Colorado National Monument - Books

Photographing the Southwest: A Guide to the Natural Landmarks of Southern Utah and Southwest Colorado, Vol. 1 Laurent Martres Our Price: $19.95

The Chaco Meridian: Centers of Political Power in the Ancient Southwest Stephen H. Lekson From the Publisher: Southwestern archaeologists have long pondered the meaning and importance of the monumental 11th century structures in Chaco Canyon. Now, Stephen H. Lekson offers a lively, provocative thesis which attempts to reconceptualize the meaning of Chaco and its importance to the understanding of the entire Southwest.. "Lekson’s ground-breaking synthesis of 500 years of Southwestern prehistory - with its explanation of phenomena as diverse as the Great North Road, macaw feathers, Pueblo mythology, and the rise of kachina ceremonies - will be of great interest to all those concerned with the prehistory and history of the American Southwest. List Price: $$26.95 Our Price: $25.60

Moon Handbooks: Colorado Stephen Metzger From the Publisher: This fifth edition guide contains everything you need to know to enjoy all that Colorado has to offer, with full coverage of Denver, Aspen, Mesa Verde, Rocky Mountains National Park, and more. Author Stephen Metzger focuses on recreation, sights, history, and cuisine, discusses the newly established Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and lists many new websites. From The Critics: BooknewsA guide for every season, every bent, and every budget. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Our Price: $17.95

Pages of Stone: Geology of Western National Parks and Monuments, Grand Canyon and Plateau Country Halka Chronic Our Price: $16.95

Portrait of Pikes Peak Country James Frank (Photographer) From the Publisher: Explorer Lt. Zebulon Pike first made mention of Colorado’s Front Range of Rocky Mountains in November, 1806. "At two o’clock in the afternoon I thought I could distinguish a mountain to our right, which appeared like a small blue cloud." That "small blue cloud" turned out to be a 14,110-foot-high peak west of present-day Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak. In 1893, Katharine Lee Bates crested the summit, and afterward penned America the Beautiful, forever identifying Pikes Peak Country as an icon of the American West. Today, Pikes Peak Country is the majestic heart of a "great number of wonders," as early travel pamphlets proclaimed -- Colorado Springs; Garden of the Gods National Natural Landmark; the Air Force Academy; Manitou Springs; Old Colorado City; the Pikes Peak Highway, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Cripple Creek and Victor; and the Royal Gorge -- all beautifully captured in A Portrait of Pikes Peak Country. Our Price: $17.95

Real Cool Colorado Places for Curious Kids Diane T. Liggett Our Price: $15.95

Wild Colorado: A Guide to 51 Roadless Recreation Areas Donna Lynn Ikenberry From the Publisher: Let Wild Colorado be your comprehensive guide to fifty-one roadless recreation areas in the state. Explore the Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado’s largest wilderness area, as well as the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, and the greater Rocky Mountain National Park area, including Indian Peaks. Each carefully researched profile includes: at-a-glance information on location, size, and management status; a map showing major roads, trails, and access points; an overview of the landscape and its major features; a description of local recreational opportunities; one to three suggested excursions - day hike, backpack, backcountry ski or snowshoe hike, or overnighter - with detailed information on how to get there, what you’ll see, and when the best times are to go. In addition, you’ll learn about protecting and preserving wilderness areas, tips for having a safe trip, and being prepared for unexpected hazards. (6 x 9, 384 pages, bandw photos, maps) Our Price: $15.95

The Fossils of Florissant Herbert W. W. Meyer From the Publisher: In the rocks of Florissant, Colorado, lying in the shadow of Pikes Peak, is the evidence of a long-lost world. Encased by the ash of volcanoes that erupted tens of millions of years ago, animals such as insects, fish, and mammals were fossilized in the same deposits as flowers, trees, and the delicate leaves of plants. This amazing collection of animals and plants from the same place at the same time provides a rare, uniquely comprehensive glimpse of life in the past. Through more than 200 color photographs and vivid descriptions of the fossils, Meyer brings the fossils of Florissant to life, not only providing background on the plants and animals, but also exploring the warm environment in which they lived. The site was once a treasure trove for paleontologists who acquired the fossils for museums around the world; it is now protected as Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Meyer’s book reveals the beauty of both the site and its delicate fossils, and offers a compelling story of life long ago. Our Price: $39.95

The Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological, and Physical Research Charles van Riper III From the Publisher: Stretching from the four corners of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah, the Colorado Plateau is a natural laboratory for a wide range of studies. This volume presents 23 original articles drawn from more than 100 research projects presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. This scientific gathering revolved around research, inventory, and monitoring of lands in the region. The book’s contents cover management techniques for cultural, biological, and physical resources, representing collaborative efforts among federal, university, and private sector scientists and land managers. Chapters on cultural concerns cover benchmarks of modern southwestern anthropological knowledge, models of past human activity and impact of modern visitation at newly established national monuments, challenges in implementing the 1964 Wilderness Act, and opportunities for increased federal research on Native American lands. The section on biological resources comprises sixteen chapters, with coverage that ranges from mammalian biogeography to responses of elk at the urban-wildland interface. Additional biological studies include the effects of fire and grazing on vegetation; research on bald eagles at Grand Canyon and tracking wild turkeys using radio collars; and management of palentological resources. Two final chapters on physical resources consider a proposed rerouting of the Rio de Flag River in urban Flagstaff, Arizona, and an examination of past climate patterns over the Plateau, using stream flow records and tree ring data. In light of similarities in habitat and climate across the Colorado Plateau, techniques useful to particular management units have been found to be applicable in many locations. This volume highlights an abundance of research that will prove useful for all of those working in the region, as well as for others seeking comparative studies that integrate research into land management actions. Our Price: $32.50

Portrait of Pikes Peak Country James Frank From the Publisher: Explorer Lt. Zebulon Pike first made mention of Colorado’s Front Range of Rocky Mountains in November, 1806. "At two o’clock in the afternoon I thought I could distinguish a mountain to our right, which appeared like a small blue cloud." That "small blue cloud" turned out to be a 14,110-foot-high peak west of present-day Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak. In 1893, Katharine Lee Bates crested the summit, and afterward penned America the Beautiful, forever identifying Pikes Peak Country as an icon of the American West. Today, Pikes Peak Country is the majestic heart of a "great number of wonders," as early travel pamphlets proclaimed -- Colorado Springs; Garden of the Gods National Natural Landmark; the Air Force Academy; Manitou Springs; Old Colorado City; the Pikes Peak Highway, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Cripple Creek and Victor; and the Royal Gorge -- all beautifully captured in A Portrait of Pikes Peak Country. Our Price: $12.95

Colorado Art Wolfe (Photographer) From the Publisher: Colorado is a Land of Extremes. Mountain peaks of terrifying beauty thrust to the skies, vast plains stretch to far horizons. Now internationally acclaimed nature and wildlife photographer Art Wolfe has turned his lens upon the Columbine State to find new compositions in light, pattern, and color in the majestic Rocky Mountains, the plunging depths of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the red rock of Wheeler Mounment, and among the sensual shapes of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Colorado is blessed with a brilliant quality of light that intensifies the full palette of colors found in nature--the saturated blue skies and pure white snow, a hundred shades of rust red on a rock formation, a yellow that shimmers in a grove of aspens. Wolfe also captures on film many members of the state’s wildlife community: bighorn sheep, boreal owl, elk, black bear, pronghorn, and black-tailed prairie dog. With many books and exhibitions to his credit, Art Wolfe brings something new to the task of photographing beautiful Colorado. Trained as a painter, he isolates pattern and light rather than merely framing scenic images. The result is an intimate landscape of nature at its grandest scale that fully reflects a personal vision. This magnificent book shows Colorado as it has never been photographed before. Our Price: $29.95

The Geology of the Parks, Monuments, and Wildlands of Southern Utah Robert Fillmore From The Critics: BooknewsFillmore (geology, Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison) provides visitors and students of natural history a guide to the Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, and Zion National Parks and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The first part chronologically surveys the origins of the formations, structural features, and geological processes that have shaped the Colorado Plateau. The second offers road logs describing the geology of sections of highways and major backroads. The CiP shows the title as Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Our Price: $19.95

