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999 Officer Down999 Officer Down
Best Price: $43.32
Never have I read a story which truly focuses in on the emotions and reality that an officer of...
Baja's Hidden Gold: Treasure Along the Mission TrailBaja's Hidden Gold: Treasure Along the Mission Trail
Best Price: $10.95
Gem of a book! Great addition to my Baja library collection! Dr. Roger Silliman does a...
Hole in the Sky: A Memoir (Vintage)Hole in the Sky: A Memoir (Vintage)
William Kittredge's stunning memoir is at once autobiography, a family chronicle, and a...
Unshaken (Enhanced Edition): Rising from the Ruins of Haiti's Hotel MontanaUnshaken (Enhanced Edition): Rising from the Ruins of Haiti's Hotel Montana
Dan Woolley---who spent 65 hrs trapped beneath the rubble of Haiti's Hotel...
A Summer LifeA Summer Life
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The author recalls his childhood in Fresno, California,...


Rosellini: Immigrants' Son and Progressive GovernorRosellini: Immigrants' Son and Progressive Governor
Best Price: $19.88
Albert Dean Rosellini served two terms as governor of the state of Washington, from 1957 through...
Everett Ruess: His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing AfterlifeEverett Ruess: His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife
Best Price: $8.50
Everett Ruess was twenty years old when he vanished into the canyonlands of southern Utah,...
Stanford PatriarchsStanford Patriarchs
Best Price: $8.66
Stanford University is a product of the Gilded Age, when robber barons turned their attention to...
The Pelican's Briefs: Revealing Reminisces of a Boomer's HometownThe Pelican's Briefs: Revealing Reminisces of a Boomer's Hometown
Best Price: $12.04
On the reading of Mark Joneschiet's pleasant reflections titled `The Pelican's...
Cowboy SweetheartsCowboy Sweethearts
Best Price: $8.39
The National Cowboy Hall of Fame is where many of the family names Goodspeed writes about are...


My Life On The Frontier 1864-1882My Life On The Frontier 1864-1882
Best Price: $19.30
Incidents And Characters Of The Period When Kansas, Colorado, And New Mexico Were Passing...
Beverly Hills DetectiveBeverly Hills Detective
Best Price: $19.25
The Magic City of Beverly Hills conjures up images of movie_stars, Rodeo Drive, big homes and...
Beverly Hills DetectiveBeverly Hills Detective
Best Price: $30.85
The magic city of Beverly Hills conjures up images of movie stars, Rodeo Drive, big homes and...
Owning It All: EssaysOwning It All: Essays
Best Price: $8.97
This is a deeply felt and highly informed essay collection about life in the American west by...
Geography of SaintsGeography of Saints

Death of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, the West's Most Elusive LegendDeath of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, the West's Most Elusive Legend
Best Price: $6.98
It's not every day that a book about the Old West reminds me of the Middle Ages, but Dan...
Indian Trader: The Life and Times of J.L. HubbellIndian Trader: The Life and Times of J.L. Hubbell
This new book by Ms Blue is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the Indian trader of...
Homestead: Modern Pioneers Pursuing the Edge of PossibilityHomestead: Modern Pioneers Pursuing the Edge of Possibility
Best Price: $2.50
Joining her husband in the fight to create a home out of a rugged stretch of sagebrush,...
The Cow WhispererThe Cow Whisperer
Best Price: $6.90
A recent study of why people laugh discovered that the "surprise" is a main...
Geography of SaintsGeography of Saints

Geography of SaintsGeography of Saints
Best Price: $23.24
Penny Allen's memoir captures its reader softly and earnestly. It is a tale told as if...
Dream Chasers of the West: A Homestead Family of Glacier ParkDream Chasers of the West: A Homestead Family of Glacier Park
Best Price: $8.91
Dream Chasers of the West: A Homestead Family of Glacier Park is the biography of a proud,...
Pioneer Doctor: The Story of a Woman's WorkPioneer Doctor: The Story of a Woman's Work
When Mollie Babcock stepped off the train in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1890, she knew she had to...
The Legend of Colton H. BryantThe Legend of Colton H. Bryant
Best Price: $5.84
My Book Club read this book and we all loved Colton and were inspired by his story and by...
The Killers: Destiny Is Calling MeThe Killers: Destiny Is Calling Me
Best Price: $3.28
In this candid biography/photo book of the rock group that has sold over two million copies of...

