Recent Idaho Books

FARRIT’s Recent Idaho Books list:books published about Idaho or by Idahoans, 2002-2009

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All titles (2002-2009)

2009 Title List

Alzarez, Gayle E. and Dennis Woolford.  Farragut Naval Training Station  Arcadia Publishing, 2009

Bartley, Natalie.  Best rail trails Pacific Northwest: more than 60 rail trails in Washington, Oregon, , and Idaho  Falcon, 2009 

Bennett, Marjorie H.  Windy stories: storytelling traditions from the Salmon River Idaho IUniverse, Inc. 2009

Blew, Mary Clearman and Phil Druker, ed.  Borne on air: essays by Idaho writers  Eastern Washington University Press, 2009

Cady, Tim. Northern Idaho impressions Farcountry Press, 2009

Chandler, Eve Brassey.  Building Bogus Basin  Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company Publishers, 2009

Egan, Timothy.   The Big burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.

Glaccum, Sean.  The Idaho Paddler  Lowman, ID; Payette River Company 2009

Hathaway, William.  Idaho Falls Post Register  Arcadia Publishing, 2009

Miller, William C.  First class...or not at all: Idaho Air National Guard 1946 to 1975  Boise, ID: William C. Miller, 2009

Phillips, Roger.  Southwest Idaho camping guide: 45 campgrounds to pitch a tent or park an RV  Boise, ID: Idaho Statesman Publications, 2009

Potts, Charles.  Inside Idaho: Idaho poems, 1996-2007  West End Press, 2009

Shallat, Todd. Lincoln never slept here: Idaho's Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial tour  Idaho Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Center for Idaho History and Politics at Boise State University, 2008

Schofield, Brian. Selling your father's bones: America's 140-year war against the Nez Perce tribe  Simon & Schuster, 2009

Skinner, John Sackett.  High desert promise: the Skinner family legacy   Hillsboro, OR: Golden Quill Publishing, 2009.

Smith, Christine Hill.  Social class in the writings of Mary Hallock Foote  Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2009

Thomason, Frank.  Boise  Arcadia Publishing, 2009

Tucker, Todd. Atomic America: how a deadly explosion and a feared admiral changed the course of nuclear history  Free Press, 2009

West, Elliott. The Last Indian War: the Nez Perce story  Oxford University Press, 2009

Weston, Julie Whitesel.  The Good times are all gone now: life, death, and rebirth in an Idaho mining town  University of Oklahoma Press, 2009

2008 Title List

Baker, David K. While shepherds watch Xulon Press, 2008

Barenti, Mike. Kayaking alone: nine hundred miles from Idaho's mountains to the Pacific Ocean University of Nebraska Press, 2008.

Barnes, Kim.  A Country called home Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

Bolin, Robert D. Smoke Signals & Wagon Tracks  Fort Boise Publishing, 2008.

Corrigan, Michael  A Year and a day  Idaho State University Press, 2008.

Druker, Phil and Mary Clearman Blew, eds. Borne on air: essays by Idaho writers Eastern Washington University Press, 2008

Earle, A. Scott.  Idaho mountain wildflowers: a photographic compendium  2nd edition, Boise, Idaho: Larkspur Books, 2008

Elliot, Peggy.  A Small Part of History  Headline Review, 2008

Fanselow, Julie. Idaho off the beaten path Globe Pequot Press, 2008.

Fleek, Sherman L.  Place the headstones where they belong: Thomas Neibaur, WWI soldier, First Idahoan & First Mormon to receive the Medal of Honor  Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 2008

Hall, Dave and Tym Burkey. Into the devil's den: how an FBI informant got inside the Aryan nations and a special agent got him out alive Ballantine Books, 2008

Hart, Arthur A.  Life in Eagle, Idaho   Eagle Historic Preservation Commission, 2008

Howard, Lynna. Backcountry roads - Idaho. Caxton Press, 2008

Hunt, Chris. Shin deep: a fly fisher's love for living water  Idaho Falls, ID: Chris Hunt, 2008

Holt, Lorissa Wilfong.  I remember: a memoir of Nazi invasion, forced exile and concentration camp  Boise,ID: Book Lore Publications, 2008

Idaho's best fishing waters: 167 detailed maps of 26 of the best rivers and streams Wilderness Adventures Press, Inc., 2008

Johnstone, Rachel S.  Inmates of the Idaho Penitentiary, 1864-1947: a comprehensive index  Boise: Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library, 2008

Just, Rick, ed. 100 Years, Idaho & its parks  Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, 2008

Kavanagh, James. Idaho trees & wildflowers. Waterford, 2008

Lisk, Mark.  Owyhee Canyonlands  Caxton Press, 2008  Idaho Book Award Honorable Mention

McCall-Donnelly Education Foundation.  Images of McCall  McCall-Donnelly Education Foundation, 2008

McClary, Ann Mortensen.  Boots and saddles: Idaho jockeys 1920-1950  self-published, 2008

McPhee, Laura. River of No Return. Yale University Press, 2008.

