Author: Peter Heller
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593468511
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The best-selling author of The River returns with a vibrant, lyrical novel about an enforcement ranger in Yellowstone National Park who likes wolves better than most people. When a clandestine range war threatens his closest friend, he must shake off his own losses and act swiftly to discover the truth and stay alive. “A good story that’s intertwined like leaves afloat in a river with the current of Heller’s descriptive powers… Filled with Heller’s lush writing… Powerful.” –Denver Post Officer Ren Hopper is an enforcement ranger with the National Park Service, tasked with duties both mundane and thrilling: Breaking up fights at campgrounds, saving clueless tourists from moose attacks, and attempting to broker an uneasy peace between the wealthy vacationers who tromp through the park with cameras, and the residents of hardscrabble Cooke City who want to carve out a meaningful living. When Ren, hiking through the backcountry on his day off, encounters a tall man with a dog and a gun chasing a small black bear up a hill, his hackles are raised. But what begins as an investigation into the background of a local poacher soon opens into something far murkier: A shattered windshield, a series of red ribbons tied to traps, the discovery of a frightening conspiracy, and a story of heroism gone awry. Populated by a cast of extraordinary characters—famous scientists, tattooed bartenders, wildlife guides in slick Airstreams—and bursting with unexpected humor and grace, Peter Heller masterfully unveils a portrait of the American west where our very human impulses—for greed, love, family, and community—play out amidst the stunning beauty of the natural world.
The Last Season
Author: Eric Blehm
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061869996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
"As Jon Krakauer did with Into the Wild, Blehm turns a missing-man riddle into an insightful meditation on wilderness and the personal demons and angels that propel us into it alone.” — Outside magazine Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada—mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a gripping detective story interwoven with the riveting biography of a complicated, original, and wholly fascinating man.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061869996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
"As Jon Krakauer did with Into the Wild, Blehm turns a missing-man riddle into an insightful meditation on wilderness and the personal demons and angels that propel us into it alone.” — Outside magazine Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada—mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a gripping detective story interwoven with the riveting biography of a complicated, original, and wholly fascinating man.
The Last Ranger
Author: Zane Grey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780843927658
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This classic frontier tale is a story of Wetzel, the brutal, enigmatic Indian fighter; of Betty Zane, who slew men with her beauty, then threw their love away; and of the hardy settlers who fought against all odds to make a heaven of the hell on earth they pioneered.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780843927658
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This classic frontier tale is a story of Wetzel, the brutal, enigmatic Indian fighter; of Betty Zane, who slew men with her beauty, then threw their love away; and of the hardy settlers who fought against all odds to make a heaven of the hell on earth they pioneered.
The Last Ranger
Author: Peter Heller
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593468511
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The best-selling author of The River returns with a vibrant, lyrical novel about an enforcement ranger in Yellowstone National Park who likes wolves better than most people. When a clandestine range war threatens his closest friend, he must shake off his own losses and act swiftly to discover the truth and stay alive. “A good story that’s intertwined like leaves afloat in a river with the current of Heller’s descriptive powers… Filled with Heller’s lush writing… Powerful.” –Denver Post Officer Ren Hopper is an enforcement ranger with the National Park Service, tasked with duties both mundane and thrilling: Breaking up fights at campgrounds, saving clueless tourists from moose attacks, and attempting to broker an uneasy peace between the wealthy vacationers who tromp through the park with cameras, and the residents of hardscrabble Cooke City who want to carve out a meaningful living. When Ren, hiking through the backcountry on his day off, encounters a tall man with a dog and a gun chasing a small black bear up a hill, his hackles are raised. But what begins as an investigation into the background of a local poacher soon opens into something far murkier: A shattered windshield, a series of red ribbons tied to traps, the discovery of a frightening conspiracy, and a story of heroism gone awry. Populated by a cast of extraordinary characters—famous scientists, tattooed bartenders, wildlife guides in slick Airstreams—and bursting with unexpected humor and grace, Peter Heller masterfully unveils a portrait of the American west where our very human impulses—for greed, love, family, and community—play out amidst the stunning beauty of the natural world.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593468511
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The best-selling author of The River returns with a vibrant, lyrical novel about an enforcement ranger in Yellowstone National Park who likes wolves better than most people. When a clandestine range war threatens his closest friend, he must shake off his own losses and act swiftly to discover the truth and stay alive. “A good story that’s intertwined like leaves afloat in a river with the current of Heller’s descriptive powers… Filled with Heller’s lush writing… Powerful.” –Denver Post Officer Ren Hopper is an enforcement ranger with the National Park Service, tasked with duties both mundane and thrilling: Breaking up fights at campgrounds, saving clueless tourists from moose attacks, and attempting to broker an uneasy peace between the wealthy vacationers who tromp through the park with cameras, and the residents of hardscrabble Cooke City who want to carve out a meaningful living. When Ren, hiking through the backcountry on his day off, encounters a tall man with a dog and a gun chasing a small black bear up a hill, his hackles are raised. But what begins as an investigation into the background of a local poacher soon opens into something far murkier: A shattered windshield, a series of red ribbons tied to traps, the discovery of a frightening conspiracy, and a story of heroism gone awry. Populated by a cast of extraordinary characters—famous scientists, tattooed bartenders, wildlife guides in slick Airstreams—and bursting with unexpected humor and grace, Peter Heller masterfully unveils a portrait of the American west where our very human impulses—for greed, love, family, and community—play out amidst the stunning beauty of the natural world.
