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Backcountry Roads -- Idaho
$27.95 Caxton Press By Lynna Howard. Photos by Leland Howard This is a beautiful, informative and practical guide to Idaho's hidden treasure of roadways. Enhanced by more than 100 photos by award-winning photographer Leland Howard, Backcountry Roads--Idaho is a rarity--a guidebook that is also a work of art. Award-winning writer Lynna Howard provides GPS coordinates, maps and detailed descriptions for would-be explorers. This is an indispensable tool for anyone who wishes to experience firsthand the rugged beauty of scenic Idaho. 11 x 8.5, paperback, 240 full color pages [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Massacre at Bear RiverFirst, Worst, Forgotten $18.95 978-0-87004-462-5 Caxton Press Rod Miller The Bear River Massacre, on January 29, 1863, claimed at least 250 Shoshoni lives. And it changed the culture of the natives who lived in the area along what later became the Utah-Idaho border. Rod Miller provides a compelling narrative account of the Bear River Massacre and the events leading up to the bloody clash on a frozen riverbank in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. He gives historical context to three major players in the massacre—the Shoshoni, the military, the Mormon settlers and their leaders—and the interplay among those groups. Miller also explains why the massacre has remained in the historical shadows for 145 years and details the fight by Shoshonis and a few dedicated researchers to move the event to its rightful place in Western history. Paper, $18.95 6 x 9, 220 pages, maps, illustrated, bibliography, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Owyhee Canyonlands$27.95 978-0-87004-464-9 Caxton Press Photographs by Mark Lisk, Essay by William Fox The Owyhee region of southwest Idaho is one of the truly unique areas in the continental United States. About 10,000 people inhabit this high desert, geographically larger than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Natives, settlers and miners battled for control of the Owyhees during the 19th century. Today Owyhee Country contains some of the most spectacular, pristine canyonlands in the United States. Mark Lisk is a nationally-recognized outdoor photographer. He is author or contributor to several books dealing with Idaho’s natural beauty, including Salmon River Country, published by Caxton Press. Mark’s photographs of the Owyhees, presented with essays written by people who love the region, create a book in the tradition of Caxton award winners like Steens Mountain and Snake River Country. Hardcover, $27.95, 10 x 10, 124 pages full color, photographs. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Deadliest Indian War in the West$18.95 Caxton Press Gregory Michno The Snake War is one of the least known of the many clashes of culture that occurred in the American West during the 19th century. Gregory Michno, author of several critically acclaimed books on America’s Indian wars, gives readers the first comprehensive look at the natives, soldiers and settlers who clashed on the high desert of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Northern California in a struggle that over a four-year period claimed more lives than any other Western Indian War. 6x9, 400 pages, paper, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
McClure of Idaho$27.95 Caxton Press By William L. Smallwood On February 2, 1966 the Republican candidate for Idaho’s First Congressional District seat died in a north Idaho plane crash. No one would have guessed the tragedy would trigger a career that would make a young Payette County attorney one of the state’s best known political figures of the 20th century. 6x9, Hardcover, 512 pages, photographs, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Diamondfield JackA Study in Frontier Justice $15.95 978-0-87004-466-3 Caxton Press David H. Grover Diamondfield Jack Davis was a young cowboy hired in 1895 by a cattle company to keep sheepmen from bringing their flocks inti the ranges in Cassia County, Idaho. When two Mormon sheepherders were found murdered, Davis became the prime suspect. He was tried in a Mormon farming community some distance from the cattle ranges, before a jury that contained no cattlemen. Diamondfield Jack was quickly sentenced to hang. Appeals kept him alive until the true killers confessed. But Davis was not released until 1902. Reviewers call Diamondfield Jack "a valuable social document." Paperback. 5.5 x 8, 200 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Utter Disaster on the Oregon Trail, Vol. II$16.95 ISBN 970-9635828-2-8 Snake Country Publishing By Donald H. Shannon The greatest disaster to befall a emigrant party on the Oregon Trail occurred in September 1860 in what is now southwestern Idaho. A party of composed eight wagons and 44 men, women and children were attacked by hostile Indians. Almost two months later, a rescue party found 10 survivors clinging to life in rude shelters nearly 100 miles from where the train was first attacked. The survivors had resorted to canabalism to stay alive. Donald Shannon tells the story of the Utter-VanOrum massacres, clearing up many historical inaccuracies that had persisted for more than a century. 