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ADVENTURE NARRATIVES:
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian : John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West. WallacStegner, Bernard Devoto (Introduction) / Paperback / Published 1992
Canoeing With the Cree. Eric Sevareid / Paperback
An exciting account of an adventurous 2,250-mile canoe trip the eminent journalist and a friend made as teenagers from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay.
Climbing Back. Mark Wellman, John Flinn / Paperback / Published 1996
Climbing Back is the story of Mark's struggle to survive a disabling accident, to become a park ranger and an accomplished wheelchair athlete, and ultimately to climb the sheer granite faces of El Capitan and Half Dome.
Death, Daring and Disaster : Search and Rescue in the National Parks. Charles R. Butch Farabee Paperback / Published 1998
Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage. Alfred Lansing (Preface) Paperback / Published 1999
Alfred Lansing's Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is a white-knuckle account of this astounding odyssey. Through the diaries of team members and interviews with survivors, Lansing reconstructs the months of terror and hardship the Endurance crew suffered. If they were to get out--they had to get themselves out." How Shackleton did indeed get them out without the loss of a single life is at the heart of Lansing's magnificent true-life adventure tale.
The Endurance : Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. Caroline Alexander, Frank Hurley (Photographer) / Hardcover / Published 1998
Most skillfully Alexander constructs the expedition's character through its personalities--the cast of veteran explorers, scientists, and crew--with aid from many previously unavailable journals and documents. Alexander reveals Shackleton to be an inspiring optimist, "a leader who put his men first." Throughout the grueling ordeal, Shackleton and his men show what endurance and greatness are all about. Endurance is an intimate portrait of an expedition and of survival.
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (Penguin Nature Classics). John Wesley Powell, Wallace Stegner (Introduction) / Paperback / Published 1997
Gifts of the Wild : A Woman's Book of Adventure. Faith Conlon, et al / Paperback Published 1998
Going Inside : A Couple's Journey of Renewal into the North. Alan S. Kesselheim / Hardcover / Published 1995
The author recounts the perilous thirteen-month, two-thousand mile journey he and his wife took from Montana to the Northwest Territories of Canada in an effort to rescue their troubled marriage through the power and beauty of nature.
History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol 1. Meriwether Lewis, et al, Elliot Coues (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1979
History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol 2. Meriwether Lewis, et al, Elliot Coues (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1979
History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol 3. Meriwether Lewis, et al , Elliot Coues (Editor)/ Paperback / Published 1979
Into the Wild. Jon Krakauer / Paperback / Published 1997
Into the Wilderness Dream : Exploration Narratives of the American West 1500-1805. Donald A. Barclay, et al / Paperback / Published 1994
John Wesley Powell : Explorer of Grand Canyon (Historical American Biographies). Roger A. Bruns / Library Binding / Published 1997
The Journals of Lewis and Clark. Meriwether Lewis, et al, Bernard De Voto (Editor) Paperback / Published 1997
Journals of Lewis and Clark : A New Selection. Meriwether Lewis, et al , John Bakeless (Editor)/ Mass Market Paperback / Published 1987
The Journals of Patrick Gass : Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Patrick Gass, Carol Lynn MacGregor / Paperback / Published 1997
Lewis & Clark : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns (Contributor) / Hardcover / Published 1997
Lewis & Clark : Voyage of Discovery. Sam Abell(Photographer), Stephen E. Ambrose / Hardcover / Published 1998
Lou Whittaker : Memoirs of a Mountain Guide. Lou Whittaker, Andrea Gabbard / Paperback / Published 1995
The Man Who Walked Through Time. Colin Fletcher / Paperback / Published 1989
The Man Who Walked Through Time is a remarkable account of a journey both physical and spiritual. It is also a record of the Grand Canyon as it was before the massive influx of tourism.
Never Cry Wolf. Farley Mowat / Paperback / Published 1983
A gripping narrative of a conservationist's life among the wolves in ther middle of the arctic prairie.
Paradise Creek; A True Story of Adventure in the Canadian Wilderness. David Scott / Paperback Published 1995
River: One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea (Vintage Departures). Colin Fletcher / Paperback / Published 1998
At age 67, Colin Fletcher, the guru of American backpacking, undertook a strenuous solo voyage down the full length of the Colorado River. "River" tells the story of this journey of a lifetime, served up with delectable brio and wit. 47 photos, 23 maps.
Royal Robbins : Spirit of the Age. Pat Ament / Paperback / Published 1998
Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Ella E. Clark, Margot Edmonds / Paperback / Published 1984
Sacajawea : Shoshone Trailblazer (Famous Native Americans). Diane Shaughnessy, Jack Carpenter Library Binding / Published 1998
Teton Tales : And Other Petzoldt Anecdotes. Paul K. Petzoldt / Paperback / Published 1995
Travelers' Tales - Women in the Wild. Lucy McCauley (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1998
Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. Stephen E. Ambrose / Paperback / Published 1997
Wild Places : 20 Journeys into the North American Outdoors. Paul McHugh (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published 1996
Winterdance : The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod. Gary Paulsen / Paperback / Published 1995
Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod--the 1150-mile winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome-- in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. Winterdance is his account of this seventeen-day battle against Nature's worst elements and his own frailty.
