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2) The Rockies
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From the time of Coronado's discovery to the era of modern ski resorts, men have been lured irresistibly to the Rocky Mountains. The author traces the range's colorful history.
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Rocky Mountain memories volume 2
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When Travis and Rebecca marry, rumors quickly spread that he has done so only for her dying father's ranch. Convinced that Travis can never truly love her, Rebecca disappears to make a new life for herself in a town far away, but her friends there are few, and life is hard. When desperate circumstances drive Rebecca home to Travis, she can see the change in the man she left behind. In her absence, he has grown from a rough-hewn cowboy to a confident...
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Peterson field guide volume 14
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On t.p.: A field guide to Rocky Mountain wildflowers from northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia.
10) Descent: a novel
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"Descent, the story of a family undone by the disappearance of a daughter who went out for a morning run and didn't come back, marks the adult fiction debut of a remarkable young writer. Stunning in its emotional impact, Descent is a compulsively readable page-turner with a strong literary sensibility. The girl's vanishing--on a sunny, late-summer vacation morning--all the more devastating for its mystery, is the beginning the family's harrowing journey...
11) Princess Academy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
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While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.
12) The Snow Leopard
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The author discusses his experiences on a 250-mile journey through the Himalaya Mountains in 1973 and his attempts to locate the Lama of Shey in an isolated monastery. He was accompanied by naturalist George Schaller, who was searching for the the snow leopard in the Dolpo region on the Tibetan Plateau. First published in 1978.
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When Mari Baroja is found poisoned at the Durant Home for Assisted Living, Sheriff Longmire is drawn into an investigation of her death that proves to be as dramatic as her life. Her connections to the Basque community, the lucrative coal-bed methane industry, and the personal life of the previous sheriff, Lucian Connally, lead to a complex web of half-truths and assumed allegiances. As the specter of Mari's abusive husband arises, Sheriff Longmire,...
17) The Ozarks
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Text and illustrations describe the geography, points of interest, wildlife and vegetation of the wilderness area of the Ozark Mountains in Missouri and Arkansas.
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Rocky Mountain memories volume 3
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In 1878, a wounded Treasury agent who is helped by a mysterious woman in Boulder, Colorado, attempts to learn her true identity as he becomes attracted to her.
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The last thirty years Maynard has lived in Colorado and hunted in the San Juan region of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Having heard many stories of early trappers and gold miners, he began extensive esearch on Treasure Mountain and the Frenchmen who explored the area. Over the last twelve years he has obtained information from France, Spain, Cananda, Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico. Mr. Adams is presently working on another sequel to Citadel Mountain...
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Last Mountain Man series volume 1
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Summary: Smoke Jensen, a young boy with a thirst for vengeance, accompanied by Preacher, an elderly mountain man, journeys westward from his Missouri farm.