Book recommendations for the cold months ahead.
Books
Posted inSeptember 14, 2015: Close Ties in Big Landscapes
The human cost of Westward expansion
A review of ‘American Copper’ by Shann Ray.
Posted inSeptember 14, 2015: Close Ties in Big Landscapes
Where agriculture and aesthetics go hand-in-glove
Former Seattleite and author Bryce Andrews writes and ranches in Montana.
Posted inSeptember 14, 2015: Close Ties in Big Landscapes
Writing beyond the reservation stereotype
A Native author creates characters who are making a life in the urban West.
Posted inSeptember 14, 2015: Close Ties in Big Landscapes
A look back at a Western artist guild’s colorful history
A review of ‘The Denver Artists Guild; Its Founding Members: An Illustrated History’ by Stan Cuba.
Posted inAugust 31, 2015: Unlocking the Methane Mystery
Finding humor where two worlds intersect
Review of ‘Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley.’
Posted inAugust 31, 2015: Unlocking the Methane Mystery
Renewal through exploration in Greater Yellowstone
Review of ‘The Wild Excellence: Notes from Untamed America’ by Leslie Patten.
Posted inAugust 31, 2015: Unlocking the Methane Mystery
The lonesome, crowded West
Review of ‘The Water Museum’ by Luis Alberto Urrea.
Posted inAugust 17, 2015: Little Big Bird
Photographs of the sagebrush sea
Review of ‘Sage Spirit: The American West at a Crossroads’ by Dave Showalter.
Posted inAugust 17, 2015: Little Big Bird
The man behind the monumental aqueduct
Review of ‘Water to the Angels’ by Les Standiford.
Posted inAugust 17, 2015: Little Big Bird
Tombstone’s true grit
Review of ‘Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral’ by Mary Doria Russell.
Posted inArticles
How the Point Reyes oyster battles challenged our idea of wilderness
Review of a new book, ‘Oyster War’ by Summer Brennan.
Posted inAugust 3, 2015: Outflanked
Tracing the Yampa River where it flows free
Review of “Colorado’s Yampa River” by John Fielder.
Posted inAugust 3, 2015: Outflanked
Young men and fire
Review of “On the Burning Edge: A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It” by Kyle Dickman.
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Alaska tourism and the white man’s native
Review of “So, How Long Have You Been Native? Life as an Alaska Native Tour Guide” by Alexis C. Bunten.
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Climbing over the edge
Review of “Snowblind: Stories of Alpine Obsession” by Daniel Arnold.
Posted inJune 22, 2015: Dust to Dust
A border crossing gone wrong
Review of ‘The Jaguar’s Children’ by John Vaillant.
Posted inJune 22, 2015: Dust to Dust
Oceanic photos and call to action
Review of ‘The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest’
Posted inJune 22, 2015: Dust to Dust
Underdog roboticists
Review of ‘Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream’ by Joshua Davis.
Posted inJune 8, 2015: Tree of Life
Heart cracked wide open
Review of ‘Tom Connor’s Gift’ by David Allan Cates.