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One Man's Wilderness

An Alaskan Odyssey

de Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke ...

Narrado por Norman Dietz ...

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6 hora 56 minutos

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed...to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin...to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available...to be not at odds with the world but content with one's own thoughts and company.Thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived ... Leer más

$15.29 USD

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed...to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin...to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available...to be not at odds with the world but content with one's own thoughts and company.Thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived
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HowExpert Guide to Eugene, Oregon

101 Tips to Learn the History, Discover the Best Places to Visit, Eat Great Food, and Have Fun Exploring Eugene, Oregon

de HowExpert, Kristy Johnson ...

Narrado por N.W. Edwards ...

Completo

4 hora 10 minutos

Known as “Track Town USA,” “The Emerald Valley,” or “Nike Town,” Eugene is the second-largest city in Oregon. Home to the Summer Olympic Trials and many other exciting outdoor events, this area is a hidden gem.In this travel guide, you can learn everything you need to know for an exciting and wonderful vacation to this centrally located destination. We say ‘centrally located’ because Eugene is ... Leer más

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Known as “Track Town USA,” “The Emerald Valley,” or “Nike Town,” Eugene is the second-largest city in Oregon. Home to the Summer Olympic Trials and many other exciting outdoor events, this area is a hidden gem.In this travel guide, you can learn everything you need to know for an exciting and wonderful vacation to this centrally located destination. We say ‘centrally located’ because Eugene is
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Over The Edge

Revised and Expanded Third Edition

de Michael P. Ghiglieri, Thomas M. Myers ...

Narrado por Sean Pratt ...

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27 hora 25 minutos

This is a vastly expanded and revised edition of the 2001 classic, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, now updated after a decade,containing many gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders."If you believe that everything interesting about Grand Canyon has already been written, you're dead wrong. Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

This is a vastly expanded and revised edition of the 2001 classic, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, now updated after a decade,containing many gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders."If you believe that everything interesting about Grand Canyon has already been written, you're dead wrong. Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon
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Graveyard of the Pacific

Shipwreck and Survival on America’s Deadliest Waterway

de Randall Sullivan ...

Narrado por Lynch Travis ...

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9 hora 12 minutos

Off the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean and forms the Columbia River Bar: a watery collision so turbulent and deadly that it’s nicknamed the Graveyard of the Pacific. Two thousand ships have been wrecked on the bar since the first European ship dared to try to cross it. Since then, the commercial importance of the Columbia River has only grown, but despite the ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

Off the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean and forms the Columbia River Bar: a watery collision so turbulent and deadly that it’s nicknamed the Graveyard of the Pacific. Two thousand ships have been wrecked on the bar since the first European ship dared to try to cross it. Since then, the commercial importance of the Columbia River has only grown, but despite the
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Fascination with Alaska

Beyond the Alaskan Cruise Naturalist

de William Stickle ...

Narrado por Tom Jaeger ...

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3 hora 6 minutos

Explore the awe, complexity, and enduring mystery of America’s last frontier.In A Fascination with Alaska: Beyond the Alaskan Cruise Naturalist, marine biologist William Stickle shares a lifetime of exploration, research, and teaching in Alaska’s wild and varied landscapes. With over sixty visits since 1967, Stickle offers a compelling portrait of the state’s dramatic geography, rich history, ... Leer más

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Explore the awe, complexity, and enduring mystery of America’s last frontier.In A Fascination with Alaska: Beyond the Alaskan Cruise Naturalist, marine biologist William Stickle shares a lifetime of exploration, research, and teaching in Alaska’s wild and varied landscapes. With over sixty visits since 1967, Stickle offers a compelling portrait of the state’s dramatic geography, rich history,
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Detours Into the Paranormal

Canyon Country

de Denver Michaels ...

Narrado por Denver Michaels ...

Series Audiolibro 4 - Detours Into the Paranormal
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3 hora 9 minutos

Petroglyphs that depict dinosaurs and aliens. The Mogollon Monster. Earth-shattering cataclysms. Lake Monsters. Ancient cliff dwellings and pueblos. Route 66. A lost city in the Grand Canyon and much more!Join Denver Michaels as he travels through the canyon country of Utah and Arizona exploring these mysteries. ... Leer más

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Petroglyphs that depict dinosaurs and aliens. The Mogollon Monster. Earth-shattering cataclysms. Lake Monsters. Ancient cliff dwellings and pueblos. Route 66. A lost city in the Grand Canyon and much more!Join Denver Michaels as he travels through the canyon country of Utah and Arizona exploring these mysteries.
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Apache Dawn

Join us for five unforgettable days touring the Real Old West

de Paul Bablove ...

