a Western wild game cookbook. by Sharon Duffala.
Wild fish and game cookbook especially for the western sports person that also has an historical aspect to understand how explorers and pioneers lived off the land: how to prepare game in the field, big game, small game, upland birds and waterfowl, and game fish. Covers butchering, lots of ways to use venison, filleting a fish, and many recipes--for crawdad tails, elk heart, pan-fried turtle, camp-roasted rattlesnake, jackrabbit deluxe, muskrat, and many more. Photographs, 80 pages, index.\
ISBN: 0-87108-630-1. 1982. Order #: PRUE1151 paper$5.95.

 

RUSH FOR RICHES: gold fever and the making of California. by Holliday.
ISBN: -520-21402-1. 1999. Order #: UNCA2719 paper$35.00. Describe, then add to other pages.

 

 

SALINAS: archaeology, history, prehistory. Editor: David Grant Noble.
New Mexico area includes pueblo Indian and Spanish mission sites of Gran Quivira, Quarai, and Abo. Spanish efforts here to gain riches from silver and to spread their faith failed and neither they nor the Indians survived. 'though their missions still stand as empty shells and there are remnants of the pueblo towns. Now a national monument, the story is told of the native Americans beginning at least 10,000 years ago as various peoples dominated the area. Rock art is discussed, with several photographs, and there are the stories of the Pueblo Revolt and of Bernardo Gruber and a superstition he promoted to his dismay. Illustrated, maps, 40 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-941270-78-5. 1982. Order #: ANCI8013 paper$4.95.

 

SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT. by Merrill J. Mattes.
National Park Service Handbook #28 to exploration by fur traders, role in overland migrations of Nebraska site. Includes discovery of the overland route, fr trade, missionaries, emigrants, 49ers, Pony Express, Plains wars, cowboys and homesteaders. Also covers natural history of the region and prehistory plus a guide to the area and related areas. Historical photographs and drawings, maps, 68 pages.
ISBN: 024-005-0891-8. 1983/ May have loose signature pages. Order #: USGB4625 paper$4.95.

 

SEVEN TRAILS WEST. by Arthur King Peters.
Explores the major routes that linked the eastern United States to the Far West: Lewis & Clark's route, Santa Fe Trail, Oregon/California Trail, Mormon Trail, Pony Express, Transcontinental Telegraph and Transcontinental Railroad. Portrays personalities involved, locating the routes, developing the trails and lines, and using them by emigrants, mail carriers, and travelers. Historical and  modern photographs and maps, chronology, 252 pages, index.
Inventory= 1.ISBN: 0-7892-0678-1. 2000.Order #: MISC2709 paper$29.95.

SIOUX RIVER. by Audrie Reynolds.
Indian poetry from the Standing Rock Reservation. Author taught at Indian school in North Dakota and acquired working knowledge of the Sioux language, also learning of the unique character of this people as well as the landscape that seems to some barren and empty. Considered a "must" for those who would know the Sioux. Drawings, 64 pages.
ISBN: 0-87961-048-4. Order #: NAGR0950 paper$6.95.

 

 

A STORY OF LIFE AT WOLFE RANCH; Arches National Park. by Maxine Newell.
History of pioneer living in the Moab, Utah area. In 1906 John Wolfe brought part of his family from Ohio to establish in what is now Arches National Park a 100-acre ranch and a one-room cabin, now gone, but with the next edition still standing near the Delicate Arch Trailhead. Ranching provided beef as food and for trading with prospectors and Indians and a small dam furnished water for a garden of vegetables. There are tales of family dynamics in this area of rugged living from folks with a "civilized" path and of educating their own children. Supplies were ordered by catalog and received four times per year after a day's ride. In 1975 Wolfe Ranch Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a reminder of pioneer life in the western desert. Photos, 27 pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: CALA2203 paper$3.95.

 

A TOUCH OF OREGON: lovesong to a state. by Ralph Friedman.
Novel tells tales of indigenous Oregon--its characters and episodes distinctively Oregonian, with development of areas and stories of boosters. 224 pages, index..
ISBN: 0-89174-005-8. 1984. Order #: COMS4250 paper$3.95.

 

 

 

#A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES. by Washington Irving.
1835 edition of this classic. Pages spotted (foxed moderately), else in good conditon. 285 pages.
ISBN: . /Order #: MISC9373 cloth$225.00. RC 

THE TREE ARMY:a pictorial history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942 (book). by Stan Cohen.
The New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the life of every American from the time of his inauguration in 1933 down to the present. There is general agreement that one of the best programs—and certainly one that left a remarkable visual legacy of conservation work—was the Civilian Conservation Corps. 8 1/2"x 11", 192 pages, 193 photos.
ISBN: 0-933126-11-5. Order #: PIHI5797 paper$14.95.

 

THE WEST ON WOOD: a book of 19th century pictures. (VOL. 1--Southwestern Indians). by Kelly Choda.
19th century engravings gleaned from early publications, with sources. Introductory material relates the process and its hardships of gathering illustrations and printing them in this early period. The illustrators themselves are also recalled. Many of these same illustrations, and similar ones, are still being used in modern publications.. Illustrated, 56 pages.
Check stock.ISBN: 0-86541-015-1. Order #: FILT4662 paper$4.95.

YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY: voices and photographs. by Richard Phillips.
Passages from park's written history are coupled with modern photographs and drawings. Includes capsule stories from the park history, telling of Indians trappers, park discovery, origin of the park idea, episodes of adventure told by early travelers. Chapters include Beginnings, Early Years, Discovery, The Land, Chief Joseph, Later, and An Era Ends. Includes letters and diary pages from trappers and explorers, Indian encounter by early tourist, statement from Chief Joseph,, Congressional testimony. Illustrated, 95 large-format pages.
Inventory = 20. ISBN : None. 1977. Slight cover scuffing. Order#: PHIL2145 paper$6.95.

 

THE YELLOWSTONE STORY, Volume I--paper. by Aubrey L. Haines.
Park history from Native Americans, mountain men, and explorers to park pioneers. Development of the idea for a national park in this area, with references to Yosemite (established in 1864) as an example to be applied to Yellowstone but on a national level is explained along with the legislative process to establish Yellowstone. Flight of Nez Perce through the park in their failed attempt to reach Canada. Early park superintendents and their efforts to protect the park resources and provide services for visitors with little staff or resources. There were poachers of the park's wildlife, specimen collectors, and vandals. The story continues in Volume II with chapters on "Rescued by the Army" and "A park comes of age". Historical photographs, 405 pages, index. ISBN: 0-87801-104-5. Order #: UNCO0318 paper$12.95. Also see Vol. I cloth (UNCO4460) and Vol. II (UNCO0319)

THE YELLOWSTONE STORY: Volume I--cloth. by Aubrey L. Haines.
Park history from Native Americans, mountain men, and explorers to park pioneers. Development of the idea for a national park in this area, with references to Yosemite (established in 1864) as an example to be applied to Yellowstone but on a national level is explained along with the legislative process to establish Yellowstone. Flight of Nez Perce through the park in their failed attempt to reach Canada. Early park superintendents and their efforts to protect the park resources and provide services for visitors with little staff or resources. There were poachers of the park's wildlife, specimen collectors, and vandals. The story continues in Volume II with chapters on "Rescued by the Army" and "A park comes of age". Historical photographs, 405 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-87801-103-7. Order #: UNCO4460 cloth$15.00. Also see Vol. I paper (UNCO0318) and Vol. II (UNCO0319).

THE YELLOWSTONE STORY, Volume II. by Aubrey L. Haines.
Continuation of the story from Vol. I.: The fledgling national park is "rescued" by the Army as its first protectors, arriving in the park in 1886, long after the park's creation in 1872. They were needed to ensure the park was to remain "imparted for the enjoyment of future generations" as required by the founding legislation. The Army patrolled the park, provided engineering and construction for a road system. Railroads lobbied to provide access for tourists and threatened to construct lines in the park itself. But this changed with the coming of the auto and therefore the phasing out of stagecoach tours. Next came the park rangers and how they evolved management practices best for the park and its visitors. Back material includes extensive chapter notes, bibliography, biographies of park explorers and figures, statistics of visitation and appropriation, and legislation. Historical photos, maps. 562 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-87801-116-9. 1977. Order #: UNCO0319 paper$12.95. Also see Vol. I. (UNCO0318--paper & UNCO4460--cloth).

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ACROSS ARIZONA in 1883. by Anonymous.
Reprinted from Harper's Monthly, here is an eyewitness account--gathered via train, stage, horse, and on foot--of southern Arizona. The Indians are described, the wild element at Tombstone is reported, and the mission church of San Xavier del Bac is depicted. It was a time of cowboys, City Marshall Wyatt Earp and gambler "Doc" Holliday, and Apaches--the wild frontier days of Arizona long before it became a state. Period engravings. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-011-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-011-9. Order #: VIST0011 paper$3.95.

ACROSS THE PLAINS IN THE DONNER PARTY: a personal narrative of the overland trip to California, 1846-47. by Virginia Reed Murphy.
Virginia was 12 years old when her family left Springfield, Illinois to trek across the plains to California, their intended new home, along with 25 fellow emigrants. Along the way, her grandmother died, her pony had to be left, her family lost their oxen and had to abandon a wagon with their possessions, her stepfather killed a man and was banished from the train, and then she and her group were trapped in snows at the eastern foot of the Sierra Nevada crest at and near what is now Donner Lake and Truckee, California. As a result, 13 of those who started with her in Springfield, and 29 more who joined her along the way, never did cross those mountains. Here is the little girl's story, written by her later as an adult, now a part of the American epic of winning the West. Reprinted from Century Magazine with illustrations added from Frederic Remington and others. 64 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-89646-099-7. Order #: VIST0099 paper$7.95. See sample pages, illustrations.

THE ASCENT OF MOUNT HAYDEN, GRAND TETON, 1872: a new chapter of Western discovery (WY). by Nathaniel Pitt Langford.
Trials and triumphs of the first party to climb the Grand Tetons of Wyoming, July 29, 1872. Author Langford was among the early explorers of the Yellowstone/Teton region and was first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. His claim to a first ascent of the Grand Teton has been challenged by later parties, and former park naturalist McCurdy considers the various claims in the editor's preface. But regardless, the account still gives a fine record of what mountain climbing was like in the early days in this region. Reprint from Scribner's Monthly. Illustrations from Thomas Moran and others, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-066-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-066-9. Order #: VIST0066 paper$3.95.