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NATURE WRITING:
A Sand County Almanac. Aldo Leopold, Charles W. Schwartz / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1991
"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot."
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf. John Muir / Paperback / Published 1992
Originally published in 1916, this book is largely comprised of lightly edited diary entries Muir made during his memorable 1867 trek from Kentucky to Florida.
Alaska : A Photographic Journey Through the Last Wilderness. Leonard Lee, III Rue(Introduction), John, Jr Pezzenti (Photographer) / Hardcover / Published 1997
Alaska Reflections (Reflections of the Wilderness). Larry Rice / Paperback / Published 1994
Aldo Leopold : American Ecologist. Peter Anderson / Paperback / Published 1996
A biography of the ecologist whose pioneering contributions to wildlife management have influenced generations of conservationists.
Aldo Leopold : His Life and Work. Curt Meine (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1991
Aldo Leopold : The Man and His Legacy. Thomas Tanner (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1995
Aldo Leopold's Southwest. David E. Brown, Neil B. Carmony (Editor) Paperback / Published 1995
All the World Over : Notes from Alaska (Sierra Club Pathstone Editions Series). John Muir / Paperback / Published 1996
The 20th century conservation movement, and the Sierra Club, both owe their origins to John Muir. Excerpted from his beloved Travels in Alaska, this new edition offers eloquence that continues to guard the natural world from its most dangerous predators.
American Nature Writing 1998 (Annual). John A. Murray (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1998
The American Wilderness. Ansel Adams, et al / Hardcover / Published 1990
In this magnificent volume, the land Adams loved and strived to portect endures as he saw it--undefiled, incomparable--championed in the most eloquent and impassioned words Adams ever wrote. 108 duotone illustrations.
America's Wilderness : The Photographs of Ansel Adams With the Writings of John Muir. Ansel Adams (Photographer), John Muir Hardcover / Published 1997
Ansel Adams : Our National Parks. Andrea G. Stillman, William A. Turnage / Paperback / Published 1992
A collection of work from one of the strongest supporters of the National Park System includes his photographs, letters, speeches, writings, and personal notes about the critical issues facing the parks. Original.
The Appalachian Trail Reader. David Emblidge (Editor) / Paperback Published 1997
A collection of trail diaries and historical and personal essays which reflect the meaning of this great wilderness trail across both time and geography: 24 illustrations 6 maps.
Arctic Dreams : Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape. Barry H. Lopez / Paperback / Published 1996
A passionate tour of the Arctic landscape covers such topics as the aurora borealis, polar bears, killer whales, migrating icebergs, the region's indigenous people, and the author's spiritual experiences there.
As Far As the Eye Can See: Reflections of an Appalachian Trail Hiker. David Brill / Reissue edition (March 1996)
Awakening Spirits. Tom, Jr. Brown / Paperback / Published 1994
The Best of Edward Abbey. Edward Abbey / Paperback / Published 1988
Black Elk Speaks : Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux. John G. Neihardt, Vine Deloria / Paperback / Published 1988
The Blue Wall : Wilderness of the Carolinas and Georgia. Thomas Wyche (Photographer), James Kilgo / Hardcover / Published 1996
The Book of Yaak. Rick Bass / Paperback / Published 1997
Rick Bass has crafted an elegant plea to save the ecosystem of the Yaak Valley in northwestern Montana. Bass argues that the Yaak deserves to be saved, both for its beauty and for its role in a biological system that stretches through much of North America.
Campsite Memories : True Tales from Wild Places. Cliff Jacobson, Cliff Moen (Illustrator) / Paperback Published 1994
Coming into the Country. John McPhee / Paperback / Published 1991
McPhee describes his travels through much of Alaska with bush pilots, prospectors, and settlers, as well as politicians and businesspeople who have their eyes set on a very different future for the state.
Confessions of a Barbarian : Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey 1951-1989. Edward Abbey (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1996
Edward Abbey reveals all his rough-hewn edges and passionate beliefs in this witty, outspoken, maddening, and sometimes brilliant selection of journal entries that takes the writer from his early years as a park ranger and would-be literary author up to his death in 1989.
The Control of Nature. John McPhee / Paperback / Published 1990
McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked into contested territories, The Control of Nature examines in detail the strategies and tactics through which people attmept to control their natural surroundings.
