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A guide to the history and the route of the Corps of Discovery that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It features journals, maps, paintings and photographs that serve to vividly contrast the US that Lewis and Clark ventured through to the land that the modern adventurers will pass through.

Dedicated to the pioneer lumbermen who succeeded in launching careers as mill men by overcoming the tremendous obstacle of moving the giant redwoods from the woods to the mill, by inventing equipment strong enough to handle the gigantic logs, and by finding suitable markets for their lumber throughout the Pacific area.

The history of the opening of Stevens Pass through the northern Cascades into the Seattle region is a saga of nearly superhuman feats by railroad construction crews, ghastly design mistakes, natural catastrophes, and the determination of railroad owners to connect isolated communities.

Experience the world of 1492 through the eyes of a young Basque adventurer who, born to a family of whalers, feels the calling of the sea and signs on to aid Columbus on his voyage across the vast Atlantic. The young sailor and his fellow explorers soon learn that the New World and its inhabitants are far from what they had expected.

Exciting history combines with a walking tour of Telluride to make this a multi-purpose paperback. After booming with the discovery of gold and silver in the last century, Telluride went bust and slept for decades only to revive and enter a new era when skiing swept the Rockies in the 1960s.

Perhaps no other part of the world has experienced more gem mineral-forming forces than Idaho. The geology of the region makes it a rock-hound's paradise. John Beckwith's book is the perfect guide for beginners or visiting gem collectors.

When mineral riches were found in southern Idaho boomtowns arose across this rugged land. When the mining activity ceased these towns were quickly abandoned yet they still stand; a testimony to the vagaries of life in the frontier in pursuit of gold and silver.

Old journals, microfilm copies of early newspapers, Indian Affairs and military reports, and the memories of living persons are compiled to form an excellent survey of the history of the people, animals and geography of the Nevada desert.

National park officials have called the Pyramid Lake "the most beautiful desert lake in North America." Here is the pre-history and history of the basin, including its famous Indian battles. Early white exploration and settlement, the decline and restoration of the lake's giant cutthroat trout, and shore fishing.

"Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press""When everybody thinks alike, everyone is likely to be wrong." The ten words quoted above are, according to Humphrey B. Neill, a potent factor behind the economic booms and busts that blight our civilization. The "Mississippi Bubble," Holland's incredible "Tulipmania" and the New York stock market crash of 1929 are historic examples of disasters magnified and hastened by the pressure of mass opinion. Neill describes these occurrences in detail and tells the reader how to avoid and recognize the dangers that "following the pack" can pose to the discerning investor.

History has bubbled in the lobby and rooms of Boise's own haunted Idanha Hotel for 100 years. Governors lived there. An assassin rigged a bomb under one of its beds. Ethel Barrymore and Saly Rand enjoyed its hospitality. The author captures the color and character of this Northwest landmark.

Nowhere does magnificent scenery, a vast network of interconnecting trails and beneficent weather come together so gloriously as in the High Sierra of California. This guide includes detailed maps showing trails, campsites and contours, with descriptive text and many photos.

Colorado's Pikes Peak Gold Rush was an event of enormous social and cultural significance. Its effects reached far beyond the immediate area of the gold strikes, changing the basic economy and lifestyle of the entire region.When it was rumored that gold had been found near Cherry Creek, Pikes Peak became synonymous with the wild westward rush that ensued in the spring of 1859.

"Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press"Omaha, Nebraska, is a laid-back city in America s heartland. In the nineteenth century, however, it had a very different reputation. Omaha grew from a speculative scheme in 1854 to a booming city. Along the way there were scores of great stories. It requires but little if any, stretch of the imagination to regard Omaha as a cesspool of iniquity, for it is given up to lawlessness and is overrun with a horde of fugitives from justice and dangerous men of all kinds who carry things with a high hand and a loose rein. . . . If you want to find a rogue s rookery, go to Omaha. Kansas City newspaper."

The Shoshoni tribe once occupied a huge region that included portions of Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. The author tells the story of these proud people and their struggle to adapt to the massive cultural changes that have occurred during the past 150 years.

"Place names are like the historical markers past which we all speed in our motor cars, too preoccupied to stop and enjoy them, " says author Doug Brokenshire. Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puyallup, Anacortes, Walla Walla -- these are some of the place names of Washington State. Scratch the surface and you will uncover a wealth of lore, legend, and local flavor.

Easy to use historical guidebook, whether you are in an armchair or an automobile; this book is divided into sections on the history, diaries, and noteworthy sites along this important historic trail that led 19th century emigrants westward to the West. Contemporary and historical photographs illustrate the book throughout.

"Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press"This is the story of the other side of Colorado's best-known mountain- the region west of Pikes Peak. It includes stories of the first settlers and the founders of towns. It also tells of the bust years between world wars when the railroad tracks were pulled up and many communities vanished.

Offers a description of the history of the Oregon Trail - from past to present. This book features a blend of maps, guides, emigrant diaries, journals, and old drawings as well as photographs of important locations along the trail.

A survey of the lifeways of Idaho's native people, including the Kutenai, Kalispel, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock, and Northern Paiute. It helps scholars, teachers and students understand and communicate the cultural realities of Indian life.

An entertaining, educational, and readable presentation of the twenty-one California missions