Barbara Fifer Bücher

Take Your Own Journey through History on the Lewis & Clark Trail!Follow the journey of the Corps of Discovery from Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello through the Midwest and the Rockies, to the Pacific Ocean and back with this detailed chronicle of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. This third edition of the classic guidebook features accessible text that combines the historical sites and color maps that merge the past and present in a user-friendly and entertaining way.

The lively romp details some of the Wild West's most engaging stories, specifically in the Black Hills and Deadwood, home to prostitutes and poets, desperados and dancehall girls, fortune tellers and fugitives. Readers will meet a host of rowdies ranging from madams to stagecoach robbers, from tall-tale tellers to killers.- Profiles more than 95 bad boys, wild women, and engaging events from the 1870s Black Hills- Features foreword by Jerry Bryant, research curator and historical archaeologist, Adams Museum and House, Black Hills, South Dakota- Includes 20 historical photographs- Features extensive timeline of Black Hills events- Includes map of Deadwood in the 1870s, as well as a map of the Black Hills- Perfect for lovers of history and visitors to the Black Hills regionPlease visit us at FarcountryPress.com for more information on the Bedside Reader Series.

Now in softcover! Montana is home to many storied ghost towns, and few people get to see these remote places in person the way photographers Larry and Vivian Roland have. Here they share rich color photographs of landscapes, townsites, homes, stores, mining structures, closeup details, and more. Historical black-and-white images, newspaper quotes, and anecdotal text help tell the stories of thousands of hard-working pioneers, those who preyed on them, and a few larger-than-life characters, bringing the past back to colorful life.