19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. Brown and Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" tells about chasing of whales from the standpoint of the individual whaleman.
"The Perils and Romance of Whaling" includes anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
"Cutting in and Trying Out" explains the butchering process.
Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper$5.95.

ACROSS ARIZONA IN 1883--Yuma, Tombstone, Tucson. Anonymous.
An eyewitness account--gathered via train, stage, horse, and on foot--of southern Arizona in early Territorial days. Indians are described, wild element at Tombstone is reported. It was a time of wild frontier days of Arizona long before statehood. Period engravings. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-011-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-011-9. Order #: VIST0011 paper$4.95.

 

 

ACROSS THE PLAINS IN THE DONNER PARTY: a personal narrative of the overland trip to California, 1846-47. Murphy. Crossing Plains and desert, starving while snowbound, cannibalism; a survivor’s first-hand tale. Illus. by Frederic Remington & others, 64 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-89646-099-7. Order #: VIST0099 paper$8.95. See sample pages, illustrations.

THE ASCENT OF MOUNT HAYDEN, GRAND TETON, 1872: a new chapter of Western discovery. Langford.
Trials and triumphs of the "first" party to climb the Grand Tetons of Wyoming, July 29, 1872. Author Langford was among the early explorers of the Yellowstone/Teton region and was first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. His claim to a first ascent has been challenged, but the account still gives a fine record of what mountain climbing was like in the early days. Illustrations from Thomas Moran and others, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-066-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-066-9. Order #: VIST0066 paper$4.95.

 

AT A NEW MINING CAMP: Creede of Colorado, 1892. Davis.
Today Creede is a "ghost" town in southwestern Colorado, but author Davis reports it when activity there seemed circus-like: Creede was growing rapidly to a population of 8,000. The town was rip-roaring, and this account helps us understand the bustle as well as the unbounded hope and optimism at the site of a new mining boom. 19 period illustrations, 32 little pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-018-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-018-8. Order #: VIST0018 paper$4.95.

 

THE BUFFALO. Inman and Cody.
Gives life habits of animals (also called bison) that once blackened the plains with its abundance, then slaughtered for hides and as a nuisance to trains. What better way to learn of their place in Americana than by this account by one of the principals in their history.
1898 account of bison heyday. 32 Illustrations, some by Frederic Remington, 48 pages.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-028-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-028-7.  Order #: VIST0028 paper$4.95.  

 

BUFFALO BILL'S TRUE TALES. Cody.
Buffalo Bill Cody, typifying the romantic figure of the American West, tells his life story: a mixture of rodeo and circus, a super rider including the Pony Express, a top marksman, Army guide, a buffalo hunter, both an Indian killer and a friend of the Indians. 22 period illustrations, with a color cover, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.,
ISBN-10: 0-89646-022-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-098-0. Order #: VIST0098 paper$4.95. 

 

C.P.R.R.: the Central Pacific Railroad. Nordhoff.
Epic story of building the line across the Sierra Nevada of California, deserts of Nevada, and salt flats of Utah to meet the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point on May 10, 1869. Includes article explaining train travel by passengers at this early date. 40 period engravings, 48 pages, large format. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-097-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-097-3. Order #: VIST0097 paper$7.95.

 

THE CAÑONS OF THE COLORADO--the 1869 discovery voyage down the Colorado River. Powell.
From Wyoming, into Colorado, through Utah, to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, and to Nevada--this was the journey of the "Colorado River Exploring Expedition", running unknown rapids, scaling canyon wall while charting what was the last major unexplored part of the then United States. Illustrations by Thomas Moran and others. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-059-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-059-1. Order #: VIST0059 paper$6.95.

 

THE CITY OF DENVER, 1888: an early history of "The Queen City of the Plains". Roberts.
Here is Denver when Colorado was 12 years old: a story of mines, railroads, cattle and sheep, of cowboys, prospectors, bankers, merchants, and politicians--of the resources from the region and the personalities that brought them together. Already public and private buildings, urban and suburban districts, parks and schools had been built and arranged around a transportation system of rail, trolley, horse, and foot. Includes glimpses of Golden, Boulder, Central City, Black Hawk, Georgetown, and Leadville. 30 period engravings, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-006-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-006-5. Order #: VIST0006paper$4.95.