6 x 9 240 pages, illustrated [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Boise Massacre on the Oregon Trail, Vol.. 1$16.95 ISBN 0-9635828-1-x Snake Country Publishing By Donald H. Shannon Donald Shannon devoted more than two decades to documenting attacks on emigrant trains on the Oregon and California trails in the region that later became the state of Idaho. In The Boise Massacre on the Oregon Trail, Shannon details attacks that occurred in 1854 and 1859, including the grisly Ward Massacre on the Boise River near present-day Caldwell, Idaho. Included is the background of the Snake Indians: the Shoshone, Northern Paiute, and Bannock 6 x 9, 300 pages, illustrated, maps [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Do Them No Harm! Lewis & Clark Among the Nez Perce$16.95 0-87004-427-3 Caxton Press by Zoa L. Swayne In autumn 1805,a group of ragged strangers staggered into a Nez Perce Indian camp on the Clearwater River in what is now northern Idaho. The natives discussed killing the starving newcomers and taking the wonderous treasures they carried in their packs. Instead, they heeded an old woman who said, "Do Them No Harm!" That decision marked the beginning of a unique friendship between the Nez Perce and the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Zoa Swayne spent years writing down the events of 1805, 1806 as remembered by Nez Perce storytellers then combined them with entries from the journals of the explorers to create a fascinating story about an alliance that changed American history. 6x9, 350 pages, illustrations [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Forlorn Hope: The Nez Perce victory at White Bird Canyon$15.95 Caxton Press Jack D. McDermott "The term "forlorn hope" is defined in the dictionary as "to send a small group of men, usually soldiers, on a desperate or suicidal mission." On a June morning in 1877, 109 soldiers and civilian volunteers rode into a canyon in the Idaho Territory, looking for a fight. In the encounter that followed, a numerically inferior force of Nez Perce warriors inflicted a defeat on the troops more complete than the one suffered the previous year by the 7th Cavalry at the Little Bighorn. Although the Nez Perce won a victory at White Bird Canyon, the battle was the beginning of a "forlorn hope" for that Native American culture that only 70 years earlier had saved the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from starvation. Historian John McDermott describes the events leading up to the confrontation a White Bird Canyon, using personal accounts of the survivors to paint a detailed picture of what happened on that fateful day. Previously published in a limited edition in 1978, Forlorn Hope was named by Indian war historians one of the best books ever written about the Nez Perce War. It provides a fascinating snapshot of the politics and people involved in a unique chapter in the history of Idaho and the American West. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Gem Minerals of Idaho$9.95 ISBN 0-87004-228-9 Caxton Press John A. Beckwith Idaho conceals dazzling mineral wealth as yet untouched by gem hunters, but until now, no guide has been available. Professor Beckwith writes about physical and optical characteristics of minerals, facts concerning history, lore, and fashioning many of the gems. He describes fourteen various rewarding field trips to every sort of collecting area, with guidelines for recovering gems. 6x9, paperback, 23 illustrations, 14 maps, 129 pages, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Gold Town to Ghost Town: Silver City, Idaho$12.95 ISBN 0-89301-087-1 University of Idaho Press Julia Conway Welch This book chronicles the story of the most fabulous of ghost towns, Silver City, Idaho. The photographs of the town are excellent . . .as is the map of the mining district . . .a sound background to an interesting era. a sound background to an interesting era. —Idaho Librarian Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 128 pages, 54 photographs, 4 maps, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Governor Smylie Remembers$29.95 ISBN 0-89301-212-2 University of Idaho Press Robert E. Smylie This the autobiography of Idaho’s only three-term governor. Robert E. Smylie led the state from 1954 to 1967, a era of great change. Smylie, a moderate Republican, tells how he became one of the first casualties of the G.O.P. conservative revolution when he was upset in the primary in his bid for a fourth term as chief executive. Cloth, 250 pages, illustrations, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Hate is My Neighbor$14.95 ISBN 0-89301-254-8 University of Idaho Press Tom Alibrandi with Bill Wassmuth In the 1980s, a northern Idaho community unwittingly became the home to the Aryan Nations, one of the most virulent white supremacist groups in the United States. Bill Wassmuth and other local civil rights leaders banded together to shine light on hateful and malicious acts. Paper, 285 pages [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Hike Lewis and Clark's Idaho$14.95 ISBN 0-89301-257-2 University of Idaho Press Aegerter and Russell The 45 trails in this book take hikers into a terrain of forests, mountains, and meadows that is virtually the same as when Lewis and Clark traversed it two centuries ago. The 200-page book has a descriptive text and a topographic map for each trail. Paper, 5.5x8.5, 224 pages, 45 maps, 4 illustrations [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Idaho's Constitution:The Tie That Binds $24.95 ISBN 0-89301-265-3 University of Idaho Press Dennis C. Colson Idaho’s Constitution opens a door for the reader into the political struggle and turmoil of a century ago but also into the spirit of compromise and common purpose that conquered the divisions the first legislators faced. Revised in 2003. Paper, 6x9, 316 pages [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Idaho's Historic Trails: From Lewis & Clark to railroads$13.95 0-87004-432-x Caxton Press Martin Potucek Thousands of travelers will pass through Idaho during the next three years, following the route blazed 200 years ago by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. But the route of the Corps of Discovery isn't the only historic trail in the state. Martin Potucek presents a guide to nine Idaho routes that played significant roles in the history of the region. Each story tells details the history of the trail or site and includes photos and maps for modern-day explorers. --The Lewis & Clark Trail --David Thompson and Kullyspell House --The Oregon Trail --Col. George and the United Tribes --The Bear River Massacre --The Magruder Corridor --1877 Nez Perce War Trail --Warren Wagon Road --Railroads through the Bitterroots [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
J. R. Simplot: A Billion the hard way$24.95 0-87004-399-4 Caxton Press Louis Attebery John Richard Simplot dropped out of school at age 14 to parlay a few pigs into one of the largest privately-held companies in America. J. R. Simplot is one of the last classic Horatio Alger success stories. He spent 75 years building his empire the hard way. This is the first detailed biography of this fascinating, colorful and outspoken industrialist. Louie Attebery, one of the West's leading folklorists, uses hundreds of hours of research and interviews to bring a unique perspective to this personal history. 6x9, hardcover, 288 pages with 32 pages of rare photos [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Lewis & Clark's Bittersweet Crossing
$16.95 ISBN 0-87004-437-0 Caxton Press Carol MacGregor When Lewis and Clark reached the Rocky Mountains, in what is now Montana and Idaho, they didn't realize how difficult it would be to cross the rugged peaks the natives called the "Bitterroots." Had it not been for the generosity of the Nez Perce Indians, who inhabited the area west of the mountains, the members of the Corps of Discovery might have perished before completing their mission. Carol MacGregor tells the story of the expedition, focusing on the struggle to conquer the Bitterroot Range and the interaction of the explorers with the natives. Beautifully illustrated by artist Gaye Hoopes, this book brings history to life for young readers. The book includes a color map of the expedition route, glossary, list of expedition members and several study questions. 11 x 8 1/2, hardcover, 32 full-color illustrations, pages, study questions. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Mushrooms of Idahoandthe Pacific Northwest Volume 1 -- Discomycetes $13.95 ISBN 0-89301-062-6 University of Idaho Press Edmund E. Tylutki Both of these volumes provide field and technical keys, along with technical descriptions and photographs—to aid both amateurs and professionals in identifying and collecting regional varieties. Volume 1: Paper, 136 pages, 79 photographs, 8 illustrtions [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Mushrooms of Idahoand the Pacific Northwest Volume 2 -- Non-gilled Hymenomycetes $15.95 ISBN 0-89301-097-9 University of Idaho Press Edmund E. Tylutki Volume 2: Paper, 256 pages, 114 color plates [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest$18.95 ISBN 0-87004-396-x Caxton Press Bill Gulick The bad men and women who roamed the Pacific Northwest in the early days never have received the recognition of their counterparts in other parts of the West, although their exploits often exceeded those of better known outlaws. In Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest, Bill Gulick rectifies that historical oversight. • Chief Bigfoot was a renegade giant who allegedly roamed the high desert of southern Idaho in the 1860s, bringing death and destruction to the early settlers. • Sheriff Henry Plummer's gang may have murdered more than 100 people in the Montana mining camps before outraged citizens gave him a "suspended sentence" on his own gallows. • Josephine Wolfe was a Walla Walla institution. When "Dutch Jo's" house was quarantined, the mayor, police and fire chiefs, two ministers and six merchants were marooned there for two weeks. • Gunfighter Hank Vaughn cut a wide swath for years in eastern Oregon. The last of the area's professional hellraisers died with his boots on . . . when his horse slipped on a new concrete sidewalk! These are just a few of the colorful characters you'll meet in Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest. 6x9, paperback,216 pages, photos, map. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Owyhee Trails: The West's Forgotten Corner$14.95 ISBN 0-87004-281-5 Caxton Press Mike Hanley with Ellis Lucia The Owyhees (pronounced oh-WAH-hees), sharp and ragged peaks rising from the high desert of Oregon and Idaho, have been the site of mining booms and Indian battles, holdups and range wars. Gold and silver abound on their slopes and their valleys are rich with water and pasture. Author Mike Hanley ranches near Jordan Valley, Oregon, in the shadow of the Owyhee Mountains. With Ellis Lucia, he recounts the boisterous past and present of this wild and rugged corner of the west. 6x9, paperback, 106 illustrations, 4 maps, 314 pages. index. Hardcover, $27.95 10 x 10, 124 pages full color, photographs. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Rediscovering Vardis Fisher: Centennial Essays$34.95 ISBN 0-89301-223-8 University of Idaho Press Edited by Joseph M. Flora Vardis Fisher was one of Idaho’s most accomplished writers. His attention to western landscape and rural culture left a lasting, albeit controversial, legacy. These twelve evocative essays explore the impact and achievement of Fisher’s work and life. Cloth, 248 pages, 25 photographs [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
River Tales of Idaho $17.95 ISBN 0-87004-378-1 Caxton Press Darcy Williamson The state of Idaho is one of the most geologically diverse in the nation - from its southern desert to timbered northern mountains. Because of the rugged nature of the region Idaho's rivers have played an important role in its history and growth. River Tales of Idaho tells the stories of Idaho's rivers - from the Snake River in the south to the St. Joe in the north. Darcy Williamson takes readers from the Shoshoni Indian legend of the creation of the Snake River, to a modern-day whitewater excursion down the Salmon. River Tales includes more than fifty maps and illustrations. The book is a must for anyone interested in Idaho history, or those concerned about the natural resources of the region. 6x9, paperback, 344 pages, 50 maps, 12 illustrations. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Sawtooth Tales$12.95 Caxton Press Dick d'Easum Dick d'Easum first glimpsed the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho when he was a boy. It was love at first sight. He spent a lifetime getting better acquainted with this remote wilderness. For more than a half century he collected stories of its people, history and legends. After a distinguished career as a writer, editor and historian, d'Easum assembled his stories into Sawtooth Tales, the first book about this area sometimes called "The Alps of America." 6x9, paperback, illustrations, 280 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Shoshoni Pony: Lewis & Clark and the Native American horse
$15.95 0-87004-431-1 Caxton Press Carol MacGregor Illustrated by Dick Lee Carol MacGregor presents a colorful and lively story for young people that explains the importance of the horse to Native Americans and how the Shoshoni tribe helped Lewis and Clark on their journey across the continent. The color artwork by Dick Lee illustrate Indian life and the meeting with members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 11 x 8 1/2, hardcover, 32 pages in full color, illustrated. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Silver Creek: Idaho's Fly Fishing Paradise $18.95 ISBN 0-87004-382-x Paper Caxton Press David Clark and David Glasscock Silver Creek: Idaho's Fly Fishing Paradise, is the story of one of the world's best known spring-fed fly fishing streams, located near Sun Valley, Idaho. Silver Creek is a book on fly fishing that looks at all of the elements that add to the enjoyment of a day on this famous stream. It answers questions on leaders, equipment selection, techniques, fly patterns, hatches and reading the water. The book also explores the Silver Creek mystique experienced by the Shoshone Indians, Oregon Trail emigrants, local ranchers, land managers, and today's visitors. David Clark has fished Silver Creek for twenty years. He is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in Fly Fisherman, Fins and Feathers and Rocky Mountain Fish and Game. David Glasscock has pursued trout and guided fishermen on Silver Creek and surrounding rivers since 1980. He is licensed with the state of Idaho as an outfitter and guide. Includes: • Hatch Chart • Detailed Silver Creek access map • Official Nature Conservancy map • Eight-page color section. 6x9, paperback, 224 pages. Also available in leather-bound hardcover edition signed by authors. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Snake River Country $39.95 ISBN 0-87004-215-7 Caxton Press Bill Gulick Photography by Earl Roberge "Born in incredible beauty, flowing through incredible desolation, nourishing incredible fertility . . . This is the Snake River." The Snake is perhaps the last important wild river left in the Pacific Northwest, and has played a monumental role in exploration, empire-building, and settlement. Gulick tells of yesterday, as well as tomorrow for the Snake River, in this colorful book. 15x12, hardcover, boxed, 104 full color photographs, 2 endsheet maps, 195 pages, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
So Incredibly Idaho!$49.95 ISBN 0-89301-193-2 University of Idaho Press Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes Using colorful images from his own photographic collection, Schwantes describes the hidden forces and his-torical events that have impacted thel andscape of Idaho. 10.5x9.5, 178 pages, 147 color photographs, 3 maps [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Southern Idaho Ghost Towns $12.95 ISBN 0-87004-229-7 Caxton Press Wayne Sparling Here is an excellent guide to eighty-four of Idaho's most interesting ghost towns. Along with the history of each town, Sparling gives the current state of the preservation for each. Both armchair travelers and wilderness explorers will be delighted with the treasures to be found. 6x9, paperback, 95 illustrations, 14 maps, 135 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Steamboats on Northwest Rivers$16.95 0-87004-438-9 Caxton Press Bill Gulick One hundred years before dams were built on the Columbia-Snake river system, steamboats carried cargo and people to the farthest reaches of these waterways, more than 500 miles inland. Where water flowed, sturdy boats and bold captains went--with no dams, locks or artificial navigation aids. The captains were a famous as today's sports stars. Their names and feats were known to travelers and river dwellers, just as the distinctive tone of each boat whistle was recognized by hero-worshiping boys who dreamed of growing up to be river captains. Bill Gulick, dean of Northwest history writers, tells the story of this colorful period in the region's history. 6 x 9, paper, 268 pages photographs, maps. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Bannock of Idaho$15.95 ISBN 0-89301-189-4 University of Idaho Press Brigham D. Madsen This classic study of the Bannock Tribe of southern Idaho explores broken U.S. government agreements, diminishing food supplies, and the pride of a tribal nation. Paper, 390 pages [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Idanha$14.95 ISBN 0-87004-414-1 Caxton Press Dick d'Easum The Idanha Hotel is one of the most famous inns in Idaho. Its lobby and rooms bubble with history. Its guest list reads like a who's who of the twentieth century. Sally Rand waved her fans in a hallway and Wlater Johnson warmed up his pitching arm. Ethel Barrymore enjoyed its hospitality. British royalty supped at its table. Clarence Darrow prepared one of his most famous cases there. An assassin rigged a bomb under one of its beds. A century after its grand opening, the Idanha remains one of Boise, Idaho's most famous landmarks. 6 x 9, paperback, 222 pages, photographs. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Moon-Eyed Appaloosa$12.95 Caxton Press Bill Gulick Corporal Burke Langdon thought he was escaping from the doldrums of frontier army life when he was assigned to take six strange-looking speckled Nez Perce Indian horses from Fort Boise to Fort Walla Walla. Bill Gulick spins a rousing tale of treachery, violence and courage, set in the 1860s, on the dusty, sage-covered Snake River Plain. Historical fiction, 5½ x 8½, paperback, 224 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Story of IdahoMillennial Edition $29.95 ISBN 0-89301-259-9 University of Idaho Virgil M. Young An updated edition of the classic textbook on the history, geography and culture of Idaho. Approved by Idaho Department of Education in 2003. Available to schools from the State School Book Depository Cloth, 8.5x11, 257 pages, photographs, timelines, bibliography, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Sunshine Mine Disaster$12.95 ISBN 0-89301-181-9 University of Idaho Press James Brock Brock’s poems poignantly express the grief that lingers from 1972 when the Sunshine Mine Disaster took the lives of ninety-one miners near Kellogg, Idaho. Paper, 75 pages [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
They Came to a Valley$17.95 0-87004-420-6 Caxton Press Bill Gulick Spanning five momentous years, 1863 to 1868, They Came to a Valley is the story of the settlement of the Idaho Territory, a huge geographical region ravaged by hostile Indians, plagued by thieving roughnecks and exploited by scheming politicians and unept army officers. Bill Gulick tells the story of the rugged men and brave women who risked everything to carve a future from the wild mountains and deserts of the Pacific Northwest. Winner of the Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Award for Best Historical Novel. Historical fiction, 6x9, paperback, 432 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Secrets of the Magic Valley and Hagerman’s Remarkable Horse$27.95 ISBN 9718321-0-2 Black Canyon Communications Todd Shallat, editor In Idaho’s Magic Valley, water transformed a desert into a significant agricultural region. Here fur trappers encountered Snake River Native Americans, Oregon Trail emigrants suffered deprivation and death, miners rushed for placer gold, and an ancestor of the modern horse was found in a world-class fossil trove that would become a national monument site. This richly illustrated, full color book traces Magic Valley life through every facet of the western experience. Winner of the Idaho Library Association Book of the Year award 8 x 9.5, 240 pages, color photographs [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Trolley: Boise Valley’s Electric Road$12.00 ISBN 9718321-1-0 Black Canyon Communications Casner and Kiesig The history of Southwest Idaho’s electric railroad also tells the story of valley life at the beginning of the 20th century. Entertainment, business, school, local politics, even how we buried our dead — all revolved around the remarkable trollies and interurban. These quaint machines in old photographs were powerful engines of