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History & Geology Maps, Guidebooks and DVDs in Idaho
For the history buff in us all, we offer the Roadside History and Roadside Geology series by Mountain Press for all the Rocky Mountain states as well as Yellowstone National Park. We also stock books on the Missouri River history, travels of Lewis and Clark, Glacial Lake Missoula and Natural History guides for the Rocky Mountains as well as Glacier National Park. So why not read to the kids (or the driver) on those long stretches of road, some fascinating stories of the places they're about to see.
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If I could own just ten books for the rest of my life, this guide to love of nonhuman neighbors would be one of them." - David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and My Story as Told by Water. From majestic conifers to mosses and lichens, from grizzly bears to salamanders, from cutthroat trout to pine beetles, Rocky Mountain Natural History offers a new approach to the concept of a field guide. Not only fun to read, it is infused with humor, passion, and lyricism. Au… • $25.95 • read more
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"If you like to stretch your mind, you'll like this book...Continents collide. Giant slabs of rock slide miles down slope. Huge meteorites crash to earth." - Northwest Travel From the ancient sedimentary formations in the north through the overthrust belt in the southeast, Idaho's rocks are as interesting as rocks come. The authors of Roadside Geology of Idaho know these rocks well through their years of research in Idaho, which led to their theory explaining the… • $19.95 • read more
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"With quips and anecdotes, directions to towns and highways, this book was an adventure." - Library Research Association, Inc. The best way to enjoy Idaho's rich heritage is to visit the sites where history happened. Roadside History of Idaho makes you feel like you've got a native guide at hand as it transports you to those places through well-researched, well-told stories and vivid historical photographs.… • $17.95 • read more
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Ranked among history’s greatest adventures, the Lewis and Clark Expedition set out in 1804 to map the vast, largely unexplored ­western territories of the United States. Today it continues to excite the imaginations of vacationers and history buffs. This comprehensive ­planning guide lets travelers retrace the route of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the members of the Corps of Discovery. Inside you'll find: … • $16.95 • read more
Retrace Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's historic expedition from the saddle of the ultimate touring machine - your bicycle. From Hartford, Illinois (outside St. Louis), to Astoria, Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River, the Lewis & Clark Trail passes through eleven states and winds more than 3,200 miles. As it traverses the Missouri and Columbia river basins, the trail skirts corn and wheat fields, rolls across high prairie, descends into deep gorges and pene… • $16.95 • read more
As geologist J. Harlen Bretz walked the dry scabland channels of eastern Washington in the 1920s, it dawned on him that he was viewing a landscape sculpted by water. Lots of water. A flood of catastrophic proportions. Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods tells the gripping tale of a huge Ice Age lake that drained suddenly--not just once but repeatedly--and reshaped the landscape of the Northwest. The narrative follows the path of the floodwaters as they raged fr… • $14.95 • read more