 

CONTRIBUTIONS OF A VENERABLE NATIVE to the ancient history of the Hawaiian Islands. Remy.
Account of interview with old Hawaiian in 1853 gives insights into traditions and cultures of native island people. Subjects range from history, government and society to the nobility, common people, and the ancient chants. 20 photos and drawings. 40 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-056-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-056-0. Order #: VIST0056 paper$4.95.

 

CRIPPLE CREEK 1900--a Colorado mining camp. Lynde.
How Cripple Creek got its name, mines, history of nearby Pikes Peak. Because the industrial revolution was at peak in America in 1900, the technology of railway, electricity, and steam drilling could be applied at Cripple Creek, giving it a good and early start on development, albeit it was destined to bust just as it had boomed. 18 period illustrations, 20 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-080-0. 1987. Order #: VIST0080 paper$4.95.

 

CUTTER'S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. Cutter.
1917 guide told tourists, pleasure seekers, and medical patients about this early national park and city and how to use and enjoy both. Fees, services, and even the local climate were all explained as part of the amenities of "America's greatest health and pleasure resort". 22 photographs. 53 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-057-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-057-7. Order #: VIST0057 paper$7.95.

 

 

DIARY OF PATRICK BREEN: one of the Donner Party (CA). Frederick J. Teggart.
Diary kept by 1846-47 emigrant who survived over-winter entrapment in Sierra snow near Truckee, California: days of snowfall, experiences of others marooned with them, scant food, plus delayed rescue attempts from outside. 7 photos, 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations
ISBN: 978-0-89646-102-4. Order #VIST0102 paper$4.95.

 

THE DISCOVERY OF GLACIER BAY--1879. Muir.
Adventures in a truly Alaskan wild with ice floes, bergs, mountain peaks, Natives, canoe travel, now a national park. Spending several "icy summers" in Alaska, Muir earned the name "Ice Chief", exploring Glacier Bay and its region, first visit of white man. 11 engravings of ice and peaks, 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-045-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-045-4. Order #: VIST0045 paper$4.95.

DISCOVERY OF THE YOSEMITE IN 1851 (CA). Bunnell.
Primary account of how Yosemite Valley came to be "discovered" by the white race. Of course, the Indians knew it was there; they were living in it when the battalion came to roust them out. The valley had been seen from its rims and from afar before this trip, but this was the first recorded entry and exploration. Bunnell proposed the name of the Indian tribe for the valley. 36 period engraving, 184pages, slightly abridged from the original. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-021-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-021-8. Order #: VIST0021 paper$7.95.

 

FAMOUS GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WESTERN FRONTIER. Masterson.
Biographies of Ben Thompson, Wyatt Earp, Luke Short, Buffalo Bill Cody, Doc Holliday, Billy Tilghman, Bat Masterson. Includes fight at O.K. Corral, Indian battles, stagecoach wrecks and holdups, barroom brawls, sheriffs of the West, gambling and gamblers, cattle rustlers, railroads. Settings include Dodge, Hays, Sheridan, Cody, Leadville, Fort Worth, Glenwood Springs. Illustrations including Frederic Remington. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-087-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-087-4. Order #: VIST0087 paper$7.95.

 

HAWAII-NEI, 1873. Nordhoff.
Hawaii-Nei is the name for the collective kingdom of Hawaii, and these two articles from over a century ago tell of the islands' history and people, rains, and volcanic eruptions. The islands were still relatively native and natural during our author's visit, and he tells of their traits and early religion, eating poi, dancing the hula, surfing. 54 illustrations, 40 pages. See sample pages, illustrious.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-030-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-030-0. Order #: VIST0030 paper$4.95.

 

HOW WE GET GOLD IN CALIFORNIA. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 0. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-100-0. Order #: VIST0100 paper$6.95.
How We Get Gold is out of print but with interest could be reprinted.

 

THE HUMMINGBIRD OF THE CALIFORNIA WATERFALLS. Muir.
Classic life history of water ouzel, or "dipper" called "the finest bird biography ever written". Some might have seen this little bird, but without this article have not yet enjoyed the flier/swimmer fully. Enjoy this little story and enjoy this little bird. 31 period illustrations. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-019-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-019-5. Order #: VIST0019 paper$4.95.

 

HYDRAULIC GOLD-MINING IN CALIFORNIA, 1883. Evans.
How flumes, ditches, tunnels, and giant-nozzled hoses tore water into Mother Lode country to wash out gold. Mines can still be seen--Interstate Highway 80 runs through one and at Malakoff Diggings State Historical Park you can see the washed banks and some of the nozzles and mining equipment used. 16 illustrations. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-052-5. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-052-2. 16 pages.  Order #: VIST0052 paper $4.95.

 

IN THE HEART OF THE CALIFORNIA ALPS: a near view of the High Sierra in 1872. Muir.
Ascent of Mount Ritter, October, 1872: one of Muir's finest mountain rambles and of the first ascent, a solo one, in Mammoth Lakes country of eastern Sierra Nevada. Combines natural observations with adventures and philosophical musings of a nearly fatal climb. Illustrations by artist William Keith and Muir plus other period illustrations. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-026-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-026-3. Order #: VIST0026 paper$4.95.

 

Kaibeto Memories: a trader's daughter remembers growing up on the Navajo Reservation at Kaibeto Trading Post in remote northern Arizona 1936-1960. Dewveall.
Cultures in contact viewed by young white trader's daughter with Navajo Indian children as playmates: buying wool and hides, trading jewelry and blankets for grocery staples, cloth, ammunition--often as pawn. Stories of native people who came to the post and of their joys, trials, and tribulations. Glimpses what life might have been like at the many trading post throughout the West. 120 pages, illustrations, map. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN: 978-0-8946-103-1. Order #: VIST0103 paper$14.95.
ISBN: 978-0-8946-105-5. Order #: VIST0105 cloth $25.00.

 

LAKE OF THE SKY: Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada. James.
Tells how the lake was discovered by Fremont while he was what we would today call lost, how it got its name (at first, names), how it was formed, and how it was first used and developed. History and geology--glaciers, Indians, early skiing. Abridged edition reprinted from 1915 original. 29 period illustrations. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-038-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-038-6. Order #: VIST0038 paper$7.95.

 

THE LIFE AND WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF WILD BILL (J. B. Hickok). Buel.
Bill's reputation as a fighter struck fear in hearts of opponents, helping him command many a situation, but always willing to fight no matter the odds. He paid a price, much of his life convalescing from bullet and knife wounds! Wild Bill was finally assassinated while playing cards. 20 period engravings, 56 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-013-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-013-3. Order #: VIST0013 paper$5.95.

 

THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. Nordhoff & Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts. History and survey of lighthouses to 1874, giving a look at the federal service and the keepers that operated them and how the lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light was sometimes the only navigational aid. Recalled are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper$7.95.

 

THE MAMMOTH TREES OF CALAVERAS (CA). Hutchings.
An excerpt from Hutchings' larger work, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity in California, centering just on this bigtree grove to show how early tourists traveled there by river steamer and stagecoach. Describes giant sequoias and early attempts to exploit the grove's wonders by cutting the bark from the giants and shipping it to the East for exhibition. Illustrations from period sources. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-050-9. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-050-8. Order #: VIST0050 paper$4.95.

 

MARK TWAIN IN HAWAII--the noted humorist's 1866 visit. Twain.
Noted humorist's account of his 1866 trip to Hawaii, made at a time when the islands were still more for the natives than for the tourists. Twain visits many of the sites and tries his hand at many of the activities--he surfs, goes for an ocean canoe ride, sees the City of Refuge, visits the volcano, studies the nobility, and watches the hula. 52 illustrations, 96 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-070-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-070-6. 1999. Order #: VIST0070 paper$7.95.

 

MARK TWAIN'S VIRGINIA CITY: Nevada Territory in the 1860s. Twain. (Clemens).
Famous humorist's adventures in and around early Virginia City, Nevada Territory: silver mining, speculation in silver mines, work in a quartz mill. a trip to Lake Tahoe, search for the Lost Cement Mine, and reporting for The Territorial Enterprise, reporting episodes of riches and murders. Illustrations, 64 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-074-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-074-4. Order #: VIST0074 paper$7.95.

 

A MINER'S SUNDAY, 1849. Gillespie.
This story might have happened at any of the gold-rush sites of the West--Coloma, Virginia City, Cripple Creek, the Klondike--but only on Sunday. Town was a lively place the one day the mines were shut down, with a mix of nationalities engaging in gambling, auctions, horse-racing, shopping for clothes and supplies, eating, drinking, brawling as you might expect from a bunch of young men from all over the world off to a get-rich adventure. Period illustrations from the original article, Frederic Remington, and the Crocker Art Museum. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-005-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-005-8. Published by VistaBooks 1981. Order #: VIST0005 paper$4.95.

 

MONARCH, the Big Bear of Tallac in the Lake Tahoe High Sierra (CA). Seton. Classic wildlife life-history of a large California grizzly bear, now extinct, set at Lake Tahoe. Monarch was written for children, but like all truly classic children's literature is excellent reading for adults, too. 100 drawings by the author, are included. 168 pages. Covers lightly scuffed. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-040-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-040-9. Order #: VIST0040 paper$12.95.

 

MONTAUK POINT, LONG ISLAND: an 1872 visit. Parsons.
Oldest lighthouse in New York, from 1796, at The End, Long Island. Highlight of early trip to the eastern tip of Long Island was the Montauk Lighthouse. Transportation en route included boat trips, trekking through sand down the beach and past sites of shipwrecks. Hear of the early pastor who received some of his remuneration as rights to parts of stranded whales! There were still Indians. Cattle-ranching was practiced.
Illustrations include sailing ships, lighthouse, graveyard, and a windmill that still stands today. 15 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-082-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-082-9. Order #: VIST0082 paper$4.95.

 

MOUNT DESERT, 1872: an early history of the Maine island that is now Acadia National Park. Nichols.
Here is a sail around and a tour over Mount Desert--the famous island off the coast of Maine. There are fogs and stormy seas, lighthouses, and legends. Portrays the people as well as the scenery--their occupations, lives, and sorrow, but (unfortunately for him) he dislikes their fish and lobster! Reprinted from Harper's New Monthly Magazine. 22 illustrations are mainly sketches by the author, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-029-0. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-029-4. Order #: VIST0029 paper$4.95.

 

MOUNTAINEERING IN THE KINGS RIVER COUNTRY, 1864 (CA). King.
Classic early ascent of Mount Tyndall at head of Kings River: mountaineering drama to the extreme, written even when the foothills of the Sierra Nevada were remote enough, let alone peaks at the range crest. King was first director of the U. S. Geological Survey and has a Sierran peak named for him. 158 period illustrations, 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-042-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-042-3. Order #: VIST0042 paper$4.95.

 

MOUNTAINEERING ON THE PACIFIC IN 1868. Coleman.
Ascent of Mount Baker and a description of Washington Territory seen on its approach. This ascent began at the seashore and included canoe trip, portages, and a backpack just to reach the base of the peak--all through country still wild with Indians, bears, and wolves. The final assault on the summit included ropes, ice axes, and crampons. 19 period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-014-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-014-0. Order #: VIST0014 paper$4.95. 

 

THE MURDER OF JULIA BULETTE: Virginia City, Nevada; 1867--with the life and confession of John Millian, convicted murderer. deLong.
Julia, a courtesan, had not only been a favorite of Virginia City's males, but had been an active contributor to the community. Her murder severely offended the camp's code of decency, hard though that was. When her murderer was found, tried, convicted, and hung, virtually the whole town turned out for the final event. 9 illustrations, 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-044-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-044-7. Order #:VIST0044 paper$4.95.

 

NOTECARDS--Donner/Tahoe Sierra (CA):
Donner Lake. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Lake Tahoe. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Summit of the Sierras. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. Picturesque America, 1874.
Mountain scenery etchings reproduced from artistic--now historical--engravings published in books from the 1870s. Notecards are 4 1/2" wide by 6" tall when folded, black on cream-colored stock. Insides are blank, providing 2 1/2 pages of writing space. Set includes 8 notecards (2 scenes each of the 4 shown) with 8 matching envelopes in re-sealable bag.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-092-4. Order #: VIST0092 notecards$12.95.  See more...

NOTECARDS--Colorado Rockies:
Mount of the Holy Cross--14,0005 feet. by Thomas Moran 1874.
Longs Peak--14,255 feet. by Thomas Moran 1874.
Grays Peak--14,270 feet. 1874.
Pikes Peak--14109 feet. by Thomas Moran, 1874.
Mountain scenery etchings reproduced from artistic--now historical--engravings published in books from the 1870s. Notecards are 4 1/2" wide by 6" tall when folded, black on cream-colored stock. Insides are blank, providing 2 1/2 pages of writing space. Set includes 8 notecards (2 scenes each of the 4 shown) with 8 matching envelopes in re-sealable bag.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-091-6. Order #: VIST0091 notecards$12.95. See more...

 

OH, RANGER! a book about the national parks. Albright and Taylor.
This is the classic, 1928 edition. Nostalgic look at America's early national parks and their ranger service by parks director who was also long-time superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Relates humorous stories of bears and other wild animals, Indians, fishing, park "dudes and sagebrushers" (hotel guests and campers), the fledgling ranger service as it established traditions, and antics of American tourist early in the roaring '20s. Includes tribute from former president and early Yellowstone ranger, Gerald Ford. Pen-and-ink drawings from original plus 50 added early park photographs. 160 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-068-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-068-3. Order #: VIST0068 paper$7.95.

OUR YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: among its forests and wild gardens, animals and birds, fountains and streams. Muir.
At the turn of the century Muir knew the park better than anyone else, and he had a gift for expression that keeps his fame and his works alive yet. . The ecological account of the park as a wild nature preserve is full, and we learn much of Muir's observations of the Yosemite birds, bears, and blossoms as well as its winters, earthquakes, glaciers, and forests. 43 period illustrations. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-061-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-061-4. Order #: VIST0061 paper$7.95.

 

PIONEER DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO. Palmer.
City's history from 1846 when American flag first waved over the city through early days of Mormon settlement, disruption during Gold Rush and of City Fathers, Vigilance Committees, and fires. See not only from where the physical base of San Francisco came, but gain insight into how its people of mixed ethnic origin, thrown together in common destiny to bring the city to be one of the most open-minded on earth.
Period engravings. 32 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-015-0. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-015-7. Order #: VIST0015 paper$5.95.

 

THE PROPOSED YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK--treasures & features, 1890. Muir.
Here proposed a national park, which was soon established, and so Muir became known as the "Father of Yosemite National Park." The writing is mostly descriptive covering the grand scenes, waterfall explorations, storm flooding, sequoias, glaciers, Hetch Hetchy Valley, and more. An included map shows Muir's proposed park boundaries, larger than today's intended to protect the waterfalls of Yosemite Valley from upstream lumbering and sheep-grazing. 25 period engravings, 2 maps, 32 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-003-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-4. Order #: VIST0003 paper$4.95.

 

RANCH LIFE IN THE FAR WEST. Roosevelt.
Ranching in the Dakotas during 1880s in pre-president years. Tales of cattle ranching, hunting game, frontier types, round-ups, breaking broncos, arresting thieves, harshness of winters on Elkhorn Ranch, now Theodore Roosevelt National Park. 96 large-format pages including Remington illustrations. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-034-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-034-8. Order #: VIST0034 paper$12.95.

 

A RIVAL OF THE YOSEMITE: the cañon of the South Fork of Kings River, California. Muir.
This writing was to be the stimulus to create Kings Canyon National Park. Muir's text is descriptive but includes personal adventures, in this case including a close encounter with a grizzly bear. Arguments for establishing the park are included, such as blocking grazing, lumbering, and mining. 14 period engravings, with map showing proposed park boundary, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-010-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-010-2.  Order #: VIST0010 paper$4.95.

 

ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. Grant.
Surveys myriad rock paintings and carvings pecked into and painted onto boulders and rock surfaces throughout North America by aboriginal artists-- their diverse techniques, styles, and subjects. Meanings of designs are discussed, major rock art sites are located, and methods of recording, preserving, and dating them are indicated. 192 pages + 16 page color insert, large-format. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-084-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-084-3. Order #: VIST0084 paper$16.95.

 

SAINT LOUIS IN 1884: "the future great city of the world". Bishop.
Belching clouds of dark smoke coming from the city's factory chimneys were cited as proof that St. Louis was indeed prosperous! Early, the city was a supply depot on the west bank of the Mississippi River for emigrants heading across the plains. Native stone architecture in the city is described, as are the centers of retail trade, parks, schools, and public buildings. 21 period engravings, 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-024-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-024-9. Order #: VIST0024 paper$4.95.

