Homesteading: Settling America's Heartland describes the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of the brave pioneer families who set out into the unknown to create a home on the vast, desolate grasslands of
Do you know one of those kids who asks impossible questions about scientific processes and expects answers? Their intellectual curiosity is charming, but the questions can be challenging to answer. No
Although it’s also known for for wolves, bison, and stunning scenery, Yellowstone National Park was established as the world’s first national park in 1872 largely because of its geological wonders. In
Californians live on the edge . . . of a tectonic plate, that is. In this geologically tenuous location, where a tsunami, earthquake, or volcanic eruption is just another hazard, the rocks and landfor
Part of the "Roadside History" series, this book provides a popular history of Louisiana organized by region. It is intended as a "historical guidebook" for travelers and natives alike. Providing deta
A geologist, a paleontologist and a photographer team up to help readers explore thirty-three geologically significant sites in Utah--some famous, some little known. Readers learn tales of ancient eru
University of Wisconsin geology professors offer 35 interpretive road guides to the geologic history of their state's landscapes, maps, photos, and a glossary. Access points to the Ice Age National Sc
For those challenged by gardening organically in snowbelt regions, this update of the 1991 edition covers all the basics. This Montana gardener includes hints for using organic produce and resources f
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap, Virginia stretches across five distinct regions, each home to unique and amazing geology. In the Coastal Plain’s wedge of fossil-rich sediments, a meteor impa
Fishing is among the most ancient and popular pastimes throughout the world. In this brief but detailed history, Glenn Law examines the development of fly fishing, from the earliest Egyptian copper ho
From the mysterious “Angel of Goliad” to the influential Congresswoman Barbara Jordan in Texas, and from the high-spirited Mary Elitch Long to the public-spirited Josephine Roche in Colorado, the wome
With more than 10,000 geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, and mud pots, as well as cubic mile upon cubic mile of once-incendiary rhyolite, the landscape of Yellowstone Country vividly displays its fiery
High among the cold, windswept peaks of America's mountain West, strange and beautiful trees grow old but never age. The Bristlecone Book: A Natural History of the World's Oldest Trees brings togethe
LeMonds (a high school English teacher and writer who has written for several Pacific Northwest newspapers) draws on his own experience in a multi-generation Pacific Northwest logging family to tell t
In Daughters of Two Nations, Peggy Caravantes tells the life stories of nine Native American women who brought change and unity to two cultures historically at odds. These short but well-researched bi
Bold Women in Colorado History shares the stories of ten Centennial State women, among them Clara Brown, a former slave who ventured west and remade herself into a respected entrepreneur; Chipeta, a K
After recovering the governor of Montana's famous dog, Cat, in The Governor's Dog is Missing, twelve-year-old sleuths Slate Stephens and Daphne McSweeney head to the infamous Montana ghost town of Ban
Presents the story of Blind Tom, a workhorse whose great strength led to him being the lead horse pulling flatcars during the construction of the transcontinental railroad and who became famous as its
Though the transcontinental mail-by-suicide-rider service only lasted 18 months, it has become an icon of American mythology. Di Certo describes the social and political context of its rise, the detai
From Marie Bailly, the first settler in northwest Indiana, to the high-flying Margaret Ray Ringenberg, and from Mother Theodore Guerin, a Catholic nun who was later canonized as a saint, to Vivian Car
A coin. . . a friendship. . . a fast car. . . and a girl with a secret. . .Author Sneed B. Collard III puts them all together to create the heart-pounding sequel to Double Eagle.Two summers after Mike
Before the mid-1800s, much of the American West was a vast expanse of open plains. Native tribes followed buffalo herds unimpeded for hundreds of miles, cowboys ran cattle wherever water and grass le
What do you do when Montana’s biggest mysteries land in your lap? If you’re Slate Stephens and Daphne McSweeney, you get busy solving them. With geologist dads who haul them around the state, the twel
This new and updated version of Mountain Press' out-of-print volume of the same name leads readers on a journey through geologic time, interpreting the rocks along the highways of Texas. The seven sec
Why do a tree’s leaves change color in autumn? How can mushrooms suddenly appear overnight? What made those tracks in the snow? You Can Be a Nature Detective helps you delve into these and other intri
Three geology professors from the U. of Nebraska at Omaha have written an engaging guide to the geology of the state with lots of maps and photos. The initial portion of the book summarizes the state'
Jim Murray’s rise to great wealth began high in the Rocky Mountains in the small town of Pioneer, Montana. There he hit his first big strike, hired others to work his claims, and earned a reputation a
Thanks to a mysterious combination of events, a dog named Sophie travels from the year 1926 to the present, where she follows a boy Sam home from school. Through a bit of sleuthing, Sam and his outspo
Thanks to a mysterious combination of events, a dog named Sophie travels from the year 1926 to the present, where she follows a boy Sam home from school. Through a bit of sleuthing, Sam and his outspo
The Show-Me State has plenty of geology to show, including the biggest entry room of any cave in North America, the largest lead deposit in the United States, and the only exposures in the Midwest of
Every child learns about the water cycle in school, and with the help of this book, they will come to love every aspect of it, from mighty rivers rushing downhill to the sea to rainbows formed by the
In 1907 at the age of eighteen, John B. Taylor took a summer job with the US Forest Service—mapping the wilderness and cruising the timber in the as-yet-unroaded Swan Valley in Montana. The job came w
What animal can weigh half a ton, run 45 mph with 70 pounds strapped to its skull, belt out haunting bugles that carry for miles, and endure 100 stab wounds a year in its side from fighting? Elk can.
We think of them as ordinary objects, but rocks can do amazing things: there are rocks that glow and rocks thattravel through space, rocks that float and rocks that burn.These are only some of the sur
