History & Geology in Idaho

For the history buff in us all, we offer the Roadside History and Roadside Geology series by Mountain Press for all the Rocky Mountain states as well as Yellowstone National Park.  We also stock books on the Missouri River history, travels of Lewis and Clark, Glacial Lake Missoula and Natural History guides for the Rocky Mountains as well as Glacier National Park.  So why not read to the kids (or the driver) on those long stretches of road, some fascinating stories of the places they're about to see.

Rocky Mountain Natural History; Grand Teton to Jasper
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If I could own just ten books for the rest of my life, this guide to love of nonhuman neighbors would be one of them." - David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and My Story as Told by Water. From majestic conifers to mosses and lichens, from grizzly bears to salamanders, from cutthroat trout to pine beetles, Rocky Mountain Natural History off… read more

Roadside Geology of Idaho
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"If you like to stretch your mind, you'll like this book...Continents collide. Giant slabs of rock slide miles down slope. Huge meteorites crash to earth." - Northwest Travel From the ancient sedimentary formations in the north through the overthrust belt in the southeast, Idaho's rocks are as interesting as rocks come. The authors of Roadside Ge… read more

Roadside History of Idaho
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"With quips and anecdotes, directions to towns and highways, this book was an adventure." - Library Research Association, Inc. The best way to enjoy Idaho's rich heritage is to visit the sites where history happened. Roadside History of Idaho makes you feel like you've got a native guide at hand as it transports you to those places through we… read more

Bicycling the Lewis and Clark Trail
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Retrace Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's historic expedition from the saddle of the ultimate touring machine - your bicycle. From Hartford, Illinois (outside St. Louis), to Astoria, Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River, the Lewis & Clark Trail passes through eleven states and winds more than 3,200 miles. As it traverses the Missouri an… read more

Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail; 3rd Edition
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition ranks among history's greatest adventures: In the early 1800s, when the vast western territory of the United States was largely unexplored, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, along with the Corps of Discovery traveled into the unknown and mapped a route across the country and back. Today, modern-day explorers can retr… read more

Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods
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As geologist J. Harlen Bretz walked the dry scabland channels of eastern Washington in the 1920s, it dawned on him that he was viewing a landscape sculpted by water. Lots of water. A flood of catastrophic proportions. Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods tells the gripping tale of a huge Ice Age lake that drained suddenly--not just onc… read more

Nez Perce National Historic Trail Map
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The Nez Perce National Historic Trail Map produced by the US Forest Service depicts the 1877 route of a small band of Nez Perce Indians, who engaged in several running battles with the pursuing U.S. Army while trying to seek refuge in Canada. In the summer of 1877 a small group of Nez Perce… read more