change. Nick Kasner and Valeri Kiesig have given us a warm and nostalgic reminder of those days long ago when life in Idaho’s Treasure Valley focused around the interurban line. Trolley reminds us that our grandparents knew what they were doing when they used a transit system to link our communities. H. Brent Coles 9 x 7, 84 pages, 62 photographs and illustrations, map [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Equus Evolves: The Story of the Hagerman Horse$15.00 ISBN 9718321-2-9 Black Canyon Communications Idaho’s Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument opens a window into the earth to reveal an extraordinary trove of fossils. The discovery there of the modern horse’s ancestor reveals how life has persisted and evolved against incredible odds. And the story of how a natural wonder became a national monument sheds light on the development of modern paleontology and wilderness ecology. 8 x 9.5 72 pages, full color photographs and illustrations [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
In Nez Perce Country$16.95 ISBN 0-89301-503-2 University of Idaho Press Compiled and edited by Lynn and Dennis Baird A rare collection of many never-before-published firsthand accounts of the Nez Perce Tribe. These pieces span more than 100 years of history and were gathered from archives all over North America. 6 x 9, 325 pages, paper [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Bitterroot Crossing:Lewis & Clark Across the Lolo Trail $12.00 ISBN 0-89301-509-1 University of Idaho Press Gene & Mollie Eastman A history of the management of the Lolo Trail, a ancient travel route used by American Indians and well as Lewis and Clark in crossing the Bitterroot Range. Based on years of field and archival research. 8.5 x 11, 80 pages, paper, 32 maps, 8 photos [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Frontier Duty:The Army in Northern Idaho, 1853-1876 $14.95 ISBN 0-89301-510-5 University of Idaho Press Donna M. Hanson, editor This book documents the work of the frontier Army in northern Idaho in the years before the arrival of the agricultural frontier in the 1870s. It includes many primary accounts, maps, and photos, most published for the first time. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Salmon River Country$27.95 ISBN 0-87004-441-9 Caxton Press Photographs by Mark Lisk, essays by Stephen Stuebner Idaho’s Salmon River flows through the largest primitive region in the lower 48 states— an area almost the size of the state of Ohio. Much of Salmon River Country is as primitive as it was 200 years ago when Lewis and Clark explored the river’s headwaters and concluded there had to be an easier route to the Pacific Ocean. Today, however, the “River of No Return” draws visitors from all over the world. Award-winning photographer Mark Lisk and writer Stephen Stuebner team up to present a colorful view of Salmon River Country and some of the hardy people who live and work along this famous stream. hardcover, 10x10, 120 full color pages [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Elegant Soul:The Life and Music of Gene Harris $24.95 ISBN 0-87004-445-1 Caxton Press By Janie Harris and Bob Evancho Gene Harris, the "Blues Man From Boise," as the Wall Street Journal once called him, died at the start of the new millennium, but he left a legacy of music that will outlive us all. He played on more than 80 recordings and shared the stage or recording studio with such luminaries as Joe Williams, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Benny Carter, BB King, Aretha Franklin, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson and Nancy Wilson. A luminous figure himself in jazz and blues, Harris was a Grammy Award-nominated pianist who performed in the world's most famous clubs and festivals. Gene’s wife Janie and veteran writer Bob Evancho detail the career of this gifted entertainer in Elegant Soul: The Life and Music of Gene Harris. Paperback, 10 x 8, 280 color pages, more than 100 photos. AVAILABLE APRIL 2005 [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Idaho GovernmentPolitics, People and Power $16.95 ISBN 0-87004-447-8 Caxton Press Randy Stapilus and James B. Weatherby Governing Idaho: Politics, People and Power, explains the history, geography and demographics that make the political structure of this western state a fascinating study. Doctor James B. Weatherby is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Boise State University. He is a co-author of the book The Urban West: Managing Growth and Decline. He is co-editor of the Idaho Municipal Sourcebook. He is a former executive director of the Association of Idaho Cities and was a member of the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities. He has served on the faculty at the University of Idaho and Northwest Nazarene College. Randy Stapilus has been a journalist, analyst and author in the region since 1974. An award-winning reporter and editor for daily newspapers in Boise, Pocatello, Nampa, Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene, Stapilus is also the author of a number of books, including Paradox Politics. 6x9, paperback, 250 pages [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Amphibians and Reptilesof the Pacific Northwest $24.95 ISBN 0-89301-086-3 University of Idaho Press Nussbaum, Brodie, Storm This Northwest guide tells in readable fashion how to find and identify the various salamanders, frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes that inhabit Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. Paper, 336 pages, 95 photographs, 59 maps, 2 tables [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Cabin on Sawmill Creek: A Western Walden