Last Ranger
Author: Craig Sargent
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0446566446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
The 4th thrilling installment of the Last Ranger series. Martin Stone, a survivor of WW3, finds himself in boot camp with the New American Army led by Gen. George Patton III. After a few missions with the army, Stone finds that the general has plans to make himself dictator of a revived America. Craig Sargeant's series offers a chillingly realistic America after the ultimate disaster.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0446566446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
The 4th thrilling installment of the Last Ranger series. Martin Stone, a survivor of WW3, finds himself in boot camp with the New American Army led by Gen. George Patton III. After a few missions with the army, Stone finds that the general has plans to make himself dictator of a revived America. Craig Sargeant's series offers a chillingly realistic America after the ultimate disaster.
The Last Old-time Ranger, John H. Riffey
Author: Jean Luttrell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979505515
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Biography of John Riffey, the long-time ranger at Toroweap on the North Rim of Grand Canyon.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979505515
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Biography of John Riffey, the long-time ranger at Toroweap on the North Rim of Grand Canyon.
LAST RANGER: THE CUTTHROAT CANNIBALS
Author: Craig Sargent
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446566411
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The 8th thrilling installment of the Last Ranger series. An avalanche, a flood, wild warriors and dogs slow Martin Stone down a bit, but they cannot begin to compare with the hell he will face with a fanatical tribe of inhuman flesh eaters called The Hungry. All Stone has against them are his bare hands, his wits and his fiercely loyal pit bull.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446566411
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The 8th thrilling installment of the Last Ranger series. An avalanche, a flood, wild warriors and dogs slow Martin Stone down a bit, but they cannot begin to compare with the hell he will face with a fanatical tribe of inhuman flesh eaters called The Hungry. All Stone has against them are his bare hands, his wits and his fiercely loyal pit bull.
Escape from the Great Earthquake (Ranger in Time #6)
Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545909856
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, helps two new friends survive the Great San Francisco Earthquake! Ranger travels to San Francisco and meets Lily Chen. She was sent from China to America to work as a young servant, but she dreams of studying to be a doctor. When the Great Earthquake hits, Ranger arrives in time to rescue Lily from falling beams in the mission house where she lives. Together they flee to safety, stopping to help another girl, May Wong, save her little brother from the family's collapsed market. Lily and May try to make their way through the ruined city with Ranger at their side. But can they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing anti-Chinese discrimination?
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545909856
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, helps two new friends survive the Great San Francisco Earthquake! Ranger travels to San Francisco and meets Lily Chen. She was sent from China to America to work as a young servant, but she dreams of studying to be a doctor. When the Great Earthquake hits, Ranger arrives in time to rescue Lily from falling beams in the mission house where she lives. Together they flee to safety, stopping to help another girl, May Wong, save her little brother from the family's collapsed market. Lily and May try to make their way through the ruined city with Ranger at their side. But can they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing anti-Chinese discrimination?
The US Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers
Author: Edward L. Posey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611210774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Draws on the recollections of members of the 2nd Ranger Infantry Company to relate the brief history of the U.S. Army's only all-black Ranger unit, describing their distinguished service in the Korean War and the obstacles they faced due to racism.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611210774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Draws on the recollections of members of the 2nd Ranger Infantry Company to relate the brief history of the U.S. Army's only all-black Ranger unit, describing their distinguished service in the Korean War and the obstacles they faced due to racism.
Ranger Confidential
Author: Andrea Lankford
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762762683
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
For twelve years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived it. In this graphic and yet surprisingly funny account of her and others’ extraordinary careers, Lankford unveils a world in which park rangers struggle to maintain their idealism in the face of death, disillusionment, and the loss of a comrade killed while holding that thin green line between protecting the park from the people, the people from the park, and the people from each other. Ranger Confidential is the story behind the scenery of the nation’s crown jewels—Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smokies, Denali. In these iconic landscapes, where nature and humanity constantly collide, scenery can be as cruel as it is redemptive.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762762683
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
For twelve years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived it. In this graphic and yet surprisingly funny account of her and others’ extraordinary careers, Lankford unveils a world in which park rangers struggle to maintain their idealism in the face of death, disillusionment, and the loss of a comrade killed while holding that thin green line between protecting the park from the people, the people from the park, and the people from each other. Ranger Confidential is the story behind the scenery of the nation’s crown jewels—Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smokies, Denali. In these iconic landscapes, where nature and humanity constantly collide, scenery can be as cruel as it is redemptive.
Long Road to Freedom (Ranger in Time #3)
Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545639239
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, is back for the third book in Kate Messner's new chapter book series. This time, he helps two kids navigate the Underground Railroad! Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the days of American slavery, where he meets a young girl named Sarah. When she learns that the owner has plans to sell her little brother, Jesse, to a plantation in the Deep South, it means they could be separated forever. Sarah takes their future into her own hands and decides there's only one way to run -- north.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545639239
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, is back for the third book in Kate Messner's new chapter book series. This time, he helps two kids navigate the Underground Railroad! Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the days of American slavery, where he meets a young girl named Sarah. When she learns that the owner has plans to sell her little brother, Jesse, to a plantation in the Deep South, it means they could be separated forever. Sarah takes their future into her own hands and decides there's only one way to run -- north.