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In 1982, Jim and Holly Akenson moved to a log cabin in the back country of Idaho seeking adventure and challenge. They managed Taylor Ranch, the University of Idaho’s wilderness research station for the next 21 years. 7003 Days: 21 Years in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is their account of those years spent tracking wolves and cougars, packing mules and doing ranch work and introducing students to the rugged Salmon River Mountains.
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A journey to the rugged Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon ends in stunning alpine peaks, lush forests, Native American history and historic frontier towns. The Eagle Cap Wilderness contains 100s miles of wilderness trails for hikers and horseback riders and guaranteed limitless adventure. So vast it took our Boots on the Ground™ team two field seasons to GPS it all or was it so wonderful we just didn’t want it to end! Printed on a rugged Waterproof - Tear Resistant Sheet.
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After the Civil War and Reconstruction, a new struggle raged in the Northern Rockies. In the summer of 1877, General Oliver Otis Howard, a champion of African American civil rights, ruthlessly pursued hundreds of Nez Perce families who resisted moving onto a reservation. Standing in his way was Chief Joseph, a young leader who never stopped advocating for Native American sovereignty and equal rights. Thunder in the Mountains is the spellbinding story of two legendary figures and their epic clash of ideas about the meaning of freedom and the role of government in American life.
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During the depression days of the early 1930s the Jordan family--Len Jordan (later governor of Idaho and a US senator), his wife Grace, and their three small children--moved to an Idaho sheep rance in the Snake River Gorge where they were short on "modern" conveniences and long on hard work and self-sufficiency. In this classic of pioneer literature, Grace Jordan tells the story of their life in the deepest chasm of North America.