An illustrated account of the first western expedition of naturalists, topographers, and artists.

From Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains: Major Stephen Long's Expedition, 1819-1820

History

Benson, Maxine

Americas

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This narrative goes beyond a mere chronicling of miles traveled, of deep-winter hardships, of whitewater challenges and wildlife confrontations. Paralleling the day-by-day account of their wilderness odyssey is the theme of introspective journeying and self-discovery.

Water and Sky: Reflections of a Northern Year

Biographies & Memoirs

Kesselheim, Alan S.

Professionals & Academics

Hop in and take a ride along Highway 50, one of the most intriguing thoroughfares crossing the United States.

Highway 50: Ain't That America!

Travel

Lilliefors, James

Travel Writing

The tradition of horses in Native American culture, depicted through images, essays, and quotes. For many Native Americans, each animal and bird that surrounded them was part of a nation of its own, and none was more vital to both survival and culture than the horse.

Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures

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In these thoroughly engaging stories, Country Living columnist Jo Northrop shares her deeply felt convictions about the importance of a sense of place-a country place. When she became legally blind, she found that returning to the land gave her a way to heal, and here she offers her observations, some humorous, some thoughtful, of country life

Country Matters

Literature & Fiction

Northrop, Jo

Essays & Correspondence

Fred Allen was the only satirist among the comedians of radio's Golden Age. As a satirist and wordsmith, his telling phrases and takes on the foibles of daily life, as well as the events of his time, were as quotable then as they are now. Allen transformed popular comedy by lampooning news events, commercials, and big business. He set a direction followed by a number of entertainers, including Bob &amp; Ray, David Frost, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Garrison Keillor, Chevy Chase, Dennis Miller, and even Saturday Night Live. In place of situation comedies, slapstick, stock characters, or standard joke forms, Allen offered a thinking person's humor, delivered every week to 30 million Americans in his 17-year-long radio show (1932–1949). "all the sincerity in hollywood..." showcases many of Fred Allen's previously published and unpublished letters, essays, radio scripts, and quips to create the best refresher course in laughs that survive the test of time.

All the Sincerity In Hollywood: Selections from the Writings of Fred Allen

Hample, Stuart

In the Memory House recalls what American society has forgotten--the land, its people, and its ideals. By examining what we choose to remember, this important book reveals how progress has created absences in our landscapes and in our lives.

In the Memory House

Mansfield, Howard

In superbly crafted writing, Page Lambert weaves together stories of western ranching traditions and ancient native American beliefs.

In Search of Kinship (PB): Modern Pioneering on the Western Landscape

Lambert, Page

Community & Culture

For most, the image of the American West has been male dominated, focusing on characters ranging from Jesse James to John Wayne. In the hardscrabble West of the nineteenth century, however, women played prominent and influential roles, helping to shape the evolution of not only the region but the nation as a whole. In this lively and informative book, ten noted historians explore the lives of eleven women, from the "Wild West" performer Annie Oakley and the notorious Calamity Jane to the entrepreneur Mary Ellen Pleasant and the reformer Abigail Scott Dunaway. By telling the fascinating tales of these women, this accessible and thoroughly researched collection not only enlightens us but also serves to secure a place in history for these remarkable women.

By Grit and Grace: Eleven Women Who Shaped the American West (Notable Westerners)

Etulain, Richard W.

In Search of Kinship (HB): Modern Pioneering on the Western Landscape

Historical

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