Wild Steps of HeavenWild Steps of Heaven
Best Price: $8.52
In times of hardship heroes are needed and none moreso than in Mexico as revolution rages. The...
In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown CountryIn the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country
Best Price: $4.75
Kim Barnes seems to be making a career of writing memoirs -- two before she's turned forty. ...
A Lady's Ranch Life in Montana (Western Frontier Library)A Lady's Ranch Life in Montana (Western Frontier Library)
Best Price: $26.99
"A faithful and unvarnished Record of a Settler?s Life" is how Isabel Randall...
Passion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot HallPassion for Freedom: The Life of Sharlot Hall
Best Price: $13.13
This book was written about Sharlot Hall, a relative by marriage. Sharlot was a remarkable...
Begoso Cabin: A Pecos Country RetreatBegoso Cabin: A Pecos Country Retreat
Best Price: $18.95
Begoso Cabin is the account of a woman's experiences living in a remote canyon in the...

New Mexican Lives: Profiles and Historical StoriesNew Mexican Lives: Profiles and Historical Stories
Best Price: $26.71
In New Mexican Lives, Richard Etulain and a distinguished group of twelve collaborators...
Bones Incandescent: The Pajarito Journals of Peggy Pond ChurchBones Incandescent: The Pajarito Journals of Peggy Pond Church
Best Price: $37.07
A “personal ecology? is what poet and writer Peggy Pond Church called the journals she kept for...
FENCE JUMPER-OPFENCE JUMPER-OP
Best Price: $11.86
The Man Who Founded California: The Life of Blessed Junipero SerraThe Man Who Founded California: The Life of Blessed Junipero Serra
Best Price: $19.95
San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego - some of the string...
Unbillable Hours: A True StoryUnbillable Hours: A True Story
The story?part memoir, part hard-hitting expose?of a first-year law associate negotiating the...

Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Newlands (American West in the Twentieth Century)Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Newlands (American West in the Twentieth Century)
Best Price: $21.97
"... provides some fascinating insights into the life and times of wealthy and powerful men...
Somewhere in an Oregon Valley: One Family's Adventure Taking Care of a Ranch in Northeastern Oregon's Blue MountainsSomewhere in an Oregon Valley: One Family's Adventure Taking Care of a Ranch in Northeastern Oregon's Blue Mountains
Somewhere in an Oregon Valley relates one family?s adventure taking care of a ranch in...
Single Woman HomesteaderSingle Woman Homesteader
Best Price: $15.95
The life of an independent woman spans the twentieth century including the Great Depression,...
Bret Harte: Opening the American Literary West (Oklahoma Western Biographies)Bret Harte: Opening the American Literary West (Oklahoma Western Biographies)
Best Price: $19.95
Bret Harte was the best-known and highest paid writer in America in the early 1870s, yet his...
Madam Millie: Bordellos from Silver City to KetchikanMadam Millie: Bordellos from Silver City to Ketchikan
Best Price: $14.38
This book is great! I could hardly put it down! The spunk this "Millie" had is...

Who's Who in the West 2003Who's Who in the West 2003
Best Price: $285.00
Stories To Gather All Those LostStories To Gather All Those Lost
Best Price: $3.21
Beyond the amazing places and the incredible events that seem to have shaped Ona in this book,...
Woman Of The River: Georgie White Clark, Whitewater PioneerWoman Of The River: Georgie White Clark, Whitewater Pioneer
Best Price: $18.96
You may be as surprised by this book as I was - I bought it thinking that I OUGHT to read it to...
A Year in Van NuysA Year in Van Nuys
Best Price: $5.99
Sanda Tsing Loh's writing and commentary that I have both seen and heard on Los Angeles...
Sky Time in Gray's River: Living for Keeps in a Forgotten PlaceSky Time in Gray's River: Living for Keeps in a Forgotten Place
Best Price: $0.40
This book is the perfect antidote to the frenetic pace of urban life. Reading this book, I felt...

