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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark John Edwin Bakeless First authoritative biography of two great explorers. Based on original research and diaries of expedition members, book records day-by-day occurrences, dangers, hardships, Indian customs and lore, m… OL1184009W
Meriwether Lewis Meriwether Lewis Thomas Danisi The authors concentrate on what Lewis was doing immediately before and after the journey through Western territory. They assess his role as a natural scientist and as governor of the Louisiana Territ… OL13691945W
Lewis and Clark on the trail of discovery Lewis and Clark on the trail of discovery Rod Gragg Describes the expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Includes facsimiles of journal entries… OL14962900W
A Field Guide to Getting Lost A Field Guide to Getting Lost Rebecca Solnit Whether she is contemplating the history of walking as a cultural and political experience over the past two hundred years (Wanderlust), or using the life of photographer Eadweard Muybridge as a lens… OL15273770W
West from Salt Lake West from Salt Lake Jesse G. Petersen 328 p. : 25 cm OL16142590W
A lady's life in the Rocky Mountains A lady's life in the Rocky Mountains Isabella L. Bird "Isabella Bird, an Englishwoman whose extensive travels and writings earned her the first female membership of the Royal Geographic Society, visited the Rocky Mountains alone during the autumn of 187… OL19718924W
Nabokov in America Nabokov in America Robert Roper Writing about the author of the immortal Lolita and Pale Fire, born to a distinguished Russian family, Robert Roper fills out Vladimir Nabokov's American period, covering Nabokov's critical friendshi… OL20005169W
Ways to the West Ways to the West Tim Sullivan "In Ways to the West, Tim Sullivan embarks on a car-less road trip through the Intermountain West, exploring how the region is taking on what may be its greatest challenge: sustainable transportation… OL20028565W
American notes American notes Rudyard Kipling An account of America from Rudyard Kipling while visiting San Francisco in the late 1800s. OL20154W
The promise of the West The promise of the West Mary Barmeyer O'Brien "Driven by the promise of prosperity and opportunity on the frontier, thousands of men and women traveled west in the mid-1800s to forge a new life. Accompanying them were their children, wide-eyed a… OL22318154W
Frommer's national parks of the American West Frommer's national parks of the American West Barbara Laine,Don Laine More than 65 million people visit the national parks annually-and overcrowding has become a serious problem. So we sent our authors out to hit the trails and campsites to figure out how to beat the c… OL2735359W
Out West Out West Dayton Duncan An account of Lewis and Clark's epic journey; the author's retracing of the historic trail; and the journey of the American West in the years in between. OL2770617W
How to draw the Wild West How to draw the Wild West Arthur Zaidenberg Step-by-step instructions for the beginning artists in drawing cowboys, Indians, stage coaches, covered wagons, and other Western scenes. OL5273817W
Riding in the shadows of Saints Riding in the shadows of Saints Jana Richman Searching for Faith, Family, and Inner Peace on the Back of a MotorcycleBetween 1846 and 1866, about 50,000 Mormons traveled the Mormon trail, burying more than 6,000 of the faithful along the way. F… OL5718553W
A remarkable curiosity A remarkable curiosity Amos J. Cummings "In 1873, Amos Jay Cummings, a decorated Civil War veteran and journalist for the New York Sun newspaper, set out on a westward journey aboard the newly completed transcontinental railroad. For some … OL5844541W
Reminiscences of a soldier's wife Reminiscences of a soldier's wife Ellen McGowan Biddle Life of a military wife in Western outposts after the Civil War, including New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Nebraska. Includes many observations and anecdotes regarding Native Americans OL5956142W
Days on the road Days on the road Herndon, Sarah Raymond On May 1, 1865, Sarah Raymond mounted her beloved pony and, riding alongside the wagon carrying her mother and two younger brothers, left war-torn Missouri and headed west. With the sole motive o… OL6034123W
Steep Trails Steep Trails John Muir Moral improvers have calls to preach. I have a friend who has a call to plough, and woe to the daisy sod or azalea thicket that falls under the savage redemption of his keen steel shares. Not conte… OL6711490W
Sinners and saints Sinners and saints Robinson, Phil x, 370 p. 22 cm OL7097142W