$12.95 ISBN 0-87004-380-3 Caxton Press Mary Jo Churchwell In 1854, Henry Thoreau published Walden, a book that describes living the simple life, on the shores of Walden Pond, near Concord, Mass. Walden became a literary classic. Mary Jo Churchwell uses her first book to give readers a modern-day look at what it's like to drop out of the rat race and return to nature. But Mary Jo's Walden is located at the 6,700-foot level in the Idaho Rockies. The Cabin on Sawmill Creek: A Western Walden, tells the story of a couple who left the California suburbs to make a new start in one of the most isolated areas in the lower 48 states--a region where hard work, a strong stomach and a sense of humor are prerequisites for survival. The author describes how the family lives on $2,500 a year, 15 miles from the nearest power pole, in a region where summer often only lasts a month. It is a place where humans must compete with deer, bears, wolverines and wood rats for food. The book should be required reading for anyone who has dreamed of quitting their jobs, dropping out, and moving to the mountains to "live off the land." 6x9, paperback, 228 pages, photos. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
A Shadow in the Forest: Idaho's Black Bear$18.95 ISBN 0-89301-172-x University of Idaho Press Beecham and Rohlman This comprehensive report of bear behavior should well serve students, hunters, and anyone fascinated by our Ursus americanus neighbors. . .—Idaho Wildlife Hunting Paper, 273 pages, 26 photographs, 2 illustrations, 5 maps, 56 tables [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Cool North Wind:Morley Nelson's Life with Birds of Prey $24.95 0-87004-426-5 Caxton Press Stephen Stuebner Cool North Wind: Morley Nelson's Life with Birds of Prey, tells the story of one of the America's foremost spokesmen for falcons, hawks and eagles, the winged hunters of the sky. The hardcover biography,includes an introduction by Jim Fowler, wildlife expert and television personality. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Historic Boise$10.95 ISBN 0-9631258-2-6 Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart Historic Boise is a brief introduction to the architectural legacy of Idaho's capital city from its founding in 1863 to the eve of World War II. 8x8, paper, 144 pages, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Boise BaseballThe First 125 Years $14.95 ISBN 0-9631258-6-9 Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart A history of Boise's part in the National Pastime. Includes stories of some of the great players and interesting characters and yarns collected by Arthur Hart through years of research and interviews with former players and those closely connected to the game. 8x8, 110 pages, paper, photographs, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Wings Over IdahoAn Aviation History $22.95 ISBN 0-9631258-0-x Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart The story of the early days of aviation in Idaho, beginning with the first successful flight on October, 13, 1910 in Lewiston. Includes the photos and details of the establishment of Boise's Gowen Field, as a training base for bomber crews during World War II. Many historic photographs are included. 8.5x11, 176 pages, paper, photographs, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Camera Eye on IdahoPioneer Photography 1863-1913 $24.95 ISBN 0-87004-343-9 This book combines a collection of the most compelling and beautiful photographs of early Idaho people, places and events. Tables also list every professional photography known to have worked in Idaho before 1913 as well as the towns where their studios were located. Photographs by gifted amateurs also are included. 8.5x11, 202 pages, paper, photographs, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Elder TalesSpirited Women Over Sixty Tell Their Stories $12.95 ISBN 0-9631258-5-0 Historic Idaho Series Ruth Garrison and Lorry Roberts Idaho women over sixty years of age have known many challenges and many joys. They have learned coping skills that have carried them through life. The authors of this book hope the stories included will validate those women , as well as being an inspiration to younger people to learn from them, to set goals, dream big and follow those dreams. Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Soroptimist International of Boise. 6x9, 268 pages, paper, Index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