Miller, Rod.  Massacre at Bear River: first, worst, forgotten  Caxton Press, 2008

Nipp, Susan.  Mudgy and Millie Eastern Washington University Press, 2008

Nokkentved, Niels Sparre.  A Forest of Wormwood: sagebrush, water and Idaho's Twin Falls Canal Company  Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers,  Ltd, 2008.

Opyr, Joan. From hell to breakfast: an Idaho Code mystery Bywater, 2008.

Papich, Wendy J. Idaho: an Explorer's Guide Countryman Press, 2008

Patterson, Aaron.  Sweet dreams Borderline Publishing, 2008

Pearson, J. Diane.  the Nez Perces in the Indian Territory: Nimiipuu Survival  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008

Percy, Ann, ed.  James Castle: a retrospective  Philadelphia Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, 2008  Idaho Book Award Winner

Pogue, Kevin R.  Etched in Stone: the geology of City of Rocks National Preserve and Castle Rocks State Park, Idaho  Idaho Geological Survey, 2008

Powers Leon.  Dead owls flying  Nampa, ID: Look-About Books, 2008

Raisch, Bruce.  Ghost towns of Idaho: the search for El Dorado  Donning Company Publishers, 2008.

Reed, Jim.  The Bob Whipkey story  Boise, ID:  Jim Reed, 2008

Retallic, Ken. Wingshooter's guide to Idaho  2nd ed. Wilderness Adventures Press, 2008

Ronnenberg, Herman W.  The Beer baron of Boise: the life of John Lemp, millionaire brewer of frontier Idaho  Troy, ID: Heritage Witness Reflections Pub., 2008

Schrand, Brandon R. The Enders Hotel: a memoir Bison Books, 2008.  Idaho Book Award Honorable Mention

Shannon, Donald.  Massacre Rocks and City of Rocks: 1862 attacks on emigrant trains  Snake Country Publishing, 2008

Sherack, Mike.  Revenge for the hunted  Beaver's Pond Press, 2008

Simon-Smolinski, Carole.   Hells Canyon & the Middle Snake River: a story of the land and its people  Confluence Press, 2008

Speizer, Gayle.  A Child of the universe  Gayle Speizer, 2008.

Stapilus, Randy. Outlaw tales of Idaho: true stories of the Gem State's Most Famous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats TwoDot, 2008.

Steubner, Steve.  Boise trail guide  Boise Front Adventures, 2008.

Trusky, Tom.  James Castle his life and art  Boise: Idaho Center for the Book, 2008  2nd ed.

Varley, James F.  Tales of the tract: the beginnings of Twin Falls, Idaho and the "Magic" Valley 2nd ed., rev. and enl.  Twin Falls, Idaho: Big Lost River Press, 2008

Walgamott, Charles S.  Six decades back: early days on the Snake River Plain  University of Idaho Press, 2008  

Weibe, Paul.  Christian bride, Muslim Mosque  Komos Books, 2008

2007 - Title List

Bulgin, Phyllis.  A Century of war: Valley County, Idaho; the men and women who served  Roseberry, ID: Valley County History Project, 2007

Carlson, Ron.  Five Skies  New York, Viking, 2007. Idaho Book Award honorable mention

Castle, James.  James Castle   Lawrence Markey, 2007. 

Center for Idaho History and Politics.  Mobile home living in Boise: its uncertain future and alarming decline  Center for Idaho History and Politics, Boise State University, 2007.

Cretti, John. Month-by-month gardening in Idaho: what to do each month to have a beautiful garden all year Cool Springs Press, 2007.

Dahlgren, Dorothy and Simone Kincaid. Roads less traveled through the Coeur D'Alenes: historical driving tours of Benewah, Kootenai, and Shoshone Museum of North Idaho Publications, 2007.

Denton, Craig. Bear River: last chance to change course Utah State University Press, 2007.

Doerr, Anthony. Four seasons in Rome Scribner, 2007.

Duffin, Andrew P. Plowed under: agriculture and environment in the Palouse Seattle,WA: University of Washington Press, 2007

Garcin, Jake. Out of the blue: Boise State undefeated Fiesta Bowl champions Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, 2007.

