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Joe Pickett Series: Book 7
Free Fire
by C. J. Box
Joe Picket returns, this time to the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. Deftly plotted and full of intrigue, Free Fire is C. J. Box's best novel yet. Joe Pickett, having recently been fired from his job as a Wyoming game warden, is working on his father-in-law's ranch when he receives a call from the governor's office. Governor Rulon-a devious but down-home politico-has a special request, one Joe knows he... (more)
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Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me
by Kristen Chandler
KJ Carson lives an outdoor lover’s dream. The only daughter of a fishing and wildlife guide, KJ can hold her own on the water or in the mountains near her hometown outside Yellowstone National Park. But when she meets the shaggy-haired, intensely appealing Virgil, KJ loses all self-possession. And she’s not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing that they’re assigned to work together on a school newspaper... (more)
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Letters from Yellowstone
by Diane Smith
In the spring of 1898, A. E. (Alexandria) Bartram--a spirited young woman with a love for botany--is invited to join a field study in Yellowstone National Park. The study's leader, a mild-mannered professor from Montana, assumes she is a man, and is less than pleased to discover the truth. Once the scientists overcome the shock of having a woman on their team, they forge ahead on a summer of adventure, forming an... (more)
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Mysteries In Our National Parks: Book 1
Wolf Stalker
by Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson
The first National Parks Mystery combines science and survival techniques in a thrilling tale of suspense set amidst the natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park. It's off to a fast-paced start when someone shoots and wounds Silver, one of the wolves recently reintroduced into the park. Color photos.
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Back of Beyond
by C. J. Box
The Edgar® Awardwinning and New York Times bestselling author delivers a thriller about a troubled cop trying to save his son from a killer in Yellowstone. Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who’s fallen off the... (more)
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Wolves, boys, and other things that might kill me
by Kristen Chandler
KJ Carson lives an outdoor lover's dream. The only daughter of a fishing and wildlife guide, KJ can hold her own on the water or in the mountains near her hometown outside Yellowstone National Park. But when she meets the shaggy-haired, intensely appealing Virgil, KJ loses all self-possession. And she's not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing that they're assigned to work together on a school newspaper... (more)
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The Fruit of Stone
by Mark Spragg
Mark Spragg's much-anticipated fiction debut is the story of the lifelong friendship between two men and their love for one woman who eludes them. When she leaves her husband for a new life, the two men follow her on a journey across the American West that forces truths and tests the extremes of love and loyalty.
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Lost in My Own Backyard
A Walk in Yellowstone National Park
by Tim Cahill
“Let’s get lost together . . . ” Lost in My Own Backyard brings acclaimed author Tim Cahill together with one of his—and America’s—favorite destinations: Yellowstone, the world’s first national park. Cahill has been “puttering around in the park” for a quarter of a century, slowly covering its vast scope and exploring its remote backwoods. So does this mean that he knows what he’s doing? Hardly. “I live fifty... (more)
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Death in Yellowstone
Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
by Lee H. Whittlesey
Intriguing stories of how people have died in Yellowstone warn about the many dangers that exist there and in wild areas in general.
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Scenic Driving Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park
by Susan Springer Butler
Written for those who love sight-seeing, this book offers information about some of the most spectacular scenery in the West. The wonders of these two national parks are introduced in 17 drives that cover all available roads with the parks and nine roads leading to them from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Tips on camping, fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing and more is also included.
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The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone
by Thomas McNamee
A New York Times Notable Book The inside account of the environmental story of the decade Early in this century, U.S. government agents trapped, poisoned, or shot every wolf they could track down in and around Yellowstone National Park. By 1926, not one wolf was left alive. After generations of struggle between the wolf's friends and foes, the wolf was returned to Yellowstone in January of 1995. Thomas McNamee... (more)
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Searching for Yellowstone: Ecology and Wonder in the Last Wilderness
by Paul Schullery
Yellowstone National Park is beloved passionately and, as with all objects of passion, it generates heated feelings and has for over 125 years. Created in 1872, Yellowstone has been at the center of efforts to conserve the nation's once vast western wilderness. In turn Yellowstone's history has demonstrated how complex those efforts to conserve it have been. As Schullery writes, "We inherited this great... (more)
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Bachelor Father (Heart Of The West) (Heart of the West, 3)
by Vicki Lewis Thompson
"Lost Springs Ranch was famous for turning young mavericks into good men. So word that the Ranch was in financial trouble sent a herd of loyal bachelors stampeding back to Wyoming to put themselves on the auction Block. Is this man for you? Name: Zeke Lonetree Age: 31 Occupation: Ranger, US Parks service, In Five Words: Independent, Loyal, reserved, kind, idealistic, Biggest Achievement: Reintroducing the wolves... (more)
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Hawks Rest: A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone
by Gary Ferguson
“Wildness is something best measured in the dark. On black, moonless nights when the horizon goes limp, and every scratch and thud and snap of branch outside the tent touches off spot fires in your brain. Sort of like now. The sow grizzly is back again, circling, gulping down the dark and blowing it out again through her nose.” So begins Gary Ferguson’s tale of his three-month odyssey at Hawks Rest in the heart of... (more)
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Cubby in Wonderland
by Frances Joyce Farnsworth
Cubby and Mommie Bear go to Yellowstone Park and have a great adventure.
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Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Tetons: Must-do Hikes for Everyone
by Andrew Dean Nystrom
With trips from Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful, from the Absarokas to the Gallatin Range, and from Jackson Hole to the Teton Crest Trail, Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks has all visitors need to enjoy the ultimate in natural and geothermal wonders--tranquil backcountry lakes, panoramic summits, glacier-carved canyons, steaming geyser basins, vast meadows teeming with wildlife, and... (more)
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National Geographic Park Profiles: Yellowstone Country
by Seymour L. Fishbein
Yellowstone Country tours the stunning region that includes Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, a mosaic of national forests, wilderness areas and wildlife refuges, countless waterfalls and hot springs, and two-thirds of the world’s active geysers. A challenging ascent of 13,770-foot Grand Teton is detailed, as well as encounters with loggers, hunters, miners, and hikers. Yellowstone National Park, the... (more)
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Thomas Moran
by Nancy K. Anderson
Thomas Moran`s paintings of the American West secured his place as one of the most important landscape painters of the late nineteenth century. This lavishly illustrated book-a survey of Moran`s work throughout his career-presents nearly one hundred of his works, reproduced in color, along with essays by leading authorities that explore his virtuosity in various fields.
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Decade of the Wolf
Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
by Douglas W. Smith, Gary Ferguson
This definitive book--by the leader of the Yellowstone Wolf Project and an award-winning nature writer--recounts the ten riveting years since the reintroduction of wolves into the park.
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Walking the Big Wild: From Yellowstone to the Yukon on the Grizzly Bears' Trail
by Karsten Heuer
Walk wild Route Y2Y with wolves, bears, the author, his dog, and other creatures on one of North America's last migratory corridors.