New York: Viking Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 419 pgs. The story of this most famous journey in American history, Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean and back in the 19th century, in four voices: the primary one is Lewis; a second voice is that..... More
Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2005. First, thus. Paperback. 6 x 9, 256 pgs, index, notes, bibliography, b&w historical photos. The poignant true story of three young Depression-era ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and uiltimately tragic transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the fabled U.S. Tenth Mountain Division..... More
Prineville, OR: Bonanza Publishing, 1990. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 59 pgs, b&w illustrations. The heyday of the mountain men spanned only a few short decades. By the 1840s wagon pioneers were flooding into the West. And the free-roaming mountain men disappeared. More
Tucson, AZ: Arizona Historical Society, 2007. Trade Paperback. 6 x 9, 110 pgs, b&w photos. This issue includes: "That Ought to give Hittler...A Nice Big Headache": Pearl Hunt's Letters from the Home Front, Navajo County, 1939-1945 by Catherine H. Ellis, "Whiskey is the Enemy Most Formidable in This Campaign": Capt..... More
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8, 246 pgs, b&w illustrations. Picturesque guide to the long-lost mines, rich veins of ore, silver lodes, buried treasure, and other bonanzas reputedly there for the finding. All are described, including fascinating anecdotes about the nature of the treasure, its..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 263 pgs, b&w illustrations, decorated endsheets. Story of trail driving. Ex-library with minimal markings, taped spine and corners. More
Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 280 pgs, color photos throughout. A fascinating compendium of do-it-yourself skills and methods for tying flies, making hooks, rods and horsehair lines in the manner of anglers of previous centuries. Also includes discussion on suitable techniques for fishing..... More
Mexico: El Ediciones Lara, 1979. Paperback. 4 1/2 x 7, 115 pgs, b&w photos. An interesting account of men and horses figuring prominently in history, finishing with a review of "Charreria Mexicana" More
New York: MJF Books, 1999. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 373 pgs. Two New York Tims bestsellers in one volume. Filled with Herriot's warm, wonderful, and sometimes hilarious accounts of characters, animal and human, in his corner of England. More
New York: Books, Inc., 1952. Later printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 829 pgs, index, section of color photos. Neat old cookbook includes 3648 numbered recipes from Browned Hominy to Sweet Potato Salad, from Blackberry Pudding to Corn Flake Cookies, plus menus, wine service, tips for pressure cooking, vitamins..... More
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1977. First printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, b&w photos and color illustrations. Colorful history of the Canadians on the frontier. Brown padded leather. More
New York: Winchester Press, 1977. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 251 pgs, index, b&w photos. Based on the author's lifetime of hunting, lots of information on things like the different types of deer, what makes big bucks different, the rut, timing and weather, reading sign, still hunting and much more. More
Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 174 pgs, b&w and mostly color photos throughout. Within this book lies the necessary information to guide you to some of the best fishing areas in the Pacific hemisphere! More
Washington DC: Stone Wall Press, 1986. Hardcover. 8 x 10, 224 pgs, b&w photos & maps. A complete guide, tells how to use decoys & calls, discusses goose guns, hunting clothing, and blinds, locates great hunting spots, describes the species, talks about great hunting spots of the past, and more..... More
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1977. First printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, historical photos and maps. A historical look at ranch life in the Old West with a wonderful collection of old photos. Padded brown leather. Ex-library with minimal markings. More
New York: William Morrow, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 9 1/2, 352 pgs, index, illustrations. Uses the scenarios surrounding fly fishing to offer advice to men who face aging, divorce, new romances, the growth of children and the deaths of friends, mentors and relatives. More
Minneapolis: North American Hunting Club, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 216 pgs, index, b&w photos. Lots of advice and ideas on scouting for deer and tracking them, in all sorts of terrain and under many conditions. Great pictures! More
Minneapolis, MN: North American Hunting Club, 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 253 pgs, index, b&w photos & illustrations. Natural history, planning a self-guided hunt, booking a guided hunt, hunting the rut and after the rut, the elk rifle, bowhunting, clothing & gear, physical conditioning and much more. More
New York: Pelham Books, 1989. Pamphlet. 5 x 8, 120 pgs. Nineteen stories and essays of a life outdoors: flyfishing for salmon and bass, hunting woodcock, walks in the woods, etc. More
Athens, OH: Sage Books, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 290 pgs, index, biblio, b&w photos, endsheets decorated with maps. Separates the facts from the legends of this famous plains outlaw, James Riley, alias Doc Middleton. Ex-library with minimal markings. More
New York: Time-Life Books, 1975. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Looks at the sort of people who pushed west and settled the great state of Texas. Plus the Alamo, San Jacinto, the Rangers, ranching, etc. Padded brown leather. More
New York: Time-Life Books, 1978. First printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, b&w and color historical photos. Mississippi river gambling, gambling in gold-rush country, cheating and its perils, boomtown gamblers, etc. Padded brown leather. More
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1964. Reprint. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 387 pgs. The most reliable account ever written of cowboy life on the great trail drive. More
Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1969. Hardcover. Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1969. 5 1/2 x 8, 266 pgs, index. The memoirs of a western roustabout, rancher and lawman, mostly Arizona and New Mexico, 1890s to 1950s. More