Godfrey, Mathew C. Religion, politics, and sugar: the Mormon Church, the federal government, and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907-1921 Logam UT: Utah State University Press, 2007

Gurganus, Allan.  James Castle  Lawrence Markey, Inc., 2007.

Hayashi, Robert, T. Haunted By Waters: a journey through race and place in the American West University of Iowa Press, 2007

Idaho County Historical Society.  Over a century of murder in Idaho County  Grangeville, ID: Bicentennial Historical Museum, 2007

Johnson, Lynda.  Sharlie  Swansea Music, 2007.

Jory, Doug & Cathy Idaho Cowboys: an oral history of rodeo Bend, OR: Maverick Publications, 2007.

Josephy, Alvin M. New Perce Country Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007

Kemp, Jana M. and Ken Baker.  Building community in buildings: the design and culture of dynamic workplaces  London: Praeger, 2007.

Kent, Robert T. Boise's water: the private side of public works Boise, ID: City of Boise Public Works, 2007.

King, Gary C. Stolen in the night St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007.

Laird, Thaddeus.  Climber's guide to North Idaho and the Cabinet Wilderness  Sandpoint, ID: Keokee Books, 2007.

Lew, William. Minidoka Revisited: the paintings of Roger Shimomura Lee Gallery, Clemson University, 2007

Lisk, Mark. Idaho: portrait of a state Graphic Arts Books, 2007.

Love, Marianne. Lessons with Love: tales of teaching and learning in a small-town high school  Sandpoint, ID: Keokee Books, 2007.

Log Cabin Literary Center.  Field notes 2007 by young writers from the Idaho Writing Camps  Boise, Idaho: Login Cabin Literary Center

Mailes, Yancy D. Mountain Home Air Force Base Arcadia Publishing, 2007

McClary, Ann Mortense.  Growing up on the fast track: memories of Arthur Mortensen  1925 United States leading jockey  self-published, 2007

Michno, Gregory. the Deadliest Indian war in the West: the Snake Conflict, 1864-1868. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Press, 2007.

Potts, Charles.  100 Years in Idaho  Tsunami Inc., 2007.

Raisch, Bruce A.   Ghost towns of Idaho: the search for El Dorado  Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 2008

Reed, Jim.  Turning troubles into triumphs: the first fifty years, Idaho Youth Ranch  Idaho Youth Ranch, 2007

Russell, Steve F. Lewis and Clark across the Mountains: mapping the Corps of Discovery in Idaho Boise, ID: Idaho State Historical Society, 2007.

Scott, Fred S.  Memories of hunting Idaho's golden era  Stevensville, MT: Stoneydale Publishing, 2008

Shallat, Todd. Ethnic landmarks: ten historic places that define the City of Trees Boise, ID: Boise City Office of the Historian, 2007.

Smallwood, William. McClure of Idaho, Caldwell, ID: Caxton Press, 2007.

Smith, Kris Runberg, ed.  Pioneer voices of Priest Lake  Sandpoint, ID: Keokee Books, 2007

Stacy, Susan Tom & Julia Davis: "Some Good Place" Boise Idaho Boise, ID: T&J Publishing 2007

Thurston, Ralph. Loving Allis Chalmers: reflections from Agraria Bloomingtom ID: Author House, 2007

Vizgirdas, Ray S. Discovering Sawtooth's butterflies Pocatello, ID: Idaho State University Press, 2007

Waters, Susan K. Exploring magical McCall: & more McCall, ID: Susan K. Waters, 2007.

Whiting, Henry. At nature's edge: Frank Lloyd Wright's artist studio Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 2007 Idaho Book Award winner

2006 - Title List

Aiken, Katherine Idaho the heroic journey Boise, ID: Idaho State Historical Society, 2006.

Benedict, Hope and the Lemhi County Historical Museum. Lemhi County  Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2006.

Brooks, Karl Boyd. Public power, private dams: the Hells Canyon High Dam controversy Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2006.

Campbell, Spence. Lewis & Clark and me Gorham Printing, 2006. Idaho Book Award honorable mention

Copsey, Doug. With our good will: 30 years of Shakespeare in Idaho Caldwell, ID: Caxton Press, 2006

Cramer, Clayton. Armed America: the remarkable story of how and why guns became as American as apple pie Nashville, TN: Nelson Current,

Davis, Claire Labors of the heart: stories St. Martin's Press, 2006

Deep Throat II. Boise's Watergate: University Place and all the Governor's Men Xlibris, 2006.

Delgado, Max. Jesus Urquides, Idaho's premier muleteer Boise, ID: Idaho State Historical Society; Nampa, ID: Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, 2006.

Edison, Alan. Sun Valley: architecture and interiors Gibbs Smith, 2006

Fanselow, Julie Idaho off the beaten path Globe Pequot, 2006

Funda, Evelyn I. Mary Clearman Blew Boise State University Western Writers Series, 2006.

Hathway, William. Idaho Falls. Arcadia, 2006.

Idaho Humanities Council Dishrag soup and poverty cake Boise, ID: Idaho Humanities Council, 2006

Jones, Patricia Dewey. Early records of the Episcopal Church in southwestern Idaho, 1867-1916: Silver City and Delamar Boise, ID: Boise State University, Albertsons Library, 2006.

Kaylor, Marion J. Early days in Big Canyon Country Boise, ID: Ripple Publications, 2006.

Keys, Jeff. Vintage restaurant: handcrafted cuisine from a Sun Valley favorite Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2006.

Knowlton, Ray. Ray's Guides: free campgrounds in Idaho Mount Vernon, WA: WildMind Books, 2006.

MacGregor, Carol Lynn Boise, Idaho, 1882-1910: prosperity in isolation Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub., 2006.

McDonald, Dylan J. The Teton Dam disaster Arcadia Publishing, 2006

Monroe, Julie.  Moscow  Charleston,SC: Arcadia, Pub., 2006.

Opyr, Joan. Idaho Code Ann Arbor, MI: Bywater Books, 2006.

Rood, Boyd. Salmon river memories: pioneers, characters, and great neighbors Boise, ID, Towanda, Inc., 2006.

Scherer, Joanna Cohen Danish photographer of Idaho Indians: Benedicte Wrensted University of Oklahoma Press, 2006 Idaho Book Award Winner

Schmidt, Susan Ray His favorite wife: trapped in polygamy: a true story of violent fanaticism Twin Falls, ID: Kassidy Lane, 2006

Spanbauer, Tom. Now is the hour Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co. , 2006

Stuebner, Stephen. Paddling the Payette Boise Front Adventures, 3rd ed., 2006

Tucker, Pamela. Tender waters: the story  Fairfield, ID: Polished Apple Publishing, 2006.

2005 Title List

Benchmark Maps, Idaho road & recreation atlas Medford, OR: Benchmark Maps, 2005.

Blew, Mary Clearman & Phil Druker, eds. Forged in fire: essays by Idaho writers University of Oklahoma Press, 2005.

Crosby, Mike. Joined by a journey: the lives of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Salmon, ID: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Salmon Field Office, 2005

Davis, Claire. Season of the snake New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005.

Edwinson, Will. Buddy - his trials and treasures Tucson, AZ: Hats Off Books, 2005.

Hanson, Donna. Frontier Duty: the Army in northern Idaho, 1853-1876 Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Library, 2005

Harris, Janie and Bob Evancho. Elegant soul: the life and music of Gene Harris Caxton Press, 2005.

Hart, Arthur. Echoes from the Ada County Courthouse:, 1938-2001. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Press, 2005.

Johnson, Jonathan. Hannah and the mountain: notes toward a wilderness fatherhood Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2005.

Jones, Kelly. Seventh unicorn New York: Berkley Books, 2005.

Moulton, Candy Vyvey. Chief Joseph: guardian of the people New York: Forge, 2005

Neil, J. M. To the White Clouds: Idaho's conservation saga, 1900-1970 Washington State University Press, 2005.

Nerburn, Kent. Chief Joseph & the flight of the Nez Perce: the untold story of an American tragedy HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.

Olsen, Gregg. The Deep Dark: disaster and redemption in America's richest silver mine New York: Crown Publishers, 2005.  Idaho Book Award winner

Otteson, Connie B. Unsung heroes and settlers of Bonneville County, Idaho Idaho Falls, Idaho: Falls Printing, 2005.

Peterson, Duane L. Lonesome Whistle: the story of Shay logging in central Idaho Cascade, ID: D&D Books, 2005.

Ricketts, Virginia.  Shoshone Falls: the magnificent spectacle  Jerome, ID: Falls City Publishing, 2005

Smith, Don Ian. Murder on the Middle Fork: a novel Rancho Murieta, CA: Bridge House Books, 2005

Smythe, Rachel. Entertaining Strangers: Boise's World War II love affair with the soldiers of Gowen Field Salt Lake City: Amber Pen Publishing, 2005.

Steiner, Joy. P is for Potato: an Idaho alphabet Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2005.

Steubner, Stephen. Salmon River Country Caxton Press, 2005. Idaho Book Award honorable mention

Swetnam, Susan Hendricks Grace Jordan Boise, ID: Boise State University, 2005.