Colorado National Monument, CO Ill Staff Trails Our Price: $8.99

Modernism at Mid-Century: The Architecture of the United States Air Force Academy Robert Bruegmann From the Publisher: One of the country’s largest and most important postwar architectural projects, the United States Air Force Academy opened in 1958. With its spectacular natural setting and stunning Modernist design, the Academy was quickly hailed as a national landmark and attracts over a million visitors each year.The contributors to this volume (Jory Johnson, Robert Nauman, Sheri Olson, James Russell, and Kristen Schaffer) and editor Robert Bruegmann chronicle the complex history of the planning, design, and construction of the Air Force Academy. As the most conspicuous commission of the American military at the height of the Cold War, the design of the Academy generated intense popular interest and was a lightning rod for conflicting values in postwar society. The design, by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, has been hailed as the final triumph of the International Style and as a monument to military bureaucracy. From The Critics: BooknewsThe design of the Academy at Colorado Springs (opened in 1958) represents a pivotal chapter in the history of modern architecture--a coup for the ascending modernists whose approach to the issues of form and function found a conspicuous outlet in the Academy’s commission. It also reflects the currents of postwar American history--the emergence of the US as the strongest military power in the world, the escalation of the Cold War, the large and visible part played by the military in American life. Contributed essays on the design, building, and interpretation of the Academy are accompanied by interviews and recollections that highlight contemporary reactions. Illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. 11x10" Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Our Price: $75.00

Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past Caroline Arnold Annotation: Discusses the latest information available on dinosaurs, much of it learned from fossils found at Dinosaur National Monument. From the Publisher: The 1909 discovery of bones protruding from a sandstone mountain in Utah led to the unearthing of other remains and proved to be one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the century. From The Critics: "This unique contribution to dinosaur collections will spark anew a sense of wonder about a subject that appears to have a never-ending wealth of secrets to be discovered."Children’s Literature - Beverly KobrinThis book presents a trip to a real Dinosaur Mountain via the Caroline Arnold-Richard Hewett photoessay, so youngsters can see the paleontologists at Utah’s Dinosaur Quarry extract, prepare and reassemble their finds. School Library JournalGr 4-6-- Dinosaur National Monument in Utah was created to protect the dinosaur fossil sites discovered by Earl Douglass. Although Douglass did most of his digging in the early 1900s, the site is still being excavated. Dinosaur Mountain takes readers for a visit to this bone quarry, introduces them to many of the dinosaurs found there, and explains the history of the site. The information is current and makes the book useful beyond its coverage of the monument. The color photographs of the digs are exquisite as well as unique, for children’s books on dinosaurs tend to emphasize the creatures, not their remains. This appealing volume will be used for reports, and by children curious to know more about these prehistoric beasts. --Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library Our Price: $16.00

Exploring Dinosaur National Monument Bert Gildart From the Publisher: Step back in time and experience millions of years of natural history at Dinosaur National Monument. Surrounded by the most complete geological record in North America, you’ll discover mysterious rock art and view an incredible array of fossil dinosaur bones. This 330-square-mile area straddling the Utah-Colorado border also offers ample opportunities for white-water rafting, hiking, backpacking, and wildlife viewing. This guidebook shows you where to go and what to do to get the most out of your time at Dinosaur National Monument. Whether you plan to stay for a day or a week, use Exploring Dinosaur National Monument as your guide. Our Price: $16.95

