West

In April 1780, Military Governor Ugarte and Chief Engineer Rocha were sent on a reconnaissance mission through the northwestern frontier of New Spain, land that today is northern Sonora and southeastern Arizona. Seeking information on the advisability of...

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Denver was a vibrant cultural center of the West. Through changing fortunes, Denver has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870624377Author Michael L TateFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Arthur H. Clark CompanyPublisher Arthur H. Clark CompanyWeight(grams) 590g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684730100Author Joseph T Page IIFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 165g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634992824Author Heath A GayFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 165g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634993326Author Carol A JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 165g

After more than 50 years of plans to dam the Green River, it finally happened in 1963 as part of the Colorado River Storage Project. Today many people enjoy boating and fishing on the resultant Flaming Gorge reservoir, but few know about what lies under...

Lake Tahoe is one of the scenic wonders of the American West, a sapphire jewel that attracts millions of visitors each year. But the lake drew Native Americans to its summer shores for millennia, as well as more recent fortune hunters, scientists, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467105064Author Sueann MartellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 318g

Poverty Flat. Bearskin Gulch. Drunken Hollow. Soberville. Hogup Mountain. Lousy Jim Creek. Hey Hoe Canyon. Snake John Reef. Sob Rapids. Nipple Butte. Tooele. Laverskin. Skutumpah. All Utah toponyms, or place names. Where are they? What is their history?...

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Two letters of the alphabet are all that are needed to say the name of America’s second-largest city: L.A. Historic Photos of Los Angeles captures the historical essence of this rapidly moving, fast-growing, ever-changing Pacific Coast city. Perhaps only...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816527311Author Marco G. ProutyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634992817Author Janice OberdingFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 156g

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Soul of the City: The Pike Place Public Market marks the centennial anniversary of Seattle's favorite institution - Pike Place Public Market. A space that annually draws more people than any of the city’s major sporting and cultural events, Pike Place...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467106726Author Thomas SchoenewaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 318g

Founded by Mormon pioneers seeking a place to practice their religion, Salt Lake City became a center of regional commerce, fueled by mining and the completion of the Union Pacific and local railroads. It ultimately attracted residents from all parts of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646423507Author Alan R SandstromFormat PaperbackPage Count 446Imprint University Press of ColoradoPublisher University Press of ColoradoWeight(grams) 216g

Inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of the University of Utah's American West Center, the oldest regional studies center in the United States, Western Lands, Western Voices explores the many dimensions of public history. This collection of thirteen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646421787Author David ForsythFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint University Press of ColoradoPublisher University Press of ColoradoWeight(grams) 152g

A 2019 New York Times Top Summer Read Finalist, Oregon Book Award 2020 Liz Prato combines lyricism, research and humor to explore her role as a white tourist in a seemingly paradisiacal land that has been largely formed and destroyed by white outsiders...

Yellowstone is one of America's best known national parks. Established in 1872, it continues to fascinate us with its diverse scenery and wildlife. This is the place of geysers and waterfalls, of bears and bison, and where conservation and environmental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634992992Author Andy WillingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641606042Author Bill LascherFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Chicago Review PressPublisher Chicago Review PressWeight(grams) 152g

Just what was so wild about the Wild West? Americans have had an enduring yet ambivalent obsession with the West as both a place and a state of mind. Now one of the most knowing observers of the Western scene offers a monumental cultural and historical...

From tales of early baseball in the old west to the young men who fought for Texas Independence, these short stories by experts in their fields bring together a different view of the American West-the tales of the young men and women who were part of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467105798Author Peter W MerlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams)...

In this vivid account of the birth of modern California, J.S. Holliday frames the gold rush years within the larger story of the state's transformation from the quietude of a Mexican hinterland in the 1840s to the forefront of entrepreneurial capitalism...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634992374Author Andy WillingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931832946Author Debra D MunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 205Imprint Riverbend PublishingPublisher Riverbend PublishingWeight(grams) 277g

In The Fishermen's Frontier, David Arnold examines the economic, social, cultural, and political context in which salmon have been harvested in southeast Alaska over the past 250 years. He starts with the aboriginal fishery, in which Native fishers lived...

The triumphant true story of the native Hawaiian cowboys who crossed the Pacific to shock America at the 1908 world rodeo championshipsOregon Book Award winner * An NPR Best Book of the Year * Pacific Northwest Book Award finalist * A Reading the West...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467150187Author Dale Richard PerelmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738547084Author Tommy DangcilFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

More than forty million visitors per year travel to Sin City to visit the gambling mecca of the world. But gambling is only one part of the city's story. In this carefully documented history, Geoff Schumacher tracks the rise of Las Vegas, including its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738555829Author William A SchonebergerFormat PaperbackImprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorHistory has always fascinated BILL MARKLEY leading to his participation in Dances with Wolves and four other films. Bill has written the novel Deadwood Dead Men,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525435662Author Shawn LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm...