History

This diary of Leonard Wood, a medical officer, tells the dramatic story of the last campaign against the Apache chief Geronimo. It is the only journal kept by anyone on that expedition.   Under the command of Capt. Henry Lawton, Wood’s first field duty was to...

Copublished with the Utah State Historical Society. Affiliated with the Utah Division of State History, Utah Department of Heritage & Arts.Stories of the ordinary people who helped build Salt Lake City emerge from a study of their often humble adobe houses. Rather than focusing...

Ethnologist and historian Thomas Sheridan covers all the major topics of Southwest history: cultures, ethnicity, racism, war, water, mining, ranching, and conservation.

On May 24, 1869, John Wesley Powell and nine crewmen in four wooden rowboats set off down the Green River to map the final blank spot on the American map. Three months later, six ragged men in only two boats emerged from the Grand...

By: Kristin Johnson A selection of rare and hard-to-find early accounts of the 1846 emigrant party that was trapped in the winter snows of the Sierra Nevada, recounting their strenuous and conflict-ridden trail west; their experiences of starvation, death, and cannibalism; and the herculean...

By: Marvin Jacobson This booklet is full of fun and interesting factoids about Utah. Each county in this booklet has its own page, complete with a photograph and basic county information. Fun facts about the counties are also included. For anyone wanting to learn...

By: Francis L. and Roberta B. Fugate Within New Mexico we have experienced a variety of unspoiled beauty and natural wonders equaled in few other areas of similar size. But we cannot tell you about them; they have to be seen. Along the highways...

“Roadside History of Montana” by Don Spritzer goes well beyond cowboy stories to tell of the struggles of dryland farmers, the rowdy antics of mining-town denizens, and the heroism of smoke jumpers and park rangers. Spritzer’s love of Montana in all its diversity shines...

By: Colonel Henry Inman (illustrator) and By: Colonel William F. Cody "Buffalo Bill".: William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" ... an American scout, bison hunter, and showman

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Click image to open expanded view The Windows of His Heart: Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce 4.7 (14 reviews) by Louise Lenahan Wallace Price$14.99 FormatPaperback In stock! Usually ships within 24 hours. 1st Place Winner - Western Writers of America (Spur Awards 2026...

Archaeologist V. Garth Norman spent a decade decoding the mysterious petroglyphs at Utah's Parowan Gap, revealing a sophisticated 4,000-year-old calendar observatory built by the Parowan Fremont culture. Tracking sun, moon, Venus, and star cycles through cairns, shadow markers, and over 1,500 rock carvings, Norman...

A personal and historical exploration of the Bears Ears country and the fight to save a national monument. The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by the Trump administration in 2017, contains more archaeological sites...

A Century of Adventure, History, and Exploration from the Wasatch Mountain Club This riveting collection of over sixty adventure stories celebrates the centennial history of the Wasatch Mountain Club, formed in 1920 by thirteen rugged hikers and skiers to explore Utah’s scenic wonders and...

During the Great Depression, out-of-work writers—including Ralph Ellison and other now famous authors— were hired to interview over 10,000 workers about their jobs and lives. The arrangement, funded by the New Deal’s Federal Writers Project (a subset of the Works Progress Administration), gave us...

By Andrew H. Hedges Reveals the environmental and historical pressures shaping an essential stretch of land and water in the American West A Reed Shaken with the Wind tells the story of the Bear River Marsh, freshwater and sheltered grasslands on the northeast end...

By Kate Boehm Jerome Read-aloud time is about to get a lot more fun!   The Utah Wise Animal Handbook offers laugh-out-loud animal kingdom advice for kids of every age! Engaging animal photos entertain while charming read-aloud rhymes help jump-start conversations about practical life solutions. The Read...

By Brian Craig Before Butch Cassidy, there was Patrick Coughlin. It began with the theft of some strawberries from a street peddler in Park City, Utah Territory, in 1895. By the time it was over, two lawmen were dead, and Patrick Coughlin was facing a...

By Michael O'Malley Attitude at Altitude: The People’s Guide to Park City and Summit County is a down-to-earth companion to a vibrant mountain town and its stunning surroundings. Whether the reader is visiting for the first time, returning for an annual getaway, ensconced as a...

Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their “lovely Deseret,” a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the...