Modernism at Mid-Century: The Architecture of the United States Air Force Academy Robert Bruegmann (Editor) From the Publisher: One of the country’s largest and most important postwar architectural projects, the United States Air Force Academy opened in 1958. With its spectacular natural setting and stunning Modernist design, the Academy was quickly hailed as a national landmark and attracts over a million visitors each year.The contributors to this volume (Jory Johnson, Robert Nauman, Sheri Olson, James Russell, and Kristen Schaffer) and editor Robert Bruegmann chronicle the complex history of the planning, design, and construction of the Air Force Academy. As the most conspicuous commission of the American military at the height of the Cold War, the design of the Academy generated intense popular interest and was a lightning rod for conflicting values in postwar society. The design, by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, has been hailed as the final triumph of the International Style and as a monument to military bureaucracy. From The Critics: BooknewsThe design of the Academy at Colorado Springs (opened in 1958) represents a pivotal chapter in the history of modern architecture--a coup for the ascending modernists whose approach to the issues of form and function found a conspicuous outlet in the Academy’s commission. It also reflects the currents of postwar American history--the emergence of the US as the strongest military power in the world, the escalation of the Cold War, the large and visible part played by the military in American life. Contributed essays on the design, building, and interpretation of the Academy are accompanied by interviews and recollections that highlight contemporary reactions. Illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. 11x10" Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Our Price: $45.00

Rainbow Bridge: An Illustrated History Hank Hassell From the Publisher: The morning of August 14, 1909, marked the official discovery of the magnificent natural bridge, which spans 275 feet and towers 291 feet above the stream bed below it.. "Its fame was soon widespread, but for many years its visitors would be few, their numbers restricted by the long, arduous trail around Navajo Mountain to the site. The bridge’s story included such western figures as trader Louisa Wetherill, wife of John and a Navajo speaker who was the first Anglo to hear of the bridge; Barry Goldwater, who for a time owned and operated Rainbow Lodge; Zane Grey, who wrote about the bridge; and David Brower, the Sierra Club leader who got wrapped up in the intersection of the Rainbow Bridge story with that of Glen Canyon Dam. Its construction and the filling of Lake Powell behind it made Rainbow Bridge a battleground, key territory in the larger war over water and conservation in the West. The remote, hard-to-reach national monument was supposed to define a limit to Colorado River reclamation but instead was inundated by Lake Powell and the tide of visitors who then could reach the foot of the bridge by boat. Though it is now easily and frequently visited and National Park Service amenities are in place, access to Rainbow Bridge is still an evolving and controversial issue. From The Critics: BooknewsWhile Hassell (reference, Cline Library, U. of Northern Arizona) has included abundant photos (mostly bandw with 16 color plates) and maps, his history is overwhelmingly text. He covers geology, exploration and tourism (Wetherill, Richardson, Zane Grey, Bernheimer), of Navajo Mountain, the Colorado River and environs. The fight of the conservationists (Sierra Club) and the dam-builders is thoroughly detailed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Our Price: $19.95

Rainbow Bridge: An Illustrated History Hank Hassell From the Publisher: The morning of August 14, 1909, marked the official discovery of the magnificent natural bridge, which spans 275 feet and towers 291 feet above the stream bed below it.. "Its fame was soon widespread, but for many years its visitors would be few, their numbers restricted by the long, arduous trail around Navajo Mountain to the site. The bridge’s story included such western figures as trader Louisa Wetherill, wife of John and a Navajo speaker who was the first Anglo to hear of the bridge; Barry Goldwater, who for a time owned and operated Rainbow Lodge; Zane Grey, who wrote about the bridge; and David Brower, the Sierra Club leader who got wrapped up in the intersection of the Rainbow Bridge story with that of Glen Canyon Dam. Its construction and the filling of Lake Powell behind it made Rainbow Bridge a battleground, key territory in the larger war over water and conservation in the West. The remote, hard-to-reach national monument was supposed to define a limit to Colorado River reclamation but instead was inundated by Lake Powell and the tide of visitors who then could reach the foot of the bridge by boat. Though it is now easily and frequently visited and National Park Service amenities are in place, access to Rainbow Bridge is still an evolving and controversial issue. From The Critics: BooknewsWhile Hassell (reference, Cline Library, U. of Northern Arizona) has included abundant photos (mostly bandw with 16 color plates) and maps, his history is overwhelmingly text. He covers geology, exploration and tourism (Wetherill, Richardson, Zane Grey, Bernheimer), of Navajo Mountain, the Colorado River and environs. The fight of the conservationists (Sierra Club) and the dam-builders is thoroughly detailed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Our Price: $38.95