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    After Collapse After Collapse The Regeneration of Complex Societies
    edited by Glenn M. Schwartz and John J. Nichols. The first book-length work to examine the question of how and why early complex urban societies have reappeared after periods of decentralization and collapse, shifting the focus away from the "rise and fall" of ancient civilizations to their "fall and rise." Indexed. 289 pages. More details.
    Alliss' 19th Hole Alliss' 19th Hole Trivial Delights from the World of Golf
    by Peter Alliss with Rab Macwilliam. Collection of golf facts, anecdotes and history told in the wry voice of the man Golf Digest called the “best golf commentator ever.” Indexed. 164 pages.     More details.
    Ancestral Landscapes of the Pueblo World Ancestral Landscapes of the Pueblo World by James E. Snead. A revolutionary study of Pueblo communities using landscape archaeology to understand how the people shaped the land around them. Indexed. 208 pages. More details.
    By His Own Hand? By His Own Hand? The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
    edited by John D. W. Guice. Analyzes the evidence surrounding Meriwether Lewis' death and considers the murder-versus-suicide debate in the format of a postmortem court trial. Contributors include Clay S. Jenkinson, James J. Holmberg and Jay H. Buckley. Indexed. 178 pages.. More details.
    The Culture of Calamity The Culture of Calamity Disaster and the Making of Modern America by Kevin Rozario. Historical study and analysis of the peculiarly American addiction to the spectacle of destruction. Illustrated with B&W photos. Indexed. 313 pages. More details.
    Fools Are Everywhere Fools Are Everywhere The Court Jester Around the World by Beatrice K. Otto. A comprehensive history and analysis of court jesters. Indexed. 420 pages. More details.
    Ghosts of the Pioneers Ghosts of the Pioneers A Family Search for the Independent Oregon Colony of 1844 by Twain Braden. Account of the author's journey down the course of an 1840s Oregon Trail wagon train, recounting it's unusual participants. 288 pages. More details.
    God and Gold God and Gold Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World by Walter Russell Mead. An illuminating account of the birth and rise of the global political and economic system that, sustained first by Britain and now by America, created the modern world.  More details.
    History's Greatest Conspiracies History's Greatest Conspiracies One Hundred Plots, Real and Suspected, That have Shocked, Fascinated, and Sometimes Changed the World by H. Paul Jeffers. A survey of conspiracies from biblical times to today. 323 pages. More details.
    Hitler's U-Boat Fortresses by Randolph Bradham. First Edition. Historical account of attempts by Allied armies in World War II to seize the headquarters of the Nazi submarine fleet. Indexed. 196 pages. More details.
    Life of a Solider on the Western Frontier Life of a Solider on the Western Frontier by Jeremy Agnew. A history of the Indian Wars in the U.S. from the perspective of both the military and the Indians and examines all aspects of the post Civil War army, including its organization, its weapons, and its personnel. Appendix summaries of significant battles and selected western forts. Illustrated with B&W photos. Indexed. 265 pages. More details.
    Long George Francis Gentleman Outlaw of Montana by Gary Wilson.  First Edition. Biography of a little-known outlaw and latter-day Robin Hood of Montana. Bibiliography. 252 pages. More details.
    Looting Spiro Mounds Looting Spiro Mounds An American King Tut's Tomb by David La Vere. A true-life archaeological adventure story about one of the most impressive pre-Columbian Indian art collections ever found. Illustrated with B&W photos. Indexed. 255 pages. More details.
    Marco Polo Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen. Biography of the legendary traveler, drawing on original writings and walking in the footsteps of Marco Polo himself. Indexed. 415 pages. More details.
    Mexico and the Spanish Conquest Mexico and the Spanish Conquest by Ross Hassig. Second Edition. Explores the role indigenous peoples played in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Indexed. 259 pages. More details.
    Negotiating the Past in the Past Negotiating the Past in the Past Identity, Memory, and Landscape in Archaeological Research edited by Norman Yoffee. Scholars examine how early societies viewed earlier societies. Commentaries by Lynn Meskell and Jack Davis. Indexed. 267 pages. More details
    Oh, Give Me a Home Ocheho and Ochoco: An Evolutionary History by Wayne Kee. History of the Ochoco region of central Oregon focusing on the origins of the word Ochoco. Illustrated with historic maps and photos. More details.
    Race, Religion, Region Race, Religion, Region Landscapes of Encounter in the American West edited by Fay Botham and Sara M. Patterson. Eleven contributors to this survey of race relations explore the intersections of race, religion, and region to show how they transformed the American West. Indexed. 190 pages. More details.
    Stones Witness Stones Witness by Margaret Randall. Essays, poetry and photographs exploring the author's connections to land and landscape, history and culture, language and memory, drawing from the events of her own rich history to create a universal link between place, time, and identity. 177 pages. More details.
    What What Were They Thinking? What Were They Thinking? Really Bad Ideas Throughout History
    by Bruce Felton. Humorous compendium of some 400 harebrained schemes, useless products, and misguided obsessions. 304 pages. More details.
    Year of the Fires Year of the Fires The Story of the Great Fires of 1910 by Stephen J. Pyne. Tells the story of the catastrophic fires of 1910 that scorched millions of acres across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Illustrated with B&W photos. Indexed. 322 pages. More details.
    Yellowstone Denied Yellowstone Denied The Life of Gustavus Cheyney Doane by Kim Allen Scott. Biography and psychological portrait of frontier soldier and explorer Gustavus Cheyney Doane. Illustrated with historic B&W photos. Indexed. 305 pages. More details.
    Raiders of the Civil War Untold Stories of Actions Behind the Lines by Russ A. Pritchard Jr. Large format. Illustrated with historic photos and drawings. Accounts of Civil War rescues, escapades and sabotage. Indexed. 143 pages. More details.
    1215 The Year of Magna Carta by Danny Danziger and John Gillingham. Trade paperback, new. First Touchstone Edition. A portrait of life in Medieval England. Indexed. 312 pages. More details.
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    Forbidden Religion Forbidden Religion Suppressed Heresies of the West edited by J. Douglas Kenyon. An introduction to the history of heretical religious traditions in Western civilization. Includes 16-page color insert and 100 B&W illustrations. 308 pages. More details.
    The Lost Patrol The Mounties' Yukon Tragedy by Dick North. Attempts to solve the mystery of the doomed journey that has gone down in Mountie annals as the Lost Patrol. Illustrated with B&W photos. Indexed. 147 pages. More details.
    Maverick Autobiographies Women Writers and the American West, 1900-1936, by Cathryn Halverson. First Edition. This book looks at women writers who came from the West, telling three larger-than-life stories of Mary MacLane, Opal Whiteley, and Juanita Harrison. More details.
    Liberty's Children Stories of Eleven Revolutionary War Children by Scotti McAuliff Cohn. Trade paperback. First Edition. Stories in this book illustrate what it was really like for children during the Revolutionary War. Indexed. 136 pages. 
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    More Than Petticoats History series by The Globe Pequot Press. Stories of remarkable women whose courage and contributions made a profound impact on the history of the West. More details.
    Tony and the Cows: A True Story from the Range Wars. A reassessment of the roots of contemporary eco-philosophy in all its manifestations, inspired by a human tragedy. More history.
    A Tenderfoot in Montana Reminiscences of the Gold Rush, the Vigilantes, and the Birth of Montana Territory by Francis M. Thompson. Montana Historical Society Press, 2004. More history.
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