Narrado por Ed Ames, Karen Schonwit ...

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4 hora 27 minutos

Apache Dawn covers more than 450 miles across Southern Arizona in five exciting and fast paced days.Visit a land made famous by Coronado and Father Kino, by Geronimo and Cochise, by the Earps, Doc Holliday and the Clintons, by Johnny Ringo and Ed Schieffein and the Copper Queen. A land of endless skies and breathtaking vistas. Of sacred mountains and dramatic rock formations rising like islands in ... Leer más

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Apache Dawn covers more than 450 miles across Southern Arizona in five exciting and fast paced days.Visit a land made famous by Coronado and Father Kino, by Geronimo and Cochise, by the Earps, Doc Holliday and the Clintons, by Johnny Ringo and Ed Schieffein and the Copper Queen. A land of endless skies and breathtaking vistas. Of sacred mountains and dramatic rock formations rising like islands in
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On Patrol with the US Coast Guard

de Dana Stabenow ...

Narrado por Marguerite Gavin ...

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5 hora 57 minutos

Bloomsbury presents On Patrol with the US Coast Guard by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.On Patrol with the US Coast Guard chronicles award-winning author Dana Stabenow's two research trips with the United States Coast Guard.Dana has written two thrillers, Blindfold Game and Prepared for Rage, and when researching both novels she went on patrol with the US Coast Guard, first on the Alex ... Leer más

$16.20 USD

Bloomsbury presents On Patrol with the US Coast Guard by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.On Patrol with the US Coast Guard chronicles award-winning author Dana Stabenow's two research trips with the United States Coast Guard.Dana has written two thrillers, Blindfold Game and Prepared for Rage, and when researching both novels she went on patrol with the US Coast Guard, first on the Alex
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Spiral Jetta

A Road Trip through the Land Art of the American West

de Erin Hogan ...

Narrado por Jo Anna Perrin ...

Series series Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel
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5 hora 38 minutos

Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art: a salty coil of rocks, four hundred stainless steel poles, a gash in a mesa, four concrete tubes, and military sheds filled with cubes. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, ... Leer más

$23.40 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art: a salty coil of rocks, four hundred stainless steel poles, a gash in a mesa, four concrete tubes, and military sheds filled with cubes. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety,
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The Secret Knowledge of Water

There Are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning

de Craig Childs ...

Narrado por Craig Childs ...

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7 hora 51 minutos

Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post).Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post).Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river
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Slow Travel New Mexico

Unforgettable Personal Experiences in the Land of Enchantment

de Judith Fein ...

Narrado por Cynthia Farrell ...

Completo

10 hora 9 minutos

Winner of the 2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for TravelSlow travel is the secret to opening doors, meeting people, participating in surprising events, experiencing joy, and making each trip—no matter how short or long—deeper, richer, and an adventure that is uniquely yours.Award-winning travel journalists and Santa Fe residents Judith Fein and Paul Ross crisscross New Mexico, finding ... Leer más

$23.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Winner of the 2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for TravelSlow travel is the secret to opening doors, meeting people, participating in surprising events, experiencing joy, and making each trip—no matter how short or long—deeper, richer, and an adventure that is uniquely yours.Award-winning travel journalists and Santa Fe residents Judith Fein and Paul Ross crisscross New Mexico, finding
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Awesome Arizona

200 Amazing Facts about the Grand Canyon State

de Roger Naylor ...

Narrado por Stephen R. Thorne ...

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6 hora 3 minutos

Which state has the most national monuments? Where in America can you find one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World? Where is the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pine? In Awesome Arizona, Roger Naylor, "the Dean of Arizona Travel Writers," has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state. This is the fast-paced, funny encyclopedia that lovers of Arizona ... Leer más

$18.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Which state has the most national monuments? Where in America can you find one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World? Where is the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pine? In Awesome Arizona, Roger Naylor, "the Dean of Arizona Travel Writers," has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state. This is the fast-paced, funny encyclopedia that lovers of Arizona
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Ghost Towns of California: Lost Gold Rush Communities, Deserted Highways, and the Haunting Stories Left Behind

de Martin Kellerman ...

Narrado por Martin Kellerman ...