AT A NEW MINING CAMP: Creede of Colorado, 1892. by Richard Harding Davis.
Today Creede is a "ghost" town in southwestern Colorado (the italics because today's residents don't like being called ghosts), a remnant of its former size and glory. But author Davis reports it when activity there seemed circus-like. At the1892 time Creede was growing rapidly to a population of 8,000. The town was rip-roaring, and this account helps us understand the bustle as well as the unbounded hope and optimism at the site of a new mining boom. Reprinted from 19th century originals.; Period illustrations, 32 little pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-018-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-018-8. Order #: VIST0018 paper$3.95.

THE BUFFALO. by Colonel Henry Inman with "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
America nearly lost its buffalo (or bison, to be more accurate), but in an early conservation effort a small herd was retained. This has now grown into a sizable population, which recall to us the vast herds that once roamed and even blackened the plains. This story, however, is told by one #who at one point in his career was actively engaged in slaughtering the animals. They were a nuisance that got in the way of the new trains, and, besides, eliminating buffaloes might help in subduing Indians. Life habits of the animal are given as well, and what better way to learn of the place in our history of the buffalo than by reading an account by one of the principals in their history. Reprinted from 1898.
Illustrations are by Frederic Remington and others. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-028-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-028-7.  Order #: VIST0028 paper$4.95.

BUFFALO BILL POSTER.
Portrait of Colonel W.F. Cody from a pre-1900 poster printed in purple, yellow, and sepia on heavy stock, 11 "x  15".
ISBN-10: 0-89646-093-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-093-5. Order #: VIST0093 poster$3.95.





BUFFALO BILL'S TRUE TALES. by William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Buffalo Bill remains known and of interest because he typifies the romantic figure of the American West. His Wild West shows, a mixture of rodeo and circus along with real-life history, spread his fame, dramatizing this frontiersman as a super rider and top marksman. To us moderns, reading how Cody could be both an Indian killer and a friend of the Indian people might be hard to grasp, but it is important to grasp to better understand the nature of the frontier. Indian Chief Sitting Bull, for instance, and Buffalo Bill had stood against each other in matters of war, but toured in the Wild West show together! Also here are his tales as a Pony Express rider, buffalo hunter, and riding his horse for their lives. This is Bill's story, in his words; and yet, as an American, it is your story, too. Period illustrations, with a color cover. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-022-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-098-0. Order #: VIST0098 paper$3.95.

THE CAÑONS OF THE COLORADO--the 1869 discovery voyage down the Colorado River. by Major John Wesley Powell.
Note the word ca�ons in the title would today be spelled canyons but we have preserved the usage from the time when this voyage was made and written about by the major himself.
From Wyoming, into Colorado, through Utah, to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, and to Nevada--this was the journey of the "Colorado River Exploring Expedition", what Powell called his group of 9 men and 4 boats as they began charting what was the last major unexplored part of the then United States. The trip was not only scientific in its goals, but it naturally became a grand adventure, with two of their party opting to leave the expedition before attempting a furious cascade, only to be killed by Indians. Much of the land and scenery which they drifted or dashed past is today included in National Park System areas. Illustrations are by Thomas Moran and others. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-059-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-059-1. Order #: VISeT0059 paper$4.95.

THE CITY OF DENVER, 1888: an early history of "The Queen City of the Plains". by Edwards Roberts.
Here is Denver at a time when the Centennial State of Colorado was only 12 years old. It is a story of mines, railroads, cattle and sheep, of cowboys, prospectors, bankers, merchants, and politicians--the resources from the region and the personalities that brought them together at this city on the plains at the base of the Rockies. The city itself had had fewer than 50 residents during the winter of 1858-59, but already by 1888 public and private buildings, urban and suburban districts, parks and schools had been built and arranged around a transportation system of rail, trolley, horse, and foot. It was a system that had "fit", unlike today's transportation system. It must have been an exciting period! There are also glimpses of satellite cities--Golden, Boulder, Central City, Black Hawk, Georgetown, and Leadville. Reprinted from Harper's Magazine. Illustrated with period engravings, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-006-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-006-5. Order #: VIST0006paper$3.95.

C.P.R.R.: the Central Pacific Railroad. by Charles Nordhoff.
Reprinted from Marvels of the New West,1882. This is the epic story of building the line across the Sierra Nevada of California, the deserts of Nevada, and the salt flats of Utah to meet the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point on May 10, 1869. Rail fans and history buffs have access today to historic parks and museums at the ends of this line in Sacramento and Promontory Point and along the way at the Donner Lake State Park. There is also an article explaining train travel by passengers at this early date. Period engravings. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-097-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-097-3. Order #: VIST0097 paper$6.95.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF A VENERABLE NATIVE to the ancient history of the Hawaiian Islands. by M. Jules Remy.
Account of interview with old Hawaiian in 1853 gives insights into traditions and cultures of native island people. Subjects range from history, government and society to the nobility, common people, and the ancient chants. Foreword is by former park superintendent at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (once known as City of Refuge). Reproduced photos and drawings. 40 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-056-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-056-0. Order #: VIST0056 paper$3.95.


CRIPPLE CREEK 1900--a Colorado mining camp. by Francis Lynde.
Cripple Creek got a later start than most of the West's famous mining camps. In fact, many of its predecessors had already played out by 1891 when the Golconda was uncovered here. Tells how Cripple Creek got its name, gives history of nearby Pikes Peak, explains the mines and their mechanization. Because the industrial revolution was at peak in America in 1900, the technology of railway, electricity, and steam drilling could be applied at Cripple Creek. Reading this account helps us understand how Colorado and other Western states which had mineral resources were able to get a good and early start on their development, albeit at the expense of the Cripple Creeks, which were destined to bust just as they had been destined to boom. Period illustrations, 20 pages . See sample pages, illustrations.
Check stock. ISBN-10: 0-89646-080-0. Order #: VIST0080 paper$3.95.

