Cultural Region/Western U.S.
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Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street
$22.95 Add to cartBefore it was a modern freeway, California’s State Highway 99 was “the main street of California,” a simple two-lane road that passed through the downtowns of every city between the Mexican border and… [more below]
- Series: California’s Historic Highways #1
- Author: Provost, Stephen H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: September 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1610352963
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Sacramento and Their Recipes
$23.99 Add to cartFrom saloons and tamale vendors to greasy spoons and neon-lit drive-ins, Sacramento natives Maryellen Burns and Keith Burns trace the trends of California’s capital city through 150 years of dining ou… [more below]
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Burns, Maryellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1609499735
- Language: English
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Las Vegas Cocktails: Over 100 Recipes Inspired by Sin City
$22.95 Add to cartLas Vegas Cocktails is an eye-catching collection of over 100 recipes inspired by Sin City.
Enjoy a sip of Sin City even after you touchdown back home with profiles and recipes from hit mixologists and
- Series: City Cocktails
- Author: Gavish, Sivan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1604339578
- Language: English
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Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute
$28.00 Add to cartIn 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by the moniker Alice Smith. “A Voice from the Underworld” detailed Alice’s humble Midwestern upb… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Ivy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1597143618
- Language: English
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The Complete Tassajara Cookbook: Recipes, Techniques, and Reflections from the Famed Zen Kitchen
$39.95 Add to cartFeaturing gourmet recipes from the renowned Zen retreat center, this vegetarian cookbook is a celebration of cooking, spirituality, and tradition
California’s Tassajara Zen Mountain Center has long b- Author: Brown, Edward Espe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: May 24 2011
- ISBN10: 1590308298
- Language: English
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The Harvey House Cookbook: Memories of Dining Along the Santa Fe Railroad
$30.00 Add to cartRecapture the spirit of the first western railway excursions with The Harvey House Cookbook. Its 200-plus vintage recipes, numerous period photos, and fascinating stories will take readers back to one… [more below]
- Author: Weiglin, Peter C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 10 2006
- ISBN10: 1589793218
- Language: English
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Bryce Canyon National Park Impressions
$14.95 Add to cartAlthough it may not look it, Bryce Canyon is a world in motion. Daily, from seemingly immutable cliffs rocks tumble, ancient and immovable hoodoos shed skin, and high-angled slopes elbow downhill. Und… [more below]
- Author: Randklev, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1560372516
- Language: English
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Surfing Newport Beach: The Glory Days of Corona del Mar
$31.99 Add to cartCorona del Mar was once California’s premier surfing spot, holding the sport’s first Pacific Coast competition in 1928. Attempts to tame Corona and to make the Newport Beach harbor mouth safe for wate… [more below]
- Author: Burnett, Claudine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: July 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1540232654
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Sacramento and Their Recipes
$33.99 Add to cartFrom saloons and tamale vendors to greasy spoons and neon-lit drive-ins, Sacramento natives Maryellen Burns and Keith Burns trace the trends of California’s capital city through 150 years of dining ou… [more below]
- Author: Burns, Maryellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: June 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1540208249
- Language: English
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Vail: The First 50 Years
$31.99 Add to cartPrior to 1962, sheep ranchers and homesteaders occupied Gore Creek Valley. A sleepy place studded with aspen and pine groves, the valley lay ripe for discovery. Two men, Pete Seibert and Earl Eaton, h… [more below]
- Author: Welch, Shirley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 27 2012
- ISBN10: 1531664431
- Language: English
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Surfing in Hawai’i: 1778-1930
$31.99 Add to cartWhen the early European explorers traversed the globe, their journals held numerous accounts of Hawaiians enjoying surfing. Since Europeans of that era were not accustomed to swimming in their own col… [more below]
- Author: Delavega, Timothy Tovar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: June 13 2011
- ISBN10: 153164936X
- Language: English
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Oak Cliff
$31.99 Add to cartAn advertisement heralded, “Oak Cliff gets its name from the massive oaks that crown the soft green cliffs.” Originally called Hord’s Ridge for its founder William Henry Hord, the area was purchased b… [more below]
- Author: Elliott, Alan C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: April 22 2009
- ISBN10: 153164631X
- Language: English
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Colorado Springs
$31.99 Add to cartColorado Springs was founded by General William Jackson Palmer in 1871. He was successful in his intent to build a sophisticated spa town with all the luxuries of the East Coast, including the arts, c… [more below]
- Author: Wallace, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: February 28 2003
- ISBN10: 1531614388
- Language: English
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Hiking New Mexico: A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hiking Adventures
$25.95 Add to cartHiking New Mexico offers detailed descriptions, maps, and color photos of 93 of the best, most scenic hikes from all parts of the state. The guide offers everything from short, easy dayhikes to multi-… [more below]
- Series: State Hiking Guides
- Author: Parent, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1493031090
- Language: English
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Montana Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History’s Mysteries
$16.95 Add to cartFrom a haunted prison in Red Lodge to persistent rumors of bigfoot, from whispered descriptions of the “tommyknockers” who help miners in trouble to a famous union organizer found lynched from a bridg… [more below]
- Series: Legends of the West
- Author: Lawrence, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 05 2016
- ISBN10: 1493016784
- Language: English
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Carry Me Home: The Colorado Avalanche’s Thrilling Run to the 2022 Stanley Cup
$16.95 Add to cartThe Colorado Avalanche finally reached the mountaintop in 2022, vanquishing the juggernaut Tampa Bay Lightning to bring home the Stanley Cup. Anchored by long-tenured veterans like Nathan MacKinnon, G… [more below]
- Author: The Athletic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1637272464
- Language: English
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Rail-Trails California: The Definitive Guide to the State’s Top Multiuse Trails
$19.95 Add to cartExplore 72 of the best rail-trails and other multiuse pathways throughout California.
All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted into public multiuse trails. Level and acces
- Series: Rail-Trails
- Author: Rails-To-Trails Conservancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1643590871
- Language: English
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Zion National Park: The Complete Guide
$24.99 Add to cartDiscover the best of Zion National Park in this full-color, photo-filled travel guidebook!
Over 190 five-star reviews for previous editions
From hiking Angels Landing to exploring The Narrows to biking
- Series: Color Travel Guide
- Author: Kaiser, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1940754526
- Language: English
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The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age
$19.99 Add to cart“Both a pleasure and a revelation.”–Daniel Okrent, author of Nine Innings
In 1968, two astounding pitchers would dominate the game as never before. One was black, the other white. The stoic Bob Gibs- Author: Pappu, Sridhar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1328557286
- Language: English
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The Darkest Hour: A Comprehensive Account of the Smith Mine Disaster of 1943
$5.99 Add to cartOn February 27, 1943, an explosion at Smith Mine #3 in Washoe, MT killed 74 men in the worst mining disaster in Montana’s history. This is the story of the miners, the heroes in the rescue operation,
- Author: Kuhlman, Fay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 42
- Publish Date: November 03 2015
- ISBN10: 0965960943
- Language: English