Thompson, Ralph A. Son of a sodbuster Ralph Thompson, 2005.

Weatherby, James. Governing Idaho: politics, people and power Caxton Press, 2005. Idaho Book Award honorable mention

Wolff, Fritz. A Room for the Summer: adventure, misadventure, and seduction in the mines of the Coeur D'Alene University of Oklahoma Press, 2005

Worbois, Dean. Temple of liberty: Boise High School defines a frontier town Dean Worbois, 2005.

2004 - Title List

Bigler, David. Fort Limhi: the Mormon adventure in Oregon territory, 1855-1858 Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 2004.

Bingham, Dave. Castle Rocks, Idaho: a climber's guide Falcon Distribution, 2004.

Dodge, Bonnie. Miracles in the desert: essays celebrating Twin Falls, Idaho, and 100 years on a high desert plain, 1904-2004 Towanda, Inc., 2004.

Doerr, Anthony. About Grace: a novel New York: Scribner, 2004

Fanselow, Julie. Off the beaten path: Idaho Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2004.

Fleisher, Kass. The Bear River Massacre and the making of history Albany: State University of New York Press, 2004.

Herrick, Barbara. The Blackberry Tea Club: women in their glory years Boston, MA: Conari Press, 2004.

Hill, Kathy Deinhardt.  biking the backroads: a guide to McCall's best road, touring, and recreation rides  McCall, ID: Big Mallard Books, 2004

Hilldorfer, Joseph. The cyanide canary New York: Free Press, 2004.  Idaho Book Award winner

Husted, Bette Lynch. Above the Clearwater: living on stolen land Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2004

London, Bill. Getaways: 50 public place and community spaces in Latah County, Idaho Moscow, ID: Grumsley Press, 2004

Lorain, Doug. Backpacking Idaho: from alpine peaks to desert canyons Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press, 2004.

Lyons, Stephen J. A view from the Inland Northwest:: everyday life in America Guilford CT: Pequot Press, 2004.

MacGregor, Carol Lynn. Lewis and Clark's bittersweet crossing Caldwell, ID: Caxton Press, 2004.

Marcantonio, Patricia Santos On holy ground: the history, art and faith of St. Edward the Confessor Roman Catholic Church, Twin Falls, Idaho Boise, ID: Towanda, Inc. 2004.

Nicholls, Dennis.  Trails of the Wild Selkirks South of the Canadian border  Sandpoint, ID: Keokee Books, 2004.

Passanante, Joy. The Art of absence: stories Lost Horse Press, 2004.

Peek, Pat Cary. Cougar Dave: mountain man of Idaho Ninebark, 2004.

Rast, Ella Marie. The Whole dam story: the drowning and rising of a river city in the West  1stBooks Library, 2004

Shannon, Donald H. The Boise Massacre on the Oregon Trail: attack on the Ward Party in 1854 and Massacres of 1859 Caldwell, ID: Snake Country Publishing, 2004.

Smolan, Rick. Idaho 24/7 DK Publishing, Inc, 2004.

Stapilus, Randy. Camping Idaho Falcon Press, 2004.

Stoker, Steven C.  Beyond Aberdeen  New York: Iuniverse, 2004

Totoricaguena, Gloria P. Boise Basques: dreamers and doers Center for Basque Studies University of Nevada Press, 2004.

Trusky, Tom. James Castle: his life and art Boise, ID: Idaho Center for the Book, 2004. Idaho Book Award honorable mention

White, Compton, Sr. and Compton White, Jr. A Political dynasty in North Idaho, 1933-1967 University Press of America, 2004.

Wilson, Murielle McGaffee. A Hells Canyon romance: an Idaho teacher marries an Oregon cowboy: my early years Boise, ID: Crzma Press, 2004

Woodworth- Ney, Laura. Mapping identity: the creation of the Coeur D'Alene Indian Reservation, 1805-1902 University Press of Colorado, 2004.

2002 - 2003 Title List
American art: Wilfred Davis Fletcher Collection Boise, ID: Boise Art Museum, 2003.

Asson, David. Bringing in the hay: a nostalgic history of agriculture's most romantic crop Beaverton, OR: Doubletree Advantage Corp., 2003.

Baird, Lynn and Dennis. In Nez Perce country: accounts of the Bitterroots and the Clearwater after Lewis and Clark Moscow: University of Idaho Press, 2003.

Barnes, Kim. Finding Caruso New York: Putnam’s, 2003.

Batt, Phil. Life as a geezer Meridian, ID: Eva Gay Yost, 2002.