HOW WE GET GOLD IN CALIFORNIA. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-100-0. Order #: VIST0100 paper$4.95.
How We Get Gold is out of print but with interest could be reprinted.






HYDRAULIC GOLD-MINING IN CALIFORNIA, 1883. by Taliesin Evans.
By the 1870s and 1880s in the California gold country, the gold that had been easy to pick up already had been. But there was lots more, buried in the earth. A massive plumbing system was built to harness water as a tool to wash the earth away and leave a residue of heavy metals, especially gold. Meanwhile, though, mud and gravel released in the process washed downstream to inundate farms and homes. Dwellers there objected, and in court they effectively stopped the hydraulic mining--one of the earliest environmental court actions. But when our author was there, his interest was describing a vital western industry. And the mines can still be seen--Interstate Highway 80 runs right through one at Gold Run, and another is the Malakoff Diggings State Historical Park, where you can not only see the washed banks but also some of the nozzles and mining equipment used to get the gold out. Reprinted from 1883. Illustrations are from the original article and other period sources. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-052-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-052-2. 16 pages.  Order #: VIST0052 paper $3.95.

IN THE HEART OF THE CALIFORNIA ALPS: a near view of the High Sierra in 1872. by John Muir.
Account of the first ascent of Mount Ritter, October, 1872. Record of one of Muir's finest mountain rambles and of the first ascent, a solo one, of this mountain in the Mammoth Lakes country of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Combines natural observations with the adventures and philosophical musings of a nearly fatal climb. Made from a base camp with three artists who were left sketching on the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River late in the season, while Muir ventured into the Minaret country, ion 1890 a part of Yosemite National Park but now in Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth, California. An illustration of Mt. Ritter by one of these artists, William Keith, is included. Drawings by Muir are also included, as well as other period illustrations. Foreword by former Yosemite Chief Park Naturalist William R Jones. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
William Keith (from St Mary's College of California website):
"A 19th-century leading artist and visionary in San Francisco, William Keith (1838-1911) is most known for his impact on preserving and sharing the California landscape through paint and brush. Saint Mary's College Museum of Art cares for the most comprehensive body of work created by this California Master Landscape Painter.
KEITH AND MUIR: Keith arrived at Muir's cabin in Yosemite Valley with a letter of introduction in 1872, and a lifelong friendship quickly developed. The two Scottish immigrants took camping trips together in the High Sierra, saw each other when Muir was in San Francisco and helped inspire each other's work. The idea for the Sierra Club was first formed in Keith's studio during conversations with Muir, Dr. Joseph LeConte, the first president of the University of California, and Warren Olney, a prominent San Francisco attorney. Muir's concern with scientific accuracy reinforced Keith's early training as a wood engraver in encouraging him to reproduce the exact topography and details of a landscape early in his career. Keith had also already expressed a preference by 1870 to "study altogether from Nature," reflecting in part the admonishments of the influential writer John Ruskin."ISBN-10: 0-89646-026-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-026-3. Order #: VIST0026 paper$3.95.

KAIBETO MEMORIES: a trader's daughter remembers growing up on the Navajo Reservation at Kaibeto Trading Post in remote northern Arizona 1936-1960.
by Elizabeth Anne Jones Dewveall.
Even today Kaibeto does not appear as a place on many modern maps. When Elizabeth Anne was growing up in this remote desert region of northeastern Arizona roads were still evolving from dirt tracks and passage was not infrequently blocked by drifting sand, unpredictable floods in otherwise dry washes, or snowstorms, with pavement dozens and dozens of miles away in all directions and little development of any kind along the routes. The trading post, however, had already been a hub for supplies for the local population for 22 years when Elizabeth Anne started her life there as daughter of traders Ralph and Julia Jones. Elizabeth Anne grew up as a single child at this remote outpost, with Navajo Indian children as playmates and an occasional visit by relatives from distant places. In time she would learn some Navajo words, how to trade the post's goods in an economy with little cash, and something of a culture not her own. The post took in hides, wool, silver and turquoise jewelry, woven blankets as items of exchange and often relied on a pawn system, storing native treasures as collateral. Much of her account, however, is of stories of the native people who came to the post and of their joys, trials, and tribulations as they managed their lives with ingenuity and perseverance. The stories Elizabetn Anne tells provide a glimpse of life at this trading post, of which little has been written before, and by extension of what life might have been like at the many other trading post throughout the West that linked populations through an economic setting. 120 pages, illustrations, map. See sample pages, illustrations.
Paper edition: ISBN: 978-0-8946-103-1. Order #: VIST0103 paper$14.95.
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Cloth edition: ISBN: 978-0-8946-105-5. Order #: VIST0105 cloth $25.00.
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(Electronic edition available from Amazon.com: ISBN: 978-0-89646-104-8.)