Beverly Hills DetectiveBeverly Hills Detective
Best Price: $291.04
The magic city of Beverly Hills conjures up images of movie stars, Rodeo Drive, big homes and...
Figures in a Western Landscape: Men and Women of the Northern RockiesFigures in a Western Landscape: Men and Women of the Northern Rockies
Best Price: $21.95
"Figures in a Western Landscape is an absolutely stunning book. A biographer's take on...
One Man's West, New EditionOne Man's West, New Edition
Best Price: $12.22
I don't have time to give this the proper review I'd like. However, suffice it to say...
Kiowa: A Woman Missionary in Indian TerritoryKiowa: A Woman Missionary in Indian Territory
Best Price: $3.98
Isabel Crawford, a Canadian woman, came to southwest Oklahoma and was a missionary to the Kiowas...
On to Oregon: The Diaries of Mary Walker and Myra EellsOn to Oregon: The Diaries of Mary Walker and Myra Eells
Best Price: $12.95
These diaries of Mary Walker and Myra Eells bring to life the early day pioneer struggles to...

The True Life Wild West Memoir of a Bush-Popping Cow WaddyThe True Life Wild West Memoir of a Bush-Popping Cow Waddy
Best Price: $3.50
A sixteen-year-old runaway from Illinois, Charley Hester (1853?1940) lit out from home in 1869,...
Gambler's Wife: The Life of Malinda JenkinsGambler's Wife: The Life of Malinda Jenkins
Best Price: $13.97
This book sounds like the real thing: conversations with an old woman who led a colorful life...
Albert Eugene Reynolds: Colorado's Mining KingAlbert Eugene Reynolds: Colorado's Mining King
Best Price: $3.99
Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New MexicoMayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico
Best Price: $8.92
Stanley Crawford is not a bad writer. He's not. But "Mayordomo" is not a good...
Charlie Siringo's West: An Interpretive BiographyCharlie Siringo's West: An Interpretive Biography
Best Price: $8.46
During his lifetime, Charles Siringo wrote six or seven books about his life experiences. The...

Goin' Railroading: Two Generations of Colorado StoriesGoin' Railroading: Two Generations of Colorado Stories
Best Price: $15.01
This is a reprint of a Colorado and Southern engineman's life story. Although the book is...
Very Close to Trouble: The Johnny Grant MemoirVery Close to Trouble: The Johnny Grant Memoir
Best Price: $20.00
Ranald MacDonald: Pacific Rim AdventurerRanald MacDonald: Pacific Rim Adventurer
Best Price: $1.50
Edge of Tomorrow: An Arctic Year (Northwest Voices Essay Series)Edge of Tomorrow: An Arctic Year (Northwest Voices Essay Series)
Best Price: $14.95
Edge of Tomorrow By Sam Wright Reviewed by Frank Kadish Few people are able to synthesize their...
Thirteen Moons: A Year in the WildernessThirteen Moons: A Year in the Wilderness
Best Price: $47.04
This is one of my favorite books! I have started re-reading it about once a year now. [up to...

Two Badges (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)Two Badges (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
Best Price: $24.45
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The author describes how she went from a gang member,...
Growing Up True: Lessons from a Western BoyhoodGrowing Up True: Lessons from a Western Boyhood
Best Price: $12.95
We've watched "Scout" grow up with her father Atticus in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD;...
River Earth: A Personal Map (Northwest Voices Essay Series)River Earth: A Personal Map (Northwest Voices Essay Series)
Next to mysteries, my favorite reading material is the essay. A book of essays by one author...
Elers Koch: Forty Years a ForesterElers Koch: Forty Years a Forester
1998 Crown of the Continent Nature Writing Award Elers Koch was a groundbreaking...
L. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American WestL. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American West
Frontier photographer Len Huffman worked in the late 1800s to capture the American West on film...

Frank Barr: Bush Pilot in Alaska and the Yukon (Caribou Classics)Frank Barr: Bush Pilot in Alaska and the Yukon (Caribou Classics)
Best Price: $5.22
I loved this book. I have given it as gifts to many of my friends and they all loved it also. If...
StanislawStanislaw
Best Price: $24.50
Graham Fitch's account of his search for Stanislaw's heirs is riveting. The dangers and...
Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American FamilyStubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family
Best Price: $50.40
Japanese immigrant Masuo Yasui arrived in America in 1903 with nothing but big dreams. He went...
Women of Consequence: The Colorado Women's Hall of FameWomen of Consequence: The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
Best Price: $21.45
This book introduces the reader to fifty-nine extraordinary women whose significant...
Growing Up along California's North Coast: Boyhood Days in Humboldt County during the 1930sGrowing Up along California's North Coast: Boyhood Days in Humboldt County during the 1930s
During the 1930s, the relative isolation and majestic, natural beauty of California's North...