SANDY HOOK--in 1879 (NJ). Houghton.
Sandy Hook juts out from the New Jersey shore into New York Harbor. tells of lighthouse, offshore lightship, life-saving service station, and of pilots who boarded ships coming from the ocean to guide them to dockings. "Sandhiller" life on the island is presented as are the geologic changes that have affected its shape, its detachment from the mainland and reattachment. 19 illustrations, 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-047-9. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-047-8. Order #: VIST0047 paper$4.95.

SIGNALS OF THE SEA AND HEROES OF THE SURF: the epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their heyday. Hewitt and Spears.
Combines two romantic traditions of the sea: work of the keepers and savers span the range from daytime monotony and even loneliness between storms to daring sea rescues in raging winter surf. Through all dedication of the men involved shines as brightly as the lights they tended and as steadily as their massive surfboats while heading through the breakers. Period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper$5.95.

 

SILVER SAN JUAN: the mines and high scenery in Colorado's southwest mountains--in 1882. Ingersoll.
Early sketches of this region where the Colorado Rocky Mountains culminate in their grandest scenery, including Silverton, Rico, Animas Canyon, Capitol City, Lake City. Most of the region's minerals have now been removed, but the economic input from that source is replaced by tourists to this "Switzerland of America". 26 illustrations by Thomas Moran and others. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-025-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-025-6. Order #: VIST0025 paper$4.95.

 

THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIANS OF EARLY COLORADO. Reed.
Early account of inhabitants of southwestern Colorado: face painting, nomadic lifeways, matriarchal lineage of families, medicine men, wars with other tribes, courtship and family customs, religion, and variance between Indian custom and white man's law. Illustrations of shepherding, horses, war costumes, camp, family, chief, dance, and more. 20 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-067-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-067-6. Order #: VIST0067 paper$4.95.

 

A TRIP TO BODIE BLUFF and the Dead Sea of the West (Mono Lake)--in 1863. Browne.
Adventures of noted humorist of the 1860s during an excursion at their heyday to the mines of Bodie, Aurora, and the Mono Lake region of eastern California and western Nevada. Author Browne found fun in the foibles of man's endeavors--and poked at them. Today, we can still see vestiges of some of the scenes Browne saw, for California maintains Bodie today in "a state of arrested decay" as a state park. Illustrated, 72 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-076-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-076-8. Order #: VIST0076 paper$7.95. Out of print except for scuffed-cover copies. 

 

THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S. coasts. Shipping was busy among seaport cities, yet navigation was unsure and storms poorly predicted. Ships in peril were even run toward shore to founder them closer to possible rescue. Heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Organization of the Service, rescues, rescue methods and apparatus. 79 period illustrations, 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #: VIST0071 paper$7.95.

THE WILD SHEEP. Muir.
Glorifies the mountain sheep, or bighorn, of the Sierra Nevada. Notes distribution of sheep and their various species as well as their physical characteristics, and describes their mountain home, "the happy wanderers, perhaps relishing the beauty as well as the taste of the lovely flora on which they feed." How the sheep move about on cliff walls, fine "four-legged mountaineers". 14 period engravings. 32 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-017-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-017-1. Order #: VIST0017 paper$4.95.

 

THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Muir.
Tells of the park's geysers, lakes, mountains, animals, flowers and trees, petrified forest--of the "blessed old Yellowstone Wonderland."
Tips on how to travel in the park around the turn-of the-century are included! Illustrated with drawings and engravings, many by Thomas Moran. 80 pages, 6 x 9. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN 978-0-89646-101-7. Order #VIST0101 paper$8.95.

 

THE YOSEMITE IN WINTER: an 1892 account. Carson, with Muir extracts.
Yosemite Valley's winter character and an early history of the first winter residents, with passages from John Muir. Reports of floods, of the ice-cone at the base of Upper Yosemite Fall, snow-banners off rangecrest peaks, use of "snowshoes" (skis, today) to bring in the mail, winter-time climatic differences between north and south sides of this deep valley. 12 period engravings. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-053-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-053-9. Order #: VIST0053 paper$4.95.

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