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Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Montana. ... Read more

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This book is an adventure story that pulls in the reader.Four kids and a TV talk show host are stuck in a runaway hot air balloon and as they travel around the state, readers try to figure out where they are based on the geographical features glimpsed from above and clues from the characters' conversations.Students get one point for every correct answer.Excellent for a classroom game, school-wide competition or individual reading.This is a great geography skill-builder + encourages research, map reading and more.Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value from this book.Put this title high on your list! ... Read more

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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.

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Joe Kelsey's love letter to Wyoming's Wind River Range finally brings pictures to match the mountains.An acknowleged expert on the peaks and valleys of the Winds, his selection of photographs is perfect counterpointto the crisp, slightly awestruck descriptions of the range.This is theperfect book for those long winter nights spent waiting for the mountainsto open up again. ... Read more

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REPRINT. Special Description Note- This is not a print on demand edition. Care has been taken to enhance the legibility of the original text whenever possible. Martino Publishing follows the standards of traditional printing and quality is a primary concern. We distinguish ourselves from Print on Demand by our quality controls, paper quality and binding quality. Hardbound. Quarto. Iii, 387 pages. 518 Illustrations. Martino Publishing; Mansfield Center, CT 2007. This new publication provides the historical story on the mapping of Wyoming for both the Government and private sector. Mapping Wyoming covers the period from the discovery of America through to the 1930s with maps from 1796 to 1991. Emphasis is on the initial exploration of the territory, with a concentration on the period from 1806 to 1909, the most comprehensive period of concentration being 1814 to 1890. The book illustrations 518 maps dated from 1796 to 1991. Maps are consecutively numbered and indexed for reference. One of the few books on the subject. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1872 edition published in Washington. ... Read more

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Introduces Wyoming's geography, history, and the ways in which its citizens work and live. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walcott is an unincorporated community in central Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads near Interstate 80 and the concurrent U.S. Routes 30 and 287, east of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County. Its elevation is 6,627 feet (2,020 m). Although Walcott is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82335.Public education in the community of Walcott is provided by Carbon County School District #2. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Uinta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 19,742. Its county seat is Evanston. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,088 square miles (5,407 km²), of which, 2,082 square miles (5,391 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (0.28%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 19,742 people, 6,823 households, and 5,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 8,011 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.32% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.86% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. 5.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.7% were of English, 14.8% German, 8.3% American and 6.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Aspen Mountain is a long mountain located approximately 12 miles south of Rock Springs, Wyoming and 5.5 milessouth of Arrowhead Springs, in Sweetwater County. The mountain gets its name from patches of Quaking Aspen trees located on the north and southern faces of the mountain. Various older topographical maps name the mountain "Quaking Aspen Mountain". Its primary use is for radio communications and it houses towers for various local and state companies. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wyoming Valley is a region of northeastern Pennsylvania. The valley is a crescent-shaped depression, a part of the ridge-and-valley or folded Appalachians. The valley includes and is generally centered on the metropolitan area of Pittston and Wilkes-Barre. The Susquehanna River does occupy the entire valley. The valley is notable for its deposits of anthracite which have been extensively mined. Deep mining has declined, however, following the Knox Mine Disaster when the roof of a mine under the river collapsed and the Susquehanna flowed into the mine, flooding it and drowning miners. ... Read more