Toil: Building YourselfToil: Building Yourself
Best Price: $0.89
"Toil" is a wonderfully personal account of work on a carpentry crew during...
General Vallejo and the Advent of the AmericansGeneral Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans
Best Price: $8.01
This book an essential "go-to" reference for anyone researching California history,...
Beverly Hills DetectiveBeverly Hills Detective
Best Price: $16.88
BEVERLY HILLS DETECTIVE is a true story that restores faith in America's police force, a...
WestwindsWestwinds
Best Price: $21.46
Westwinds is an autobiography that follows a group of six high school students as they grow...
Native State: A MemoirNative State: A Memoir
Best Price: $0.99
Tony Cohan, an incredibly gifted writer - his account of finding a new life in Mexico, 'On...

Shadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native's LifeShadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native's Life
I loved this book. I am not much on reviews, but I had to speak my mind on this one. Sidney...
The Enders Hotel: A Memoir (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)The Enders Hotel: A Memoir (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)
Best Price: $6.30
Growing up in a hotel sounds like a cool and exotic experience, doesn't it? At the very...
Buried Unsung: Louis Tikas and the Ludlow MassacreBuried Unsung: Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre
Best Price: $24.36
How do you go about writing a biography about someone who lived almost 100 years ago and left...
The Wide Northwest: Historic Narrative of America's Wonder Land as Seen by a Pioneer TeacherThe Wide Northwest: Historic Narrative of America's Wonder Land as Seen by a Pioneer Teacher
Best Price: $13.23
Leoti L. West (1851?1933) had longed for the opportunity ?to be west and grow up with the...
Nomads of a Desert City: Personal Stories from Citizens of the StreetNomads of a Desert City: Personal Stories from Citizens of the Street
Best Price: $2.50
This book is like a hard punch in the gut. With its rough pictures and raw interviews, it is...

Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'I (A Biography Monograph)Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'I (A Biography Monograph)
Best Price: $19.95
Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawaii.
River of Traps: A Village LifeRiver of Traps: A Village Life
Best Price: $13.99
DuBuys' and Harris' friendship with Jacobo Romero was an education for their minds and...
Beverly Hills DetectiveBeverly Hills Detective
Best Price: $16.88
BEVERLY HILLS DETECTIVE is a true story that restores faith in America's police force, a...
WestwindsWestwinds
Best Price: $21.46
Westwinds is an autobiography that follows a group of six high school students as they grow...
Native State: A MemoirNative State: A Memoir
Best Price: $0.99
Tony Cohan, an incredibly gifted writer - his account of finding a new life in Mexico, 'On...

Shadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native's LifeShadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native's Life
I loved this book. I am not much on reviews, but I had to speak my mind on this one. Sidney...
The Enders Hotel: A Memoir (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)The Enders Hotel: A Memoir (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)
Best Price: $6.30
Growing up in a hotel sounds like a cool and exotic experience, doesn't it? At the very...
Buried Unsung: Louis Tikas and the Ludlow MassacreBuried Unsung: Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre
Best Price: $24.36
How do you go about writing a biography about someone who lived almost 100 years ago and left...
The Wide Northwest: Historic Narrative of America's Wonder Land as Seen by a Pioneer TeacherThe Wide Northwest: Historic Narrative of America's Wonder Land as Seen by a Pioneer Teacher
Best Price: $13.23
Leoti L. West (1851?1933) had longed for the opportunity ?to be west and grow up with the...
Nomads of a Desert City: Personal Stories from Citizens of the StreetNomads of a Desert City: Personal Stories from Citizens of the Street
Best Price: $2.50
This book is like a hard punch in the gut. With its rough pictures and raw interviews, it is...

Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'I (A Biography Monograph)Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai'I (A Biography Monograph)
Best Price: $19.95
Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawaii.
River of Traps: A Village LifeRiver of Traps: A Village Life
Best Price: $13.99
DuBuys' and Harris' friendship with Jacobo Romero was an education for their minds and...
   
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