LAKE OF THE SKY: Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada. by George Wharton James.
This book (in abridged form here) has long been a standard history of Lake Tahoe--telling how the lake was discovered by Fremont while he was what we would today call lost, how it got its name (at first, names), how it was formed, and how it was first used and developed. Author James was a prolific writer early in the 20th century, and did a number of other books on Western travel sites, as well as a technique manual showing how Indians made their baskets. His text in "Lake of the Sky" affirms that this was a favorite site of his, where he returned often. Abridged edition reprinted from the 1915 original. Period illustrations. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-038-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-038-6. Order #: VIST0038 paper$6.95.

THE LIFE AND WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF WILD BILL (J. B. Hickok). by James W. Buel.
Author Buel was a newspaper man of Hickok's day and later one of Hickok's principal biographers, thus a source probably as close to the truth as we can get on the now legendary figure Wild Bill. Bill's reputation as a fighter emerged early in his career, and the fear that struck in the hearts of opponents helped him command many a situation before a showdown. But when one came, his courage was legend, as he was always willing to fight no matter the odds. He paid a price, though. He spent much of his life convalescing from bullet and knife wounds! While sheriff, he accidentally shot his deputy, and Wild Bill himself was finally assassinated while playing cards. Bill lived his life during the periods of the Civil War and the Indian Wars that followed, in the era of the Wild West as celebrated by Buffalo Bill's Wild West shows, and in which Wild Bill appeared for a time. Reprinted from Heroes of the West, 1881.Period drawings. 56 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-013-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-013-3. Order #: VIST0013 paper$4.95.

THE MAMMOTH TREES OF CALAVERAS (CA). by J. M. Hutchings.
An excerpt from Hutchings' larger work, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity in California, centering just on this bigtree grove to show how early tourists traveled there by river steamer and stagecoach. We hear of early attempts to exploit the grove's wonders by cutting the bark from the giants and shipping it to the East for exhibition, a move widely deplored by the abundant tree-lovers of that time. Also tells of the efforts to cut down one of the huge and tall trees, using a stump as a dance floor for 32 people, and putting a bowling lane along a fallen trunk. Our author had been deeply involved in the tourist movement, having led the first tourist party into nearby Yosemite, operating a hotel there, and publishing the California Magazine. Illustrations from period sources. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-050-9. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-050-8. Order #: VIST0050 paper$3.95.


MARK TWAIN'S VIRGINIA CITY: Nevada Territory in the 1860s. by Mark Twain. (Samuel Clemens).
Here are the famous humorist's adventures in and around early Virginia City, Nevada Territory (now Nevada state). There are silver mining, speculation in silver mines, work in a quartz mill. A trip to Lake Tahoe to secure a timber empire resulted mainly in starting a forest fire. There was the search for the Lost Cement Mine, and, finally, reporting for "The Territorial Enterprise", Virginia City's rollicking newspaper that reported the episodes of riches and murders rampant in this important Western mining center. The writings here were first published in 1872 in "Roughing It", but we have pulled from the larger work just episodes on Virginia City in order to maintain that as a focus. Read these Twain anecdotes for fun, but, remember, too, that these incidents really happened, and that the principals were often in dead earnest; it just took Twain's insights to show the satirical side of human nature. Illustrations are from the original book and other sources. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-074-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-074-4. Order #: VIST0074 paper$6.95.

MARK TWAIN IN HAWAII--the noted humorist's 1866 visit. by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens).
The noted humorist's account of his 1866 trip to Hawaii, made at a time when the islands were still more for the natives than for the tourists. Yet Twain visits many of the sites and tries his hand at many of the activities that modern tourists do--he surfs, goes for an ocean canoe ride, sees the City of Refuge, visits the volcano, studies the nobility, and watches the hula. Twain the dreamer admired Hawaii, land of dreams, and he even writes seriously of the scenery, on occasion. Illustrations are from the original edition of the work, with others added from a similar time period from other sources. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
. ISBN-10: 0-89646-070-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-070-6. 1999. Order #: VIST0070 paper$6.95.

A MINER'S SUNDAY, 1849. by Charles B. Gillespie.
This story is set in Coloma, the California gold discovery site of 1848. But it might have happened at any of the gold-rush sites of the West--Virginia City, Cripple Creek, the Klondike--and it probably did, but only on Sunday. Town was a lively place the one day the mines were shut down, with a mix of nationalities engaging in gambling, auctions, horse-racing, shopping for clothes and supplies, eating, drinking, brawling, and general tom-foolery as you might expect from a bunch of young men from all over the world who were off to a get-rich adventure. Illustrations are from early sources, including the original article of 1891, Frederic Remington, and the Crocker Art Museum. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-005-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-005-8. 1981. Order #: VIST0005 paper$3.95.

MONARCH, the Big Bear of Tallac in the Lake Tahoe High Sierra (CA). by Ernest Thompson Seton.
This classic wildlife story was created just after 1900, when a few California grizzly bears, like Monarch, still did roam the Sierra; now they roam only on California's state flag. It is a story of the sad life of one of the last wild grizzlies who lived near Tallac, the high mountain rising above Lake Tahoe's west shore, still  wild country today, located in the Desolation Basin Wilderness Area. The book Monarch was written for children, but like all truly classic children's literature is excellent reading for adults, too. Author Seton left many wildlife works for us, such as Wild Animals I Have Known and The Biography of a Grizzly and was also a practical leader, founding the Woodcraft League, forerunner of today's Boy Scouts. His museum is at the scouts' Philmont Ranch in New Mexico. 100 drawings from the original, by the author, are included. 168 pages. Covers lightly scuffed. Limited supply. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-040-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-040-9. Order #: VIST0040 paper$12.95.