Boise Fire Department's 100 years celebration: May 24-27, 2002 [United States: s.n.] 2003.

Boyer, Glenn. Morgette and the shadow bomber Waterville, ME: Five Star, 2003.

Brothers, Donald, R. Mosquitoes of Idaho: an introductory guide to understanding them, their importance, and the control process Boise, ID: Probes, 2003.

Burg, Thomas E. White Pine Route: the history of the Washington, Idaho, and Montana Railway Company Museum of North Idaho, 2003.

Burton, Jeffrey F. Minidoka Internment National Monument: Archaeology at the gate National Park Service, 2003.

Carman, William. What's that noise? New York: Random House, 2002.

Casner, Nick. Trolley: Boise Valley's electric road 1891-1928 Boise, ID: Black Canyon Communications, 2002.

Church, Bethine. A lifelong affair: my passion for people and politics Washington, D.C.: Francis Press, 2003.

Coyle, Harold. Against all enemies New York: Forge, 2002.

Crutcher, Chris King of the mild frontier: an ill-advised autobiography New York: Greenwillow Books, 2003.

Dahlberg, Keith. Flame tree: a novel of modern Burma Bloomington, IN: 1stBooks, 2002.

Dewey, Joseph J. The lost key of the Buddha: the Immortal Series, Book III Boise, ID: Great Adventures, 2003

Dillion, Wilda Collier. Deaths and burials: Boise Barracks Military Reserve, Idaho, 1863-1913 Boise, ID: Wilda Collier Dillion, 2003.

Doerr, Anthony. The shell collector: stories New York: Scribner, 2002.

Donovan, Bo. The great Somoan novel PublishAmerica, 2003.

Embree, Bruce. All mine Pocatello, ID: Blue Scarab Press, 2003.

Equus evolves: the story of the Hagerman horse Boise, ID: Black Canyon Communications, in cooperation with Hagerman Fossil Council, 2002.

Eschen, Maria. River otter, handbook for trip planning: authoritative guide for rafters, kayakers, canoeists Anotter Press Llc, 2003.

Field notes, '03: writings from camp by the young writers from the Log Cabin Literary Center Summer Writing Camp Boise, ID: Log Cabin Books, 2003

Flick, Steve. Teller's last band San Diego, CA : Writers Club Press, c2002.

Fuller, Margaret. Trails of western Idaho, 3rd. ed. Weiser, Idaho: Trail Guide Books, 2003.

Furniss, Malcolm, M. Field guide to bark beetles of Idaho and adjacent regions Moscow, ID: Idaho Forest, Wildlife, and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, 2002.

Gentry, Jim. In the middle and on the edge: the Twin Falls Region of Idaho Twin Falls, ID: College of Southern Idaho, 2003.

George, Jean Craighead. Firestorm Harper Collins, 2003.

Greenberg, Alvin. Time lapse Dorset, VT: Tupelo Press, 2003.

Gruber, William. On all sides nowhere: building a life in rural Idaho Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002.  Idaho Book Award honorable mention

Guilford, Charles. What counts Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 2002.

Hansen, B.L. and Masterful Meier. The science club for kids and the fabulous phrenosan wormhole device Xlibris, 2003.

Harris, Jana. We never speak of it: Idaho-Wyoming poems, 1889-90 Princeton, NJ: Ontario Review Press, 2003.

Hart, Arthur. Chinatown, Boise, Idaho, 1870-1970 Boise, ID: Historic Idaho, 2002.

Herrick, Barbara. St. Luke's Regional Medical Center: a century of community 1902-2002 Phoenix, AZ: Heritage Publishers, Inc., 2002.

Hill, Kathy Deinhardt. For better or worse: the legacy of William “Deadshot” Reed McCall, Idaho: Big Mallard Books, 2003.

Hill, Kathy Deinhardt. On the road: twenty great day trips from McCall McCall, ID: Big Mallard Books, 2002.

Hunt, Linda. Bold spirit: Helga Estby’s forgotten walk across Victorian America Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 2003.

Holt, Lorissa Wilfong. A gift of life: a memoir of a Peace Corps volunteer in Hungary Book Lore, 2003.

Hyde, Gene. From hell to heaven: death-related mining accidents in north Idaho Coeur d'Alene, ID: Museum of North Idaho, 2003.

Ingold, Jeannette. The Big burn San Diego: Harcourt, 2002.

James Castle: structures: November 21, 2002-January 18, 2003 New York: Knoedler, 2002.

Johnson, David. No ordinary lives: one man's surprising journey into the heart of America New York, NY: Warner Books, 2002.