Coyote in the Maze : Tracking Edward Abbey in a World of Words. Peter Quigley (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published 1998
Crossing Open Ground. Barry Holstun, Lopez, Marty Asher / Paperback / Published 1989
Desert Notes/River Notes. Barry Holstun Lopez / Paperback / Published 1990
Barry Lopez captures the raw beauty and power of nature with grace and imagery, sharing with readers his thoughtful, vivid, and engrossing observations on the beauty of the world around them.
Desert Solitaire. Edward Abbey / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1991
Desert Solitaire is a meditation on the stark landscapes of the red-rock West, a passionate vote for wilderness, and a howling lament for the commercialization of the American outback.
Down the River. Edward Abbey / Paperback / Published 1991
Downcanyon : A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River Through Grand Canyon. Ann Haymond Zwinger / Paperback / Published 1995
Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist : The Life and Legacy of Edward Abbey. James Bishop / Paperback / Published 1995
A no-holds-barred portrait of the outspoken and often outrageous Edward Abbey who inspired the environmental movement through his writings and unceasing activism. Photos.
Encounters With the Archdruid. John A. McPhee / Paperback / Published 1990
Everett Ruess : A Vagabond for Beauty. W. L. Rusho / Paperback Published 1985
Grandfather. Tom, Jr. Brown / Paperback / Published 1995
A Native American born in the 1880s, Grandfather roamed free--he lived by the simple code of the ancients, where the beauty of nature provided spiritual teaching. His wisdom offers enlightenment to all.
Heart of the Land : Essays on Last Great Places. Joseph Barbato (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published 1996
Some of the country's finest writers celebrate the geography that The Nature Conservancy has designated as "Last Great Places."
History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol 1. Meriwether Lewis, et al, Elliot Coues (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1979
History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol 2. Meriwether Lewis, et al, Elliot Coues (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1979
History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol 3. Meriwether Lewis, et al , Elliot Coues (Editor)/ Paperback / Published 1979
In the Loyal Mountains. Rick Bass / Paperback / Published 1997
John McPhee Reader. John McPhee, William L. Howarth (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1985
John Muir : The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books. John Muir / Hardcover / Published 1992
ohn Muir in His Own Words : A Book of Quotations. John Muir, Peter Browning Paperback / Published 1988
John Muir : His Life and Letters and Other Writings. John Muir, Terry Gifford (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996
The Journals of Lewis and Clark. Meriwether Lewis, et al, Bernard De Voto (Editor) Paperback / Published 1997
Journals of Lewis and Clark : A New Selection. Meriwether Lewis, et al , John Bakeless (Editor)/ Mass Market Paperback / Published 1987
The Journey. Tom Brown / Paperback / Published 1992
Brown explains the need to experience a shift in consciousness--and a change in spirit--to heal our suffering planet, and he reveals how inner spirituality can be the key to saving our deteriorating environment.
The Journey Home : Some Words in Defense of the American West. Edward Abbey / Paperback / Published 1991
Long considered an underground classic, The Journey Home offers a portrait of the American West that readers will not soon forget, presenting the reflections and observations of a man who left the urban world behind in pursuit of the natural one and the myths buried therein.
Letters from Alaska. John Muir, et al / Paperback / Published 1993
Lewis & Clark : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns (Contributor) / Hardcover / Published 1997
Lewis & Clark : Voyage of Discovery. Sam Abell(Photographer), Stephen E. Ambrose / Hardcover / Published 1998
The Lost Grizzlies : A Search for Survivors in the Wilderness of Colorado. Rick Bass / Paperback Published 1997
Marking the Sparrow's Fall : Wallace Stegner's American West. Page Stegner (Preface), Wallace Earle Stegner / Hardcover 1st Ed edition / Published September 1998
"Wilderness Letter" and other of Stegner's writings for magazines such as the New Yorker and Holiday, many of them previously uncollected, are reprinted in this collection, which underscores the importance of Stegner's work to the development of Western regional literature and of contemporary ecological letters alike. Marking the Sparrow's Fall, edited by Stegner's son Page, makes for a fine introduction to Stegner's conservation works.
My First Summer in the Sierra. John Muir / Paperback / Published 1998
The most popular of Muir's works: the naturalist's account of his first visit to the High Sierra and the Yosemite, when he recognizes his life's calling in preserving these wilderness areas.My Wilderness. William O. Douglas / Paperback / Published 1989
The Mysterious Lands : A Naturalist Explores the Four Great Deserts of the Southwest. Ann Haymond Zwinger / Hardcover / Published 1996
Nature Writings : The Story of My Boyhood and Youth; My First Summer in the Sierra;
The Mountains of California; Stickeen; Selected Essays. John Muir (Editor), William Cronon (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1997
A collection of Muir's definitive writings and various other essays on his attempts to preserve the wilderness.
