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A suspenseful rescue from the mountains, as well as numerous other adventures in the mountains. including the author's successful quest to complete all 54 Colorado 14ers; climbs of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Grand Teton, Denali, and Ecuador's Antisana and Cotopaxi.

In Collaboration with Members of the Oglala Tribe of Pine Ridge and told with candor, Descendants of Wounded Knee is an unvarnished account of life on the Pine Ridge. By Alan Hafer with Sandy Sauser.

Deadbeat Dams informs and educates people about how their tax dollars are being used and misused, why we are ignoring some immediate problems, and what can be done to correct this state of affairs. The faults of the present system of federally assisted water management efforts are amply detailed. And a series of specific changes are suggested to re-direct water policy decision-making and implementation. These reforms show how we can extract the federal government from worthless activities that cost millions of taxpayer dollars and provide little or no benefit--an agenda for reform that can be used as ammunition by a new generation of water reformers.¿Deadbeat Dams is a courageous book and a much needed caveat published just when the dam builders are starting their latent cataclysmic assault on the rivers of the American West. As a former Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation appointed by President Clinton, Dan Beard's voice and leadership are needed more than ever to protect and restore rivers, and to end the dam builder schemes to engineer America's living rivers into concrete plumbing systems. Dams kill rivers--Deadbeat Dams restores rivers and our hope for a sustainable future.¿ --Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Waterkeeper Alliance¿Dan Beard, who spent much of his long career in key positions in the legislative and executive branches of the federal government working on western water policy, has an axe to grind. He thinks our policy is deeply misguided, and he offers some specific ideas about how to fix it. You may not agree with everything he says, but you will almost certainly come away with a deeper understanding of why water policy needs more attention, just in time for us to confront the serious challenges that climate change is posing for how we manage water. Think of it as a compact supplement to and update of Marc Reisner's epic Cadillac Desert, one that focuses laser-like on the real politics of western water. Written in an accessible style, without jargon, it's fun to read, at least when your blood is not boiling.¿--John Leshy, Harry D. Sunderland Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of the Law, San FranciscöHighly recommend Deadbeat Dams. As former Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Dan Beard is an authoritative voice who has penned a seminal book in America's river restoration movement that all environmentalists should read. After reading Deadbeat Dams, join me in grabbing a sledge hammer, going down to your neighborhood river, and turning this book's message into action.¿--Gary Wockner, Executive Director, Save The Poudre and Save The ColoradöA rare and captivating inside view of a giant federal water project agency by its former commissioner. Beard's convincing case should attract the support of many conservatives and liberals who want to get rid of government waste. Beard punctures the bubble of California water barons as he shows how they perpetually "farm" governments for subsidies. With growing concern about water supplies, Beard shows ways to scrap wasteful practices of the past and move to new approaches. This book has the potential to change the global approach to water: Beard shows the cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits of new approaches to water problems, especially the astonishing results achieved in the Western United States when these better approaches have been implemented.¿ --Dr. Brent Blackwelder, President Emeritus, Friends of the Earth

R. Evans details the fates of the almost three-hundred people who met their demise in Rocky Mountain National Park between 1884 and 2009 in the hope that their mistakes might prove instructive to future park visitors.

An anthology of some of the most evocative writing focusing on our vast natural heritage, along with pieces that address pressing land issues facing the West. This collection not only paints a vivid portrait of life in the Rocky Mountains, it also presents some of the finest nonfiction writing to be found in America today.

The result of 15 years of research and exclusive information, this is the first book of investigative journalism to tell the complete story of Littleton, Colorado's 1999 mass shooting, its far-reaching consequences, and common characteristics among public shooters across the country.

The hiking and touring guide to the diverse and spectacular scenic highlights surrounding Capitol Reef National Park. Whether you are a first-time visitor or an old hand, this guidebook will broaden your Capitol Reef experience.

Authors and fishing buddies Mark and "Mac" take us on a whirlwind summer tour of Colorado's prime fly fishing grounds, imparting wit and insight to the journey and the sport. They share with us what fishing Colorado means to them, and they also share where to find the best fishing and amenities in the state. Features luminous full color photography.

Colorado's Lost Gold Mines details thirty romantic and fabled tales of Colorado's misplaced wealth inspire the reader to go search for buried treasure. This is one volume in the Bancroft Little Western Books series, which recounts classic Western tales of vintage Colorado. Perfect for Colorado natives and newcomers alike, the Bancroft series is a must-have for lovers of the mountains and of the people who made Colorado one of the most intriguing states in the nation.

