A series of autobiographical essays draws on key moments and relationships in the author's life to explore such issues as trust, loss, and desire, in a volume that focuses on a central theme of losing oneself in the pleasures of experience.

"In graphic novel format, tells the dramatic story of Lewis and Clark's exploration of the unmapped American west"--Provided by publisher.

"'How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us,' Pam Houston writes. On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, this beloved writer learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her century-old barn and all its inhabitants. Through her...

Chronicles the Lewis and Clark Expedition from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century. Presents the information, illustrations, and maps they included in their journals and describes the plants, animals, hazards, Native American tribes, and terrain they encountered. Includes informational statistics, a glossary, and an index.

The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado's headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks,...

A biography of the team who explored the Louisiana Purchase territory while seeking the elusive Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.

Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.

"From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this guide to US National Parks West is all you need to plan your perfect trip, with insider information on must-see, top attractions like 13th-century cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, the Zion Narrows and Yellowstone National Park, and cultural gems like the trekking through the sprawling Denali National Park and navigating your way through the temperate rainforest of...