The Nearby Faraway : A Personal Journey Through the Heart of the West. David Petersen, Ann Zwinger / Paperback / Published 1997
Never Cry Wolf. Farley Mowat / Paperback / Published 1983
A gripping narrative of a conservationist's life among the wolves in the middle of the arctic prairie.
The Ninemile Wolves. Rick Bass / Paperback / Published 1993
This eloquent book recounts the life and controversy of a vanishing breed of animal that reawakened America's ecological consciousness.
Of Wolves and Men. Barry H. Lopez / Paperback / Published 1982
Pine Barrens. John McPhee, James Graves / Paperback / Published 1978
McPhee has written an extraordinarily compelling, informative, and insightful book about the botanical, cultural, hydrological, and historical peculiarities of this region. He also details the efforts to save it from the creeping urbanization of nearby Philadelphia and New York City.
The Practice of the Wild : Essays. Gary Snyder / Paperback / Published 1990
Reaching Keet Seel : Ruin's Echo and the Anasazi. Reg Saner, Sue MacDougall (Illustrator), David Grant Noble / Paperback / Published 1998
The Rights of Nature : A History of Environmental Ethics (History of American Thought and Culture). Roderick Frazier Nash / Paperback / Published 1990
Run, River, Run : A Naturalist's Journey Down One of the Great Rivers of the American West. Ann Zwinger / Paperback / Published 1984
Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Ella E. Clark, Margot Edmonds / Paperback / Published 1984
Sacajawea : Shoshone Trailblazer (Famous Native Americans). Diane Shaughnessy, Jack Carpenter Library Binding / Published 1998
Sandstone Sunsets : In Search of Everett Ruess. Mark A. Taylor Paperback / Published 1997
The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness. Rick Bass / Hardcover / Published 1997
These deeply original stories share the central theme of land.
Son of the Wilderness; The Life of John Muir. Linnie Marsh Wolfe Hardcover / Published 1978
Stickeen. John Muir / Hardcover / Published 1989
Adventures of John Muir and his mongrel dog.
Story of My Boyhood and Youth. John Muir, Vernon Carstensen / Paperback / Published 1965
This memoir of the early years of John Muir details his boyhood in Scotland, his awakening love for nature, emigration to America, the hardships endured on a 19th-century farm, and his final break to begin a life of wilderness adventure.
Tocqueville in America. George Wilson Pierson / Paperback / Published 1996
A Trail Through Leaves : The Journal As a Path to Place. Hannah Hinchman / Hardcover / Published 1997
An exquisitely illustrated guide to cultivating intimacy with the natural world through journal-keeping explores the things we usually overlook and helps readers claim their senses through the creative disciplines of writing and drawing.
Travelers' Tales - Women in the Wild. Lucy McCauley (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1998
Travels in Alaska. John Muir / Paperback / Published 1993
Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. Stephen E. Ambrose / Paperback / Published 1997
Walden, Or, Life in the Woods. Henry David Thoreau / Paperback / Published 1992
Walking With Muir Across Yosemite. Thomas R. Vale, Geraldine R. Vale (Contributor) Paperback / Published 1998
Way Out Here; Modern Life in Ice-Age Alaska. Richard Leo / Paperback / Published 1996
Wild to the Heart. Rick Bass, Elizabeth Hughes (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1997
Through thirteen essays written in a style compared to Thoreau, Muir, and Annie Dillard, Bass records his meanderings in a lyrical exploration of wildness and freedom in nature and in ourselves.
Wild Places : 20 Journeys into the North American Outdoors. Paul McHugh (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published 1996
Wilderness and the American Mind. Roderick Nash / Paperback / Published 1986
Wilderness Ethics : Preserving the Spirit of Wildness. Laura Waterman, Guy Waterman / Paperback Published 1993
Wilderness Journals of Everett Ruess. W. L. Rusho(Introduction), Everett Ruess (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1998
Wilderness Visionaries : Leopold, Thoreau, Muir, Olson, Murie, Service, Marshall, Rutstrum. Jim Dale Vickery / Paperback / Published 1994
The Wild Muir : Twenty-Two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures. John Muir, et al / Hardcover / Published 1994
Wilderness World of John Muir. John Muir, Edwin Way Teale / Paperback / Published 1976
Winter : Notes from Montana. Rick Bass, Elizabeth Hughes / Paperback / Published 1997
In a celebration of winter in the last valley of Montana without electricity, Bass describes the wildness and freedom of valley people, the slow-motion quality of life.
Winter Sign. Jim Dale Huot-Vickery / Paperback / Published 1998
The Yosemite. John Muir, Galen Rowell (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1992
John Muir and Galen Rowell explored Yosemite nearly a century apart, yet America's premier conservationist and the award-winning photographer prove kindred spirits. Rowell's photographs--more than 100 spectacular, full-color images--find inspiration in Muir's words.
Yosemite. John Muir / Paperback / Published 1988
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