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Passing of the Frontier
The Floating Press 2011; US$ 3.99Midwesterner Emerson Hough nurtured a life-long interest in the Wild West, and after receiving his law degree, he set up shop as an attorney in a rural town in New Mexico. Based on his experiences in the region, he penned a series of histories of the Old West. This volume contains a series of insightful essays about the meaning of the frontier and... more...
Wilderness Secrets Revealed
Dundurn 2013; US$ 29.99André-François Bourbeau turned his passion for the outdoors into a celebrated career as a ground-breaking researcher and teacher of primitive wilderness survival. These are his first-hand stories, always informative, gritty, and sometimes hilarious. What emerges is one man's everlasting love of the wilderness. more...
The Story of my Boyhood and Youth
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99Although Sierra Club founder and important early environmentalist John Muir was born in Scotland, he spent much of his life traipsing through the wonders of the American wilderness -- and fighting to protect what he regarded as the country's greatest resource. This engaging autobiography tells the tale of how Muir made his way to the United States... more...
Steep Trails
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99Through a striking set of coincidences and circumstances, Scottish-born naturalist John Muir emerged as a powerful voice advocating for a renewed connection with nature and the preservation of America's natural resources and forests. In this collection of stirring essays and observations, Muir recounts the factors that spurred his affinity for... more...
Yellowstone, Land of Wonders
UNP - Bison Original 2013; US$ 29.95In the summer of 1883 Belgian travel writer Jules Leclercq spent ten days on horseback in Yellowstone, the world?s first national park, exploring myriad natural wonders: astonishing geysers, majestic waterfalls, the vast lake, and the breathtaking canyon. He also recorded the considerable human activity, including the rampant vandalism. Leclercq?s... more...
Oddball Wisconsin
Chicago Review Press 2013; US$ 13.99Updated and even stranger, this new edition boasts more than 400 unique destinations for tourists looking for attractions off the beaten path. Bizarre locations and landmarks include Chainsaw Gordy?s Garden of Saws, Smokey Bear?s head, the World?s Largest Soup Kettle, the Toilet Bowl Parade, and the world?s only upside-down White House. This book... more...
Down by the Bay
University of California Press 2013; US$ 29.95San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban settlements in the American West. Focusing on human inhabitation of the Bay since Ohlone times, Down By The Bay reveals the ongoing role of nature in shaping that history. From birds to oyster pirates,... more...
Cleddyf ym Mrwydr yr Iaith?
University of Wales Press 2013; US$ 35.00Ymdriniaeth ar hanes lliwgar a ffilmiau dadleuol y Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg (1971-86), corff a sefydlwyd yn unswydd er mwyn cynhyrchu ffilmiau Cymraeg eu hiaith. more...
The Economic Competitiveness of St. Pierre & Miquelon
ICON Group International Inc. 2006; US$ 210.00Is St. Pierre & Miquelon competitive? With the globalization of markets, the increased mobility of corporate assets, and the need for productive human resources, this question has become all the more complex to answer. This report was prepared to tackle this question by focussing on certain fundamentals: financial performance and labor productivity. more...
Snowshoe Country
University of Minnesota Press 1979; US$ 60.00Together, using her journal and his sketches from a winter's journey on Gunflint Lake in northern Minnesota, the Jaqueses produced this delightful book, first published in 1944 and now reissued in its original format. more...