MOUNTAINEERING IN THE KINGS RIVER COUNTRY, 1864.
 by Clarence King of the California Geological Survey.
This early ascent of Mount Tyndall at the head of King's River (the river is not related to our author) is now classic Western Americana literature. It is mountaineering drama to the extreme, written even when the foothills of the Sierra Nevada were remote enough, let alone peaks at the range crest, such as Tyndall. Clearly showing is the author's love of nature. This writing appeared in several forms before being gathered with others of King's articles in 1872 into Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada, a book still in print! In our little volume we include just material dealing with the Kings River country so that visitors to this region, much of it now in Kings Canyon National Park, can focus. King also conducted the U.S. Geological Exploration of the 40th Parallel, an unexplored line through America's interior, and was first director of the U. S. Geological Survey. He has a Sierran peak named for him. Illustrations are added from Picturesque California (1888) and The Yosemite Guidebook (1869). 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
. ISBN-10: 0-89646-042-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-042-3.Order #: VIST0042 paper$3.95.

MOUNTAINEERING ON THE PACIFIC IN 1868 (WA). by Edmund T. Coleman.
Based on an account of the ascent of Mount Baker and a description of that portion of Washington Territory seen on its approach. Mountaineering in 1868 was a different experience than nowadays. This ascent began at the seashore and included canoe trip, portages, and a backpack just to reach the base of the peak--all through country still wild with Indians, bears, and wolves. The final assault on the summit included ropes, ice axes, and crampons. Reprinted from Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Illustrated with period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-014-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-014-0. Order #: VIST0014 paper$3.95. 


THE MURDER OF JULIA BULETTE: Virginia City, Nevada; 1867--with the life and confession of John Millian, convicted murderer.
by Charles E. DeLong, convicted murderer's attorney, et. al.
Julia, a courtesan now legendary, had not only been a favorite female companion of Virginia City's males, but had been an active contributor to the community in times of civil need, such as the Comstock's early, terrible winters when she attended the sick and needy. Her support of the volunteer fire brigade earned her the title of Honorary Member. Her murder severely offended the camp's code of decency, hard though that was. When her murderer was found, tried, convicted, and hung, virtually the whole town turned out for the final event, "a fine hanging", "the most gala to date in Nevada", it was called. That same evening, Mark Twain, returning from the Holy Land to this town where he had begun his writing career, gave a lecture. Reprinted from a pamphlet issued on the eve of the hanging of Julia's murderer.
Illustrations from contemporary publications. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-044-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-044-7. Order #: VIST0044 paper$3.95.

AT A NEW MINING CAMP: Creede of Colorado, 1892. by Richard Harding Davis.
Today Creede is a "ghost" town in southwestern Colorado (the italics because today's residents don't like being called ghosts), a remnant of its former size and glory. But author Davis reports it when activity there seemed circus-like. At the1892 time Creede was growing rapidly to a population of 8,000. The town was rip-roaring, and this account helps us understand the bustle as well as the unbounded hope and optimism at the site of a new mining boom. Reprinted from 19th century originals. Period illustrations, 32 little pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-018-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-018-8. Order #: VIST0018 paper$3.95.

NOTECARDS--Donner/Tahoe Sierra (CA):
Donner Lake. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Lake Tahoe. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Summit of the Sierras. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. Picturesque America, 1874.
Mountain scenery etchings are reproduced from artistic--now historical--engravings published in books from the 1870s, such as VistaBooks has often used in its own reprints. Notecards are 4 1/2" wide by 6" tall when folded, black on cream-colored stock. Insides are blank, providing 2 1/2 pages of writing space. Set includes 8 notecards (2 scenes each of the 4 shown) with 8 matching envelopes in a resealable plastic bag.
Inventory = out of stock but with interest could be made available. ISBN-10: 0-89646-092-4. Order #: VIST0092 notecards$9.95.  See more...

NOTECARDS--Colorado Rockies:
Mount of the Holy Cross--14,0005 feet. by Thomas Moran 1874.
Longs Peak--14,255 feet. by Thomas Moran 1874.
Grays Peak--14,270 feet. 1874.
Pikes Peak--14109 feet. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Mountain scenery etchings are reproduced from artistic--now historical--engravings published in books from the 1870s, such as VistaBooks has often used in its own reprints. Notecards are 4 1/2" wide by 6" tall when folded, black on cream-colored stock. Insides are blank, providing 2 1/2 pages of writing space. Set includes 8 notecards (2 scenes each of the 4 shown) with 8 matching envelopes in a resealable plastic bag.
Inventory = out of stock but with interest could be made available. ISBN-10: 0-89646-091-6. Order #: VIST0091 notecards$9.95. See more...

OH, RANGER! a book about the national parks. by Horace M. Albright and Frank J. Taylor.
This is the classic, 1928 edition. Here is a nostalgic look at America's early national parks and their ranger service by their director of that time. Author Albright was also a long-time superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Originally published in 1928 by Stanford University Press, and available continuously ever since, this book relates humorous stories of bears and other wild animals, Indians, fishing, park "dudes and sagebrushers" (hotel guests and campers, respectively), the fledgling ranger service, and the antics of the American tourist early in the roaring '20s. This edition includes the late author's last foreword and a tribute from a former president and early Yellowstone ranger, Gerald Ford. To the pen-and-ink drawings from the original have been added 50 early park photographs. 160 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-068-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-068-3. Order #: VIST0068 paper$7.95.
SAVE! Scuffed copies of Oh, Ranger! A Book about the National Parks are available at discount; for these go to Scuffed Specials.
Note that this classic edition of Oh, Ranger! A Book about the National Parks is reprinted from the original 1928 printing co-authored by National Park Service Director Horace Albright. A book with a similar title, Oh, Ranger! True Stories form Our National Parks, was issued in 2007 with a collection of more recent ranger stories. Another recent book of ranger stories is called Hey Ranger, with more than one volume.

