West category: 3403 books

The Wild West had nothing on Montana's first baseball games. Fights, booze, cheating and gambling fueled the state's inaugural professional league in 1892. The turn of the century brought star-studded barnstorming tours and threats of bloodshed. Big Sky Country embraced a distinctly different version...

I Only Cuss When I’m Sailing is a memoir about a couple’s move from landlocked Montana to a sailboat on the West Coast. They will fix up the old boat, learn to sail, and set off for the Caribbean. The idea started while they were renovating an old mining town brothel. Rae Ellen Lee and her husband,...

Against the Wind: Memories of Days in the Field with Bird Dogs, Camera, and Gun is the day by day story of an epic bird hunting adventure across four western states. It tells of the coming of age for four English setter puppies, 12 weeks old at the beginning of the hunting season, as they learn how...

Acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, Puerto Rico has a peculiar status among Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a Commonwealth, the island enjoys limited autonomy over local matters, but the U.S. has dominated it militarily, politically, and economically for much of its recent...

Under the Tuscan Sun meets the wide-open sea . . . An Embarrassment of Mangoes is a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind -- and discovering the seductive secrets of life in the Caribbean. Who hasn’t fantasized about chucking the job, saying goodbye to the rat race, and...

The Land Of Fun & Sun: As the story goes, Hollywood grew and prospered and with it, the local resorts, country clubs, and tennis facilities until everything was so overcrowded, so expensive and so exclusive that even the members of the Hollywood movie colony found it difficult to get some peace and relaxation....

**Moon Travel Guides: Make Your Escape The resort chic of Palm Springs and the alien beauty of Joshua Tree National park are linked by the perpetual sunshine of the California desert. See the best of both worlds with Moon Palm Springs & Joshua Tree.** Strategic itineraries in an easy-to-navigate...

Moon Travel Guides: A New Way to Discover New Mexico From sandstone canyons and austere mesas, to snowcapped mountain peaks, discover an otherworldly landscape and unique culture with Moon's guide to the Land of Enchantment. Moon New Mexico features: Curated trip advice for outdoor...

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher ***Lonely Planet******Western USA***is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Spot geysers and grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park, wander the diverse...

World-class breweries, rugged mountain peaks, and a funky college town: dive into the diversity of the Front Range with Moon Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs. Inside you'll find: Flexible itineraries, from a week exploring Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs to day trips to nearby ski...

Running west to east along the northern boundary of Tucson is a corridor. of unique and inspiring communities. In Legendary Locals of Marana, Oro Valley, and Catalina, readers will discover the historical riches, courage, and determination of the Western spirit that shaped the state and the country....

Trek across the salt flats, scale the towering rocks, and explore the marble canyons of this otherworldly landscape with Moon Death Valley National Park. Inside you'll find: Flexible, strategic itineraries, ranging from one day in the park to a week-long trip, designed for day-hikers, road-trippers,...

Six thousand mile travel journal through the Southwest United States of a couple and their six loveable burros to places you will never go.

5o pieces at the crossroads of American lyricism, legend & lore ... New Mexico mesas & Arizona desert mountains ... Kansas City ribs & fireworks on the Fourth in the District ... New York basketball & summer heartland baseball ... the world's largest zoo, in San Diego ... Gettysburg...