Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Summary
Fly-fishing has its sacred waters the world over. Yellowstone National Park claims some of the craft's most storied destinations. Casting in the Firehole River is like going back in time to when bison roamed nearly every meadow in the West. Restored to their natal streams after near extinction, native Arctic grayling can once again be plucked from icy water at the foot of breathtaking waterfalls. Meanwhile, a daylong hike into true wild country rewards...
Author
Series
Summary
The River and I is a memoir written by John G. Neihardt, an American poet and writer, best known for his epic poem "Black Elk Speaks." "The River and I" was first published in 1910. It is an autobiographical work that captures Neihardt's experiences and reflections during a canoe trip down the Missouri River.
Author
Series
Berrybender narratives volume 2
Summary
The indefatigable Tasmin Berrybender and her eccentric family trek on through the unexplored Wild West of 1830s America--and suffer the harsh realities of the untamed wilderness, including sickness, brutal vioelnce and death, the desertion of trusted servants, and the increasing hardships of daily life in a land where survival is never certain.
Author
Series
Summary
In 1841, St. Louis businessman Guy Strauss had sent his hopes, his son, and his money up the Missouri River to the Yellowstone, where he was opening a trading post under the command of a wild mountain man named Broken Leg Fitzhugh. Strauss knew the plan was fraught with danger. But he didn't know how many ways it could go wrong, or who would be the first to die…
The Rocky Mountain Company had an enemy in a rival company, and Fitzhugh-fierce,...