West Routt Library District

"The explosive true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier by two bestselling authors at the height of their writing power--Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. It is the mid-eighteenth century, and in the 13 colonies founded by Great Britain, anxious colonists desperate to conquer and settle North America's "First Frontier" beyond the Appalachian Mountains commence a series of bloody battles. These violent conflicts...

"The Merry Widow sweeps us back to the year 1855 - from the Arctic's shimmering frozen wasteland to the glittering ballrooms of New York's elite - and into the life of a daring woman who journeys through both to claim the elusive man she loves..." "When her father dies, Rachel Howland finds herself alone on Canada's remote Herschel Island, desperately longing for civilization. Running his ramshackle saloon in the frigid North is far from the life...

Chronicles the life of Peter Freuchen, a wildly eccentric Dane whose insatiable curiosity and unquenchable thirst for adventure, guided by ideals remarkably ahead of his time, took him from the twilight years of Arctic exploration to the Danish underground during World War II.

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.

The author chronicles his 1846 exploration of the American West, describing his traveling hardships, the region's landscapes and wildlife, Mormons traveling to Utah, others emigrating to Oregon and California, the daily lives of Plains Native Americans, and the summer migration of a Native American village.

Geronimo, broken-hearted after a failed romance, sets out with his family to explore the Eighth Wonder of the Mouse World.

Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.

"The riveting story of one of the greatest but least-known sagas in the history of exploration from David Roberts, the "dean of adventure writing." By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied the relatively accessible west coast for centuries. The east coast, however, was another story. In August 1930, Henry George Watkins (nicknamed Gino), a 23-year-old explorer, led thirteen scientists and...

Colin O’Brady’s awe-inspiring memoir spans his triumphant recovery from a tragic accident to his gripping 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone, without support and completely human powered. Yet, Colin O’Brady was determined to do just that, even if, ten years earlier, there was doubt that he’d ever walk again normally. From the depths of a tragic accident,...