| 1. |  | The Mountains of California
from Fulcrum Publishing
Price: $27.95
Customer Review:
At one time, perhaps when few were able to travel, this book would have been a gem. If you enjoy detailed descriptions, incredibly well written, you will enjoy this book. But for me, I will just continue to revere John Muir for the inspirational human he was! | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | North Woods: An Inside Look at the Nature of Forests in the Northeast
from Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Price: $9.85
Customer Review:
I needed this book for a botony study, it was a great help. Marchand takes the reader inside the eco-system and shows us alot of the details we were missing. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country
from Falcon
Price: $17.21
Customer Review:
Rather than a bunch of photographs that have too much detail in the background, this book uses drawings and paintings to show the plants, animals, habitats, and geology of this fascinating area. I prefer drawings because they show the important features in a minimal and artistic way. This is what... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America
from The University of North Carolina Press
Price: $14.25
Customer Review:
Weaving the history of the Black Mtns with the author's personal diary made this book exceptional. I particularly enjoyed the theory on how mountain balds were formed and how native americans survived and made most of the land. I recommend this book to anyone who hikes or camps and appreciates the... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | In the Years of the Mountains: Exploring the World's High Ranges in Search of Their Culture, Geology, and Ecology
from Da Capo Press
Price: $13.73
Customer Review:
David Gilligan is a historian in the truest sense, because he writes from a knowledge standpoint as opposed to a position biased toward the dominant paradigm and its conquests. A poignant writer, Gilligan reminds the heart of its search for power in a world which has forgotten its purpose for... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. | ![]() | Land Above the Trees: A Guide to American Alpine Tundra
from Harpercollins
Customer Review:
This books rocks. It is one of the few books we actually carry in our backpacks on month-long NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) expeditions in the Rockies. We generally appreciate anything Zwinger does, but this book stands by itself as both a classic in nature writing and a definitive... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Highland Sanctuary: Environmental History In Tanzanias Usambara Mountains (Ohio University Press Series in Ecology and History)
from Ohio University Press
Price: $24.95
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| 8. |  | Wyoming's Wind River Range (Wyoming Geographic Series, No 2)
from Farcountry Press
Customer Review:
The Wind River Range is spectacular and lonely, and this book takes you there -- nature, history, glorious photographs. I can't recommend it enough, both for the arm chair traveler and for the visitor to Wyoming. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Mountain Biodiversity: A Global Assessment
from CRC
Price: $94.82
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| 10. | ![]() | Campos de altitude (Portuguese Edition)
from Editora Index
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