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1 horas 58 minutos

Explore haunting ghost towns and lost Gold Rush communities where ambitious pioneers collided with unforgiving nature. Perfect for your next road trip or an evening of armchair travel, this atmospheric history uncovers the spectacular rise and sudden collapse of the West's forgotten settlements.Wander through parched desert camps, snowbound Sierra mining outposts, and bustling company towns ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Explore haunting ghost towns and lost Gold Rush communities where ambitious pioneers collided with unforgiving nature. Perfect for your next road trip or an evening of armchair travel, this atmospheric history uncovers the spectacular rise and sudden collapse of the West's forgotten settlements.Wander through parched desert camps, snowbound Sierra mining outposts, and bustling company towns
... Leer más
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William Stanek's Zion

A Literary Field Guide to Zion National Park

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - Beautiful America 250th and Counting
Completo

4 hora 50 minutos

Zion does not reward hurry. It rewards proportion. William Stanek's Zion helps readers understand the canyon not as a collection of famous hikes, but as a vertical travel world shaped by river, sandstone, sun, shadow, elevation, and narrowing choices. The guide brings clarity to the canyon floor, riverside routes, major climbs, east-side country, quieter corners, and the different kinds of ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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Zion does not reward hurry. It rewards proportion. William Stanek's Zion helps readers understand the canyon not as a collection of famous hikes, but as a vertical travel world shaped by river, sandstone, sun, shadow, elevation, and narrowing choices. The guide brings clarity to the canyon floor, riverside routes, major climbs, east-side country, quieter corners, and the different kinds of
... Leer más
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The Oregon Trail

Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life

de Francis Parkman ...

Narrado por Frank Muller ...

Abreviado

6 hora 6 minutos

Francis Parkman's journal—written more than 150 years ago in 1846—provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age twenty-three, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as well as the exuberant confidence that was the mark of ... Leer más

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Francis Parkman's journal—written more than 150 years ago in 1846—provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age twenty-three, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as well as the exuberant confidence that was the mark of
... Leer más
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William Stanek's Colorado & the Central Rockies

A Literary Field Guide to Colorado & the Central Rockies National Parks & Scenic Sites

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 7 - Beautiful America: National Parks & Scenic Journeys
Completo

4 hora 23 minutos

Colorado changes altitude faster than a traveler's expectations can adjust. Alpine tundra, continental divide, deep canyon, enormous dunes, dry plateau, ancient human landscapes, mountain towns, snow, sun, and long scenic roads occupy the same state without belonging to the same kind of day. William Stanek's Colorado & the Central Rockies turns that contrast into the organizing intelligence of the ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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Colorado changes altitude faster than a traveler's expectations can adjust. Alpine tundra, continental divide, deep canyon, enormous dunes, dry plateau, ancient human landscapes, mountain towns, snow, sun, and long scenic roads occupy the same state without belonging to the same kind of day. William Stanek's Colorado & the Central Rockies turns that contrast into the organizing intelligence of the
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William Stanek's Haleakala

A Literary Field Guide to Haleakala National Park

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 25 - Beautiful America 250th and Counting
Completo

3 hora 37 minutos

Haleakala is a mountain large enough to contain radically different worlds. High above the cloud layer, volcanic color, cold, wind, thin air, and immense interior space shape the summit country. Far downslope, water, tropical vegetation, waterfalls, and ocean-facing terrain tell another story entirely. William Stanek's Haleakala helps readers resist the temptation to reduce the park to one sunrise ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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Haleakala is a mountain large enough to contain radically different worlds. High above the cloud layer, volcanic color, cold, wind, thin air, and immense interior space shape the summit country. Far downslope, water, tropical vegetation, waterfalls, and ocean-facing terrain tell another story entirely. William Stanek's Haleakala helps readers resist the temptation to reduce the park to one sunrise
... Leer más
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William Stanek's Sierra Nevada

A Literary Field Guide to Sierra Nevada National Parks & Scenic Sites

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 22 - Beautiful America: National Parks & Scenic Journeys
Completo

4 hora 2 minutos

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range large enough to make several different Californias. Yosemite's granite walls, giant sequoia groves, deep Kings Canyon, high passes, eastern escarpment, alpine lakes, snow country, desert-edge towns, and long north-south corridors belong to one mountain system without belonging to one easy trip. William Stanek's Sierra Nevada connects those landscapes through ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range large enough to make several different Californias. Yosemite's granite walls, giant sequoia groves, deep Kings Canyon, high passes, eastern escarpment, alpine lakes, snow country, desert-edge towns, and long north-south corridors belong to one mountain system without belonging to one easy trip. William Stanek's Sierra Nevada connects those landscapes through
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William Stanek's New Mexico & the Ancient Southwest