ChinatownBoise, Idaho, 1870-1970 $24.95 ISBN 0-9705453-0-4 Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart Boise's Chinatown was a rich and colorful part of community life for more than a century. In this book you will learn why the Chinese came here, about the prejudice and hardships they faced, their important contributions to the city and the state, and of their ultimate success in realizing their dreams and gaining the respect of the white community. 8.5x11, 144 pages, paper, photographs, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Barns of the WestA Vanishing Legacy $29.95 ISBN 0-9631258-9-3 Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart This book is for those who love the sight of picturesque old barns in the rich and varied landscape of the American West. It includes more than 200 photographs of barnes in Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and California. Includes information on how the barns were built, their distinctive features and why they are rapidly vanishing. 8.5x11. 112 pages, hardcover, color and black and white photos, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Life in Old Boise$27.50 ISBN 0-9631258-3-4 Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart Here are the interesting people, dramatic moments, high adventures and everyday life of a small Western town that had a unique character from the beginning. The photographs were chosen from the collection of the Idaho Historical Society. 9x12, 208 pages, hardcover, photographs [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Boiseans: At Home$10.95 ISBN 0-9631258-8-5 Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart This is a collection of short essays that attempt to capture the flavor of the life and times of some of the families that played a significant role in the history of the city of Boise, Idaho. 8x8, 86 pages, paper, photographs, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Basin of GoldLife in the Boise Basin, 1962-1890 $10.95 ISBN 0-9631258-4-2 This book captures the flavor of life in the bustling mining mining camps in the Boise Basin, an area of roughly 20 square miles in the mountains of southwest Idaho. Gold was discovered there in 1862. The words of those who lived in the Basin in the 19th century have qualities that make them worth quoting -- they are often picturesque, witty, charming and humorous. 8x8, 84 pages, paper, illustrations [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Brains for BreakfastGrowing Up German in America $15.95 ISBN 0-9631258-7-7 Historic Idaho Series Susan Baumgartner This book is a reflection. It is a small piece of the big, confusing puzzle of nationality and heritage and disposition and pptential. The diversityof the Germans who came to this country--Catholics, Protestants, peasants and craftsment--was met head on by the diversity of America itself. As German people moved across the land, they changed the land, but also were changed in turn. The book offers both general information for German Americans who know very little about their heritage and a vivid picture of northern Idaho farm life from the 1880s through the 1990s. 5.5x8.5, 160 pages, paper [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
From the Ganges to the Snake River$14.95 0-87004-397-8 Caxton Press Debu Majumdar This is the story of an East Indian who was raised on the banks of the Ganges River, then transplanted to a very different culture along the Snake River in Eastern Idaho. This collection of essays spans two decades in the West. 6 x 9, paperback, illustrated, 250 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Common CourageBill Wassmuth, Human Rights and Small-town Activism $16.95 ISBN 0-89301-264-5 University of Idaho Press Andrea Vogt A thoughtful book that grew out of the last interviews with noted Northwest human rights activist and former Catholic priest Bill Wassmuth. Vogt documents Wassmuth’s unique story. Paper, 5.5x8.5, 225pages, photos, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
With Our Good Will30 Years of Shakespeare in Idaho $37.95 0-87004-456-7 Caxton Press Doug Copsey In 1977, a group of talented young artists came together with the hope of establishing a self-sustaining theater group in Boise, Idaho. Three decades later, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival has become a nationally-recognized community "happening." In With Our Good Will, Doug Copsey, one of the founders of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, tells the story of how it evolved -- detailing each season and profiling the people who played critical roles in the evolution of the festival. Hardcover, 12 x 10, 280 pages, 500 color photographs, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Debaters and Dynamiters:The Story of the Haywood Trial $16.95 0-87004-394-3 Caxton Press David H. Grover “In December of 1905, ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho was killed when a dynamite bomb shattered his home in Caldwell, Idaho. The dynamiter’s confession implicated four officials of the powerful Western Federation of Miners, a militant union which had figured prominently and violently in the labor wars which had marred Steunenberg’s term as governor. “The trial of the union men became a subject of national interest, and the issues became rapidly obscured by the larger confrontation between Socialists and other pro-labor forces and those who opposed the growth of unionism. The prosecution was handled by a U.S. Senator and a future governor of Idaho; counsel for the defense included a rising attorney from Chicago named Clarence Darrow. Needless to say, the trial was as explosive as the dynamite which took the life of Governor Steunenberg. . .” --William and Mary Law Review 320 pages, Bibliography, Index, Illustrated. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
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