A narrative based on the life of a Texas cowboy John B. Kendrick (1857-1933) who came to Wyoming & founded a huge cattle ranch spread over five counties. Kendrick went on to become Governor of Wyoming & finally a United States Senator. The book includes classic western folklore with sketches of his former employees - murderers, thieves, & honest, hard-working cowboys -- who helped to develop this empire. The author is a native of Pittsburgh.

Douglas Coupland's valentine to Canada looks at how it feels to be a Canadiannow and imagines what it might feel like to be a Canadian in the future.

Each guide contains not only detailed information on the best transportation, accommodation, restaurant, and sightseeing options but also custom maps and fascinating sidebars--all the tools travelers need to make their own choices and create a travel strategy that is theirs alone.

From the first account of “Colter’s Run,” published in 1810, fascination with John Colter, one of America’s most famous and yet least known frontiersmen and discoverer of Yellowstone Park, has never waned. Unlike other legends of the era like Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, and Kit Carson, Colter has remained elusive because he left not a single letter, diary, or reminiscence. Gathering the available evidence and guiding readers through a labyrinth of hearsay, rumor, and myth, two Colter experts for the first time tell the whole story of Colter and his legend.