Idaho Books

This item arrived in very good time exactly as described. The amount of research it represents is staggering. Perfect for my collection.

I'm amazed this book is out of print. The book is a carefully documented, exhaustive history of the Rocky Mountain fur trappers from the beginnings to the end. It's interestingly written, captivating and informative. A beautiful piece of work.

I recommend some enterprising publisher put this tome back in print and that every library in the US have a copy available for researchers and interested readers. Failing that, I'd suggest the original publisher make it available on a book by book basis as is being done on so many, lesser titles.

Excellent book discussing the size, coloring, range and habitat of all species found in WA, Oregon, Idaho, and B.C. Yes its from 1975 but the information is still pretty accurate for anyone trying to identify an animal and makes a useful reference for research. A must own for any field zoologist in the northwest.

In the current miasmic atmosphere in public affairs created by the corrupting trinity of big money, indiscriminate television and instant opinion polls, it is salutary to recall those who have lent honor and distinction to public service by honest and relentless pursuit of the common good as they saw it. John and Catherine Morrison have provided such retrospect with their literary pantheon of remarkable Montanans titled "Mavericks," now published by the University of Idaho Press.

The lives, times, vicissitudes, triumphs and tragedies of nine leading actors in the drama of this state's first century are skillfully and accurately delineated in a single volume that is a handbook on our public affairs. Which is not to say that it even pretends to be objective. The authors are unabashed admirers of the Josephs Dixon and Toole, Ella Knowles and Jeannette Rankin, Tom Walsh and B.K. Wheeler, and Jim Murray, Mike Mansfield and Lee Metcalf, as far seeing, fearless progressives. This carefully researched and well organized book is at its best an insightful examination of Montana's populist-progressive tradition as illuminated by these players.

The list does not include Pat Williams, who sustained the tradition in the House of Representatives for 18 years without flinching. In his concise forward though, Williams adumbrates the Morrison's central theme, "...the golden thread of courage." These men and women were as diverse in their backgrounds, personalities, predilictions, and modus operendi as they could possibly be, yet they had one thing in common: when the chips were down and the issue really mattered, their convictions came first and they did the best they could with the rest of it.

The concluding paragraphs are the most intriguing in the book. The authors are relatively young and have not been prominent in public affairs. Yet their six page conclusion is as piercing and enlightened a statement on the state of the state and its future as we've seen. It is informed with an extraordinary sense of the importance, on the one hand, of leadership on the part of elected officials, but, on the other hand, the equal and ever more urgent importance of participation on the part of all of us. Well and deeply considered and elegently written, these few paragraphs are a much needed orientation as to where we are now and a beacon to the future.

This is a classic work by one of the world's most famous geologists. He published numerous works on the theory of mineralization and remains one of the foremost thinkers on the subject, Waldemar Lindgren. The book describes the fabulous gold mines of the Boise Basin at a time when many were at their productive peak. This volume is a fine reference for the geologist, miner, or prospector for researching the history of mining in the Boise Basin Mining District.

This is a terrific photo essay of the history of Historic Wallace Idaho and surrounding areas. Diefinately a must have for anyone who is local to the area

This compilation of archaeological reports is an excellent research tool for serious students of the "Pig War" of 1859 and American military history. Hard to find, but highly recommended.

This is the most useful and concise guide to psychopharmacology I have come across. I recommend all our residents have it on hand. It is reasonably priced, so it is no problem to replace as new editions become available. It is user-friendly, clinically applicable, and an enormously helpful resource in studying for the written boards. It would also be a useful guide for non-psychiatrist physicians.

2nd collection of prize winning stories of town and country life.

Lots of humorous stories. Wilma Patterson has been named twice as the best rural newspaper correspondent in the U.S. in competition sponsored by National Press Women.

Keywords: Idaho Idaho Statesman Country

From Sacajawea to silent films, Idaho women have played many unique roles in the development of the Gem State. This volume includes: Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark's Shoshone interpreter, Jo Monaghan, who lived as a man for nearly forty years, Nell Shipman, actress, writer and early filmmaker, along with the stories of ten other Idaho pioneer women.

Sacajawea
Eliza Hart Spalding
Eliza Spalding Warren
Louise Siuwheem
Jo Monaghan
Jane Timothy Silcott
Polly Bemis
Kitty Wilkins
May Arkwright Hutton
Emma Russell Yearian
Dr. Minnie Howard
Margaret Cobb Ailshie
Nell Shipman