A Literary Field Guide to New Mexico & the Ancient Southwest National Parks & Scenic Sites

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 15 - Beautiful America: National Parks & Scenic Journeys
Completo

4 hora 15 minutos

New Mexico carries several landscapes at once: desert, mountain, volcanic ground, river, basin, cave, ruin, living homeland, and immense sky. William Stanek's New Mexico & the Ancient Southwest is built around the relationships among those worlds-and around the responsibility required when beautiful landscapes are also places of enduring cultural meaning. This is not a tour of "ancient mysteries." ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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New Mexico carries several landscapes at once: desert, mountain, volcanic ground, river, basin, cave, ruin, living homeland, and immense sky. William Stanek's New Mexico & the Ancient Southwest is built around the relationships among those worlds-and around the responsibility required when beautiful landscapes are also places of enduring cultural meaning. This is not a tour of "ancient mysteries."
... Leer más
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Hidden Mountains

Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong

de Michael Wejchert ...

Narrado por Johnathan McClain ...

Completo

6 hora 47 minutos

The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on a climbing expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on a climbing expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever
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Canyons of the Colorado

de John Wesley Powell ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Martin G ...

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7 hora 38 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.John Wesley Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers that included the first passage of European Americans through the Grand Canyon. Powell served as ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.John Wesley Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers that included the first passage of European Americans through the Grand Canyon. Powell served as
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Wagon Days

de Lawrence Winkler ...

Narrado por Lawrence Winkler ...

Completo

9 hora 37 minutos

The American West was a notion, not a nation. It was a process, not a place. The native animal and human life of the West was displaced, replaced, and exterminated- sixty million bison to make way for European bog animals, billions of passenger pigeons for nothing, and ninety percent of aboriginal native Americans, out of an original population of possibly a hundred million, by accident and design ... Leer más

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The American West was a notion, not a nation. It was a process, not a place. The native animal and human life of the West was displaced, replaced, and exterminated- sixty million bison to make way for European bog animals, billions of passenger pigeons for nothing, and ninety percent of aboriginal native Americans, out of an original population of possibly a hundred million, by accident and design
... Leer más
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Wildest of the Wild West

True Tales of a Frontier Town on the Santa Fe Trail, forward by Max Evans

de Howard Bryan, Howard Bryan ...

Narrado por Jim Terr, Jim Terr ...

Completo

5 hora 39 minutos

Bizarre but totally true tales of the wildest town on the Western frontier, Las Vegas, New Mexico!Violence and treachery abounded, but also heroism, ingenuity, and low and high comedy.Jesse James, Doc Holliday, Kit Carson, Billy the Kid, even Abraham Lincoln and Lew Wallace and scores of other famous and infamous characters all played parts in the story of the roughest town on the frontier! ... Leer más

$7.65 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Bizarre but totally true tales of the wildest town on the Western frontier, Las Vegas, New Mexico!Violence and treachery abounded, but also heroism, ingenuity, and low and high comedy.Jesse James, Doc Holliday, Kit Carson, Billy the Kid, even Abraham Lincoln and Lew Wallace and scores of other famous and infamous characters all played parts in the story of the roughest town on the frontier!
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Deep into Yellowstone

A Year’s Immersion in Grandeur and Controversy

de Rick Lamplugh ...

Narrado por Kaleo Griffith ...

Completo

7 hora 11 minutos

After living and working for three winters in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley, Rick and his wife Mary long to go deeper into Yellowstone. Finally they trust Yellowstone's pull, leave the security of their Oregon life, and relocate to Gardiner, just outside the park's north gate. Their year of immersion begins.Deep into Yellowstone takes you along as Rick and Mary cross-country ski, hike, bicycle, canoe ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

After living and working for three winters in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley, Rick and his wife Mary long to go deeper into Yellowstone. Finally they trust Yellowstone's pull, leave the security of their Oregon life, and relocate to Gardiner, just outside the park's north gate. Their year of immersion begins.Deep into Yellowstone takes you along as Rick and Mary cross-country ski, hike, bicycle, canoe
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