Mountain Press Publishing Company
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Roadside Geology of Ohio
$24.00 Add to cartOhio�s bedrock reveals a rich story of the ancient landscapes and animals�massive meat-eating reptiles, foot�long clams, lumbering mammoths�that existed thousands to hundre… [more below]
- Series: Roadside Geology
- Author: Camp, Mark J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 411
- Publish Date: October 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0878425241
- Language: English
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The Saga of the Pony Express
$17.00 Add to cartAmerica in the mid-1800s was a land of burgeoning cities, westward expansion, economic optimism, and political turmoil. Threatened by civil war and Indian uprisings, the government needed better commu… [more below]
- Author: DiCerto, Joseph J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 245
- Publish Date: June 15 2002
- ISBN10: 0878424520
- Language: English
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Hidden Life of the Desert: And Our Future in the Drying Southwest
$20.00 Read more“Following the Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest through its five seasons-spring, dry summer, wet summer, autumn, and winter-Hidden Life of the Desert uses stunning color photographs and clear,… [more below]
- Author: Wiewandt, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: October 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0878427139
- Language: English
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Montana Before History: 11,000 Years of Hunter-Gatherers in the Rockies and Plains
$20.00 Read moreDig into Montana�s past with this guide to the state�s best archaeological sites. A cache north of Livingston, the oldest known evidence of humans in Montana, was left by mammoth hunters… [more below]
- Author: MacDonald, Douglas H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: January 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0878425853
- Language: English
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California Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Golden State
$16.00 Add to cartCalifornians live on the edge . . . of a tectonic plate, that is. In this geologically tenuous location, where a tsunami, earthquake, or volcanic eruption is just another hazard, the rocks and landfor… [more below]
- Author: Baylor, Katherine J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: June 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0878425659
- Language: English
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Glacial Lake Missoula: And Its Humongous Flood
$15.00 Add to cartAs 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 catastro… [more below]
- Author: Alt, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 199
- Publish Date: June 15 2001
- ISBN10: 0878424156
- Language: English
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Roadside History of Texas
$24.00 Add to cartTexas history reaches far back in time by North American standards. It is fascinating by anyone’s measure. Modern Texas is woven from the frayed but still firm-and always colorful-strands of its rich … [more below]
- Series: Roadside History (Paperback)
- Author: Metz, C. Leon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 466
- Publish Date: January 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0878422943
- Language: English
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Deadfall: Generations of Logging in the Pacific Northwest
$16.00 Add to cartThrough the life stories of the author’s grandfathers, father, uncles, and cousins, Deadfall documents the dramatic changes in the logging industry since the early 1900s. The book focuses on the influ… [more below]
- Author: Lemonds, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0878424210
- Language: English
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Roadside History of Illinois
$20.00 Read moreDid you know that Chicago was named for a wild onion? Or that the only president born in Illinois was Ronald Reagan? Or that the Ferris Wheel, processed cheese, the game of softball, the fly swatter, … [more below]
- Author: Banash, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 475
- Publish Date: June 15 2013
- ISBN10: 878425993
- Language: English
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wyoming place names
$16.00 Add to cartThe names of Wyoming’s cities, counties, streams, and mountains are reflections of its history. It was Lewis and Clark who in 1805 dubbed a Wyoming mountain range Big Horn, and that name soon graced a… [more below]
- Author: Urbanek, Mae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 29 2014
- ISBN10: 0878422048
- Language: English
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Names on the Face of Montana
$16.00 Add to cartMontana’s place names are alive with a kind of poetry, rich in human and historical associations. In this book you can follow the prospectors to Gold Creek or Granite, honor government officials with … [more below]
- Author: Cheney, Roberta Carkeek
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: January 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0878421505
- Language: English
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Year of the Fire: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910
$20.00 Add to cartIn the summer of 1910, wildfires int eh Northern Rockies scorched millions of acres, darkened skies in New England, and deposited soot on the ice in Greenland. The flames ravaged pristine wilderness a… [more below]
- Author: Pyne, Stephen J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 325
- Publish Date: January 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0878425446
- Language: English
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Roadside Geology of Indiana
$24.00 Read moreHundreds of millions of years ago, warm, coral-rich seas deposited mud on the ocean floor, and in time it became limestone–the cornerstone of Indiana geology. From the fossil-studded rocks and twisti… [more below]
- Series: Roadside Geology
- Author: Camp, Mark J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: June 15 1999
- ISBN10: 0878423966
- Language: English
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Roadside History of Oregon
$24.00 Add to cartJoin the excitement of discovery in Oregon–from its high desert plateau and majestic mountain peaks to its storm-wracked coast and the depths of the Columbia Gorge. The stirring, colorful stories of … [more below]
- Series: Roadside History (Paperback)
- Author: Gulick, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 430
- Publish Date: June 15 1991
- ISBN10: 0878422528
- Language: English
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Arizona Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Grand Canyon State
$20.00 Add to cartArizona is a geologist�s playground, with a scientifically intriguing story behind every rocky outcrop, dry playa, and sparkling spring. Arizona Rocks tells the stories of 44 of the best geolo… [more below]
- Author: Bryan, T. Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 105
- Publish Date: February 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0878425985
- Language: English
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Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park
$24.00 Add to cartFew places in the nation rival Yosemite National Park for vertigo-inducing cliffs, plunging waterfalls, and stunning panoramic views of granite peaks. Many of the features that visitors find most tant… [more below]
- Series: Geology Underfoot
- Author: Glazner, Allen F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 299
- Publish Date: August 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0878425683
- Language: English
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Wildflowers of Montana
$22.00 Read moreWildflowers of Montana, the first comprehensive wildflower field guide devoted entirely to Montana, is brimming with beautiful color photographs of more than 350 plant species. Plants are conveniently… [more below]
- Author: Schiemann, Donald Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: June 15 2005
- ISBN10: 0878425047
- Language: English
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Roadside Geology of New Jersey
$24.00 Read moreFrom the glacially scoured quartzite ridge that hosts the Appalachian Trail to the spectacular columnar basalt of Orange Mountain, New Jersey packs a boatload of geology into a small area. Its ninetee… [more below]
- Series: Roadside Geology
- Author: Harper, David P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 345
- Publish Date: March 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0878426000
- Language: English
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Roadside History of Colorado
$22.00 Add to cartColorado�s roads wind through country that is steeped in history, sometimes tracing routes with a history of their own, from the Santa Fe Trail to the Million Dollar Highway. But no matter wher… [more below]
- Series: Roadside History (Paperback)
- Author: Moulton, Candy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 277
- Publish Date: June 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0878425209
- Language: English
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Roadside Geology of Yellowstone Country
$24.00 Add to cartWith more than 10,000 geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, and mud pots, as well as cubic mile upon cubic mile of once-incendiary rhyolite, the landscape of Yellowstone Country vividly displays its fiery … [more below]
- Series: Roadside Geology
- Author: Fritz, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 311
- Publish Date: September 15 2011
- ISBN10: 0878425810
- Language: English