Johnson, Stanley W. The Milwaukee Road in Idaho: a guide to sites and locations [expanded and revised edition] Coeur d'Alene, ID: Museum of North Idaho, 2003.

Jones, Gary D. Hiking Idaho's Seven Devils Middleton, ID: CHJ Publishing, 2003.

Juskie, Joan. Starbooks: librarian latte Pocatello, ID: Blue Scarab Press, 2003.

Kay, Susan. Letters for Sarah Publish America, 2002.

Koger, Grove. When the going was good: a guide to the 99 best narratives of travel, exploration, and adventure Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002.

Koho, Sharon Lewis. The Painting on the pond Springville, Utah: Bonneville Books, 2003

Kummer, Patricia K. Idaho Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2003.

LeBow, Robert. Health care meltdown: confronting the myths & fixing our failing system Chamberburg, PA: Alan C. Hood, 2003.

Lee, A.J. Silver City: a novel Boise, ID: Pickup Press, 2003.

Lee, A.J. The Triumph Mine Calgary, AB: Adventure Book Publishers, 2003.

Leidecker, Matt. Impassable canyon: journey down the Middle Fork of the Salmon Hailey, ID: Sun Valley Press, 2002.

Lufkin, Elise. Second chances, more tales of found dogs Lyons Press, 2003 .

Maguire, James H. Reading Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping Boise, ID: Boise State University, 2003.

Matheson, David. Red thunder Portland, OR: Dream Weavers, 2002.

McCarl, Robert, ed. Latinos in Idaho: celebrando cultura Boise, ID: Idaho Humanities Council, 2003.

McDevitt, Tom. Lava: a history Pocatello, ID: Little Red Hen, 2002.

McGreer, Betsy. Up river: reflections of Hells Canyon Ulyssian Publications, 2003.

MacGregor, Carol Lynn. Shoshoni Pony Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press, 2003.

McGill, James W. Big Butte stage station pioneers and those of other sites on the Blackfoot, Bonanza, Challis, and Wood River Stage Co. routes Arco, ID: McGill Publishing: the Arco Advertiser, 2002.

Meyer, Mary Elizabeth Cosho. The Bristol Boise, ID Marilyn Cosho, 2003.

Miller, Darlis. Mary Hallock Foote: author-illustrator of the American West Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.

Monroe, Julie R. Moscow: living and learning on the Palouse Arcadia, 2003.

Morgan, Clay. The boy who spoke dog New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2003.

Morris, Keith Lee. The greyhound god University of Nevada Press, 2003.

Morrison, Velma. The bluebird will sing tomorrow: memoirs of Velma V. Morrison, as told to Kitty Delorey Fleischman Idaho Heritage Publishing, 2003.

Mortimer, Jonathan R. The Idaho Table: a taste of the Intermountain West Boise, ID: Holdthebaby Publishing, 2003

The Moses Alexander Collection: including the papers of the Office of the Governor (1915-1919), the Alexander family, and M. Alexander, Inc. AR 2.0011 and MS 335 Boise, ID: Idaho State Historical Society, 2002.

Neuman, Herman I. Heroes from the attic: a gripping true story of triumph San Jose, CA: Writers Club Press, 2002.

Nez Perce Tribe. Treaties, Nez Perce perspectives Lewiston, ID: Confluence Press, 2003.

Odmark, Leif. Sun Valley memories Sun Valley, ID: Leif Odmark, 2002.

Ozeki, Ruth. All over creation New York: Viking, 2003.

Painter, Bob. White Bird: the last great warrior chief of the Nez Perces Fairfield , WA: Ye Galleon Press, 2002.

Parkinson, Heather. Across open ground: a novel New York: Bloomsbury, 2002.

Passanante, Joy. My mother’s lovers Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2002.

Pope, Aimee L., ed. Idaho wildlife viewing guide Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications, 2003

Potts, Stanley. Look down on the stars Stevensville, MT: Stoneydale Press Pub. Co, 2003.

Potucek, Martin. Idaho's historic trails: from Lewis & Clark to railroads Caldwell, ID: Caxton Press, 2003.

Powers, Leon. A hawk in the sun Dimi Press, 2003.

Prather, Timothy S. Idaho's noxious weeds Moscow, ID: University of Idaho, 2002

Price, Marjorie L. A road well traveled Bloomington, IN: 1stBooks, 2003.

Rember, John. Traplines: coming home to Sawtooth Valley New York: Pantheon Books, 2003.  Idaho Book Award winner

Retallic, Ken. Flyfisher's guide to Idaho Belgrade, MT: Wilderness Adventures Press, 2002.