OUR YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (CA). by John Muir.
Among its forests and wild gardens, animals and birds, fountains and streams. At the turn of the century, John Muir described Yosemite National Park to readers of The Atlantic Monthly in the articles here reprinted. Just a decade before he had been so involved with the park idea that he became known as the "father of Yosemite National Park". Muir knew the park better than anyone else, and he had a gift for expression that keeps his fame and his works alive yet. The writing here is perhaps the best blend Muir gave of the Yosemite as a wild nature preserve. The ecological account is full, and we learn much of Muir's observations of the Yosemite birds, bears, and blossoms as well as its winters, earthquakes, glaciers, and forests. Period illustrations. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
. ISBN-10: 0-89646-061-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-061-4. Order #: VIST0061 paper$6.95.

PIONEER DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO. by John Williamson Palmer.
The City's history from July 8, 1846, when the American flag first waved over the city (then called Yerba Buena), continuing through the early days of Mormon settlement, the total disruption during the Gold Rush of 1849, the terrible inflation of prices, the polyglot composition of the populace, and of City Fathers, Vigilance Committees, and fires. This history goes only to the mid-1850s, truly a pioneer history of just the first, frontier decade of the great City by the Bay. See not only from where the physical base of San Francisco came, but gain insight into how its people of mixed ethnic origin, thrown together in common destiny, sought means and institutions to secure their future, helping perhaps to bring the city to be one of the most open-minded on earth. Period engravings. 32 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-015-0. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-015-7. Order #: VIST0015 paper$4.95. Also see Alcatraz.


THE PROPOSED YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK--treasures & features, 1890 (CA). by John Muir.
Perhaps the most important writing Muir ever did, for here he proposed a national park, which was soon established. He and his editor had hatched the scheme around a Tuolumne Meadows campfire, and so Muir became known as the "Father of Yosemite National Park." The writing is mostly descriptive, in Muir's magnificent style, covering the grand scenes, waterfall explorations, storm flooding, sequoias, glaciers, Hetch Hetchy Valley, and more. An included map shows Muir's proposed park boundaries, larger than today's, as one might imagine, for there was controversy about taking too much mineral land from potential production. Also shown is the watershed of the Yosemite Valley, as a major purpose of the new park was to protect the waterfalls of Yosemite Valley from upstream lumbering and sheep-grazing. At that time, Yosemite Valley was under state operation and the new park would not affect that; later, however, the valley was returned to federal management and the present park achieved its wholeness. Foreword by former Yosemite Chief Park Naturalist William R. Jones. Reprinted from 1890, with period engravings. 32 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-003-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-4. Order #: VIST0003 paper$3.95.

RANCH LIFE IN THE FAR WEST (SD). by Theodore Roosevelt.
After being president, Roosevelt stated "I would not have been president had it not been for my experience in North Dakota" And so here are his experiences, as he wrote about them, of cattle, ranching, sheriff's work, hunting game, and frontier types. Tales of round-ups, breaking broncos, and arresting thieves are included, as well as the harshness of the winters on his Elkhorn Ranch, much of which is now in the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Foreword is by park naturalist Gerard T. Altoff. Reprinted from 1888 and 1893. Illustrated primarily with engravings done by Frederic Remington for the original publication. 96 large-format pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-034-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-034-8. Order #: VIST0034 paper$9.95.

A RIVAL OF THE YOSEMITE: the cañon of the South Fork of Kings River, California by John Muir.
As they had at Yosemite, Muir and his editor launched a campaign to get Kings Canyon set aside as a national park (some wanted to call it John Muir National Park), advising the law-givers to "make haste before it is too late". This writing was to be the stimulus. The park was not established, however, until 1940, when it was called Kings Canyon National Park. Muir's text is primarily descriptive, but as usual he includes personal adventures, in this case including a close encounter with a grizzly bear. Arguments for establishing the park are included, such as blocking grazing, lumbering, and mining. Text was reviewed by former Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park Chief Park Naturalist and foreword is by former Yosemite Chief Park Naturalist William R. Jones. Period engravings, with map showing proposed park boundary, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-010-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-010-2.  Order #: VIST0010 paper$3.95.

ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN by Campbell Grant.
This book surveys the myriad rock paintings and carvings--numbering possibly some 15,000 sites--pecked into and painted onto boulders and rock surfaces throughout North America by its aboriginal artists. With photographs and drawings on virtually every page, this book presents the rock artists through the work they left--illustrating their extraordinarily diverse techniques, styles, and subjects. Meanings of the designs are discussed, and their roles in hunting or puberty rites interpreted. Major rock art sites are located, and methods of recording, preserving, and dating them are indicated. Author Grant has done rock art books on the Chumash Indians, the Coso Range, and Canyon de Chelly. 192 pages + 16 page color insert. Large-format. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-084-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-084-3. Order #: VIST0084 paper$12.95.