Classic Country Music Trivia Quiz by Mark Knickelbine: Country music lovers and historians alike will devour more than 400 questions.

Grateful Dead fans will take a long, strange trip through over 400 questions about the band, from their roots in the California music scene to their lasting impact on rock music.

Astronomy can now be understood as an essential aspect of the whole culture of the Ancestral Pueblo. It did not arrive in the area fully born, and the book shows how astronomy evolved with the practical and ceremonial needs of the people.

Whether you want to paddle gently through a stretch of cool pines, meander through marshland or navigate raging rapids, Paddling Northern Wisconsin will help you find the appropriate river.

Ranger Pat Hagan's Seasonal Disorder is about spending summer in paradise-Glacier National Park-for as long as you can make it last.

The Man Who Loved Wasps -- Howard Ensign Evans' lifelong study of this creature was only one aspect of his life as an acclaimed scientist and author.

A Shadowy backlash against environmentalists has begun to emerge in America, the most visible element of which calls itself the "Wise Use" movement. Among its stated goals are the unregulated use of timber, oil, gas, minerals, and range land, and the abolition of all environmental laws and agencies. In this first in depth investigation of the "Wise Use" backlash, author David Helvarg visits rallies, conferences, and confrontations that are the fronts in its war against the greens. Helvarg shows the dimensions of this struggle as it is being waged in the courts; in the media, through popular mouthpieces like Rush Limbaugh and sympathetic coverage in influential newspapers such as the New York Times; in the heretical claims of the movement's "counterscience"; and in the growing number of physical confrontations and threats used against environmental activists. Helvarg also documents the failure of the FBI to prevent such violence.

Barry Reynolds brings the art and science of flyfishing for northern pike to a new level of sophistication, giving pike anglers a true appreciation of pike and their environment and a full complement of strategies, tactics, and tools needed to locate and catch pike under nearly any circumstance.

With the days of the great buffalo herds as his focal point, the author looks at the Northern Plains through the lenses of geology, paleontology, biology, and especially history. He describes how the land was formed, chronicles the fantastic prehistoric animals that came and went, and tells the stories of the humans--natives and settlers alike--who have lived on this land.

This is the first specifically designed key to the interpretation of American rock art, bringing together 600 commentaries on specific symbols by over one hundred archaeologists, anthropologists, researchers, and Native American informants.. Intended to be used in the field, as well as a reference, the book includes a pictorial key at the beginning and is organized by tentative meaning or by description.

Historically, the Southwest has attracted people with yearnings for freedom and adventure, people who define themselves as individuals. Women's fascination with their way of life and the need for self-expression led them to write of their experiences, providing them with a creative outlet and offering those who came later a unique window into the past.

This unique book sheds new light on Crazy Horse and his people, the Teton Sioux. It is based on interviews with over thirty elderly Sioux people as well as on years of research in published and unpublished sources.

For more than four decades, between 1969 and 2010, the remote former mining town of Trinidad, Colorado was the unlikely crossroads for approximately six thousand medical pilgrims who came looking for relief from the pain of gender dysphoria. The surgical skill and nonjudgmental compassion of surgeons Stanley Biber and his transgender protege Marci Bowers not only made the phrase ¿Going to Trinidad¿ a euphemism for gender confirmation surgery in the worldwide transgender community, but also turned the small outpost near the New Mexico border into what The New York Times once called ¿the sex-change capital of the world.¿The full story of that nearly forgotten chapter in gender and medical history has never been told¿until now. Award-winning writer Martin J. Smith spent two years researching not only the stories of Trinidad, Biber, and Bowers, but also tracking the lives of many transgender men and women who sought their services. The result is ¿Going to Trinidad,¿ which focuses on the complicated pre- and post-surgery lives of two Biber patients¿Claudine Griggs and Walt Heyer¿who experienced very different outcomes. Through them, Smith takes readers deep into the often-mystifying world of gender, genitalia, and sexuality, and chronicles a fascinating segment of the human species that's often misunderstood by those for whom gender remains a mostly binary male-or-female equation.The stories of Trinidad's surgeons and transgender pilgrims provide an important opportunity to better understand the millions of complex individuals whose personal struggle is complicated by today's quicksand of cultural pressures and prejudices. More than six thousand transgender men and women left Trinidad hoping that hormone therapy and surgical relief was the right prescription for their pain. For most it was, but not for all, and their experiences offer important and timely insights for those struggling to understand this sometimes confounding human condition.

All My Rivers Are Gone celebrates a great American landscape, mourns its loss, and challenges us to undo the damage and forever prevent such mindless destruction in the future.