Ritter, Sharon A. Lewis and Clark's mountain wilds: a site guide to the plants and animals they encountered in the Bitterroots Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Press, 2002.

Robinson, Katy. A single square picture: a Korean adoptee's search for her roots New York: Berkley Books, 2002.

Roloff, Doug. Complete guide to Idaho Hot Springs Idaho: The Writer’s Collective, 2002.

Roper, David. Jacob: The Fools God chooses Discovery House, 2002.

Roper, David. Out of the ordinary: God's hand at work in everyday lives Discovery House, 2003.

Santamaria, Jason A. and Vincent Martino and Eric K. Clemons The Marine Corps way: using maneuver warfare to lead a winning organization McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Schmidt, Roger The manufacture of glass: essays Pocatello, ID: Idaho State University, 2002.

Shallat, Todd, ed. Secrets of the Magic Valley and Hagerman's remarkable horse Boise, ID Black Canyon Communications, 2002.  Idaho Book Award winner

Shein, Debra. Abigail Scott Duniway Boise, ID: Boise State University, 2002.

Shipman, Nell. Letters from God's country: Nell Shipman, selected correspondence & writings, 1912-1970 Boise, ID: Boise State University, 2003.

Skille, Jack M. They came to hunt: recollections of a Whitetail guide Princeton, ID: Turnbow Publishing, 2003.

Smith, Christine Hill. Reading a Victorian gentlewoman in the Far West- the reminiscences of Mary Hallock Foote Boise ID: Boise State University, 2003.

Standing: Poetry by Idaho women Boise, ID: Log Cabin Literary Center, 2002.

Stapilus, Randy. It happened in Idaho Guilford, CT: TwoDot, 2002.

Stevens, Gary. The perfect ride Citadel, 2002.

Stoecklein, David R. Lil' buckaroos: a tribute to the young cowboy in all of us Helena, MO: World Publishing Services/Ketchum, ID: Stoecklein Publishing and Photography, 2002

Street, Picabo. Nothing to hide Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2002.

Studebaker, William. Passions we desire Boise, Idaho: Limberlost Press, 2003.

Stuebner, Stephen. Cool North wind: Morley Nelson's life with birds of prey Caldwell, ID: Caxton Press, 2002.

Stuebner, Stephen. Mountain biking in Boise Boise, ID: Boise Front Adventures, 2002.

Swetnam, Ford. Offer the cup to a friend Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 2002.

Swope, Wendy. Wild Idaho: a guide to more than thirty roadless recreation areas Guilford, CT: Falcon, 2002.

Taffin, John. Big bore handguns Iola, WI: Krause, 2002.

Tekiela, Stan. Birds of Idaho: field guide Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications, 2003.

Thurston, Ralph. No sage: essays from the margin Blackfoot, ID: Bindweed, 2002.

Torrez, Everardo. Narco Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 2002.

Udall, Brady. The miracle life of Edgar Mint: a novel New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 2002.

Vogt, Andrea. Common courage: Bill Wassmuth, human rights, and small-town activism Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 2003.

Wassom, Warren. Pure gold Springville, Utah: Bonneville Books, 2002.

Wegars, Priscilla. Polly Bemis, a Chinese-American pioneer Cambridge, Idaho: Backeddy Books, 2003.  Idaho Book Award honorable mention

Weinstein, Norman. Weaving fire from water: (rubedo: book II) Boise, ID: Wolf Peach Press, LLC, 2002.

Wenny, David L. A guide to seedling selection Moscow, ID: Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, College of Natural Resources, 2002.

Whitmore, Nancy. The truth will kill me Seattle, WA: Writers Press, Inc., 2002.

Willis, Lonnie Leon. Red, white, and dead: a James brothers mystery novel [S.L.] : 1st Books, 2002.

Woods, Ron. The hero New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.

Woods, Shelton, ed. Valley County Idaho: prehistory to 1920 Donnelly, ID: Action Pub., 2002.

Worbois, Dean. The Dahlbergs in Idaho Boise, ID: Worbois, 2003.

Wright, Ruth. Mrs.Grimes does Barbie and other kindergarten adventures Cabodolphin Books, 2003

Wrigley, Robert. Lives of the animals New York: Penguin Poets, 2003.

Wukovits, John F. Pacific Alamo New York: New American Library, 2003.

Wyndham, Harald. The little house of poetry Pocatello, ID: Blue Scarab Press, 2003.

Yensen, Eric. Ground-dwelling squirrels of the Pacific Northwest Boise, ID: [s.n.] , 2003.

Yohe, Robert, M. The first Idahoans: a Paleoindian context for Idaho Boise, ID: Idaho State Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office, 2002.

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