SAINT LOUIS IN 1884: "the future great city of the world" (MO).
by William Henry Bishop.
Belching clouds of dark smoke coming from the city's factory chimneys were cited as proof that St. Louis was indeed prosperous! Early, the city was a supply depot on the west bank of the Mississippi River for emigrants heading across the plains. Native stone architecture in the city is described, as are the centers of retail trade, parks, schools, and public buildings. Reprinted from Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Period engravings are added to the text. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-024-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-024-9. Order #: VIST0024 paper$3.95.


SILVER SAN JUAN: the mines and high scenery in Colorado's southwest mountains--in 1882. by Ernest Ingersoll.
Presents early sketches of this region where the Colorado Rocky Mountains culminate in their grandest scenic display, including Silverton, Rico, Animas Canyon, Capitol City, Lake City. Although mines and mining are the prime topic in this early history, and the writing gives a good picture of mining in the mountain West, the author admired the landscapes greatly, too. It was a time for that in America, when national pride in Western grandeur was swelling. Silver San Juan was a great place for such pride, for the region has been called "The Switzerland of America". Most of the region's minerals have now been removed, but the economic input from that source is replaced by tourists who come enthusiastically in numbers. For those who want to know the background of the region they visit, this book is for them. Reprinted from 1882. Illustrations by Thomas Moran and others. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-025-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-025-6. Order #: VIST0025 paper$3.95.

THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIANS OF EARLY COLORADO. by Verner Z. Reed.
An early account of these inhabitants of southwestern Colorado, living in one of the most magnificent spots of the American continent. Aboriginal customs were still much practiced at the time this material was first published, in 1893. We are told of face painting, of nomadic lifeways, of matriarchal lineage of families, of medicine men, of wars with other Indian tribes, of courtship and family customs, of religion, and of the variance between Indian custom and white man's law. Reprinted from The Californian Illustrated Magazine. Illustrations of shepherding, horses, war costumes, camp, family, chief, dance, and more. 20 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-067-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-067-6. Order #: VIST0067 paper$3.95.

A TRIP TO BODIE BLUFF and the Dead Sea of the West (Mono Lake)--in 1863. written and illustrated by J. Ross Browne.
The adventures of a noted humorist of the 1860s during an excursion at their heyday to the mines of Bodie, Aurora, and the Mono Lake region. Author Browne was a man of many hats: he was a minerals engineer, an almost politician, locator of coastal post offices in California, recorder and publisher of California's constitutional convention, and writer and artist for Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Browne's writing is not of the "superlative" or romantic variety popular at his time; instead Browne found fun in the foibles of man's endeavors--and poked at them. In fact, Mark Twain's earlier writings were on this same region of eastern California and central Nevada, and the incidents and even the illustrations in Twain's works seem to have been inspired by Browne's preceding writing. Today, we can still see vestiges of some of the scenes Browne saw, for California maintains Bodie today in "a state of arrested decay" as a state park. Park visitors will better understand the scene with these insights from an earlier visitor. Illustrated, 72 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-076-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-076-8. Order #: VIST0076 paper$4.95. Out of print except for scuffed-cover copies. 

THE WILD SHEEP. by John Muir.
Here the early naturalist-writer glorifies the mountain sheep, or bighorn, of the Sierra Nevada. In Muir's time (1881 is the date of this writing), sheep were still to be seen on his High Sierra rambles. He notes the distribution of sheep and their various species as well as their physical characteristics, and he also describes their mountain home where they lived, "the happy wanderers, perhaps relishing the beauty as well as the taste of the lovely flora on which they feed." But as always his finest sections are where he describes the sheep themselves and how they move about on cliff walls, fine four-legged mountaineers. Today, park and wildlife agencies are reestablishing populations of wild sheep in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere, and we may thank Muir in part for this, as his writing helped keep our appreciation alive for them. Reviewed by Chief Park Naturalists at Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Period engravings. 32 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-017-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-017-1. Order #: VIST0017 paper$3.95.

THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (ID/MT/WY). by John Muir.
Here is what may well be Muir's most literary piece of nature writing, inspired not by the Sierra Nevada he was more familiar with, but by the wonders of the Yellowstone region. The text tells of the park's geysers, lakes, mountains, animals, flowers and trees, petrified forest--of the "blessed old Yellowstone Wonderland." It is the source for his oft-quoted phrase:
         "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
         Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
         The winds will blow their own freshness into you,
         and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves."
Tips on how to travel in the park around the turn-of the-century are included! Illustrated with drawings and engravings, many by Thomas Moran. 80 pages, 6 x 9, coated stock. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock. ISBN 978-0-89646-101-7. Order #VIST0101 paper$7.95.

THE YOSEMITE IN WINTER: an 1892 account (CA). by James M. Carson, with extracts from John Muir's writings.
An appreciation of Yosemite Valley's winter character and an early history of the first winter residents, with passages from John Muir, who also was a year-round valley resident in the early days. Reports of floods, in which trees were swept over the waterfalls, of the ice-cone at the base of Upper Yosemite Fall, snow-banners flying off rangecrest peaks, use of "snowshoes" (skis, today) to bring in the mail, winter-time climatic differences between north and south sides of this deep east-west trending valley due to shadows. Foreword by former Yosemite Chief Park Naturalist William R. Jones. Period engravings. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-053-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-053-9. Order #: VIST0053 paper$3.95.

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