Bison Books

06/02/2025

From Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong study of and enthusiasm for outdoor adventure came a host of durable writings; this collection celebrates his love of nature study and outdoor adventure, and champions preserving wild nature for the wellbeing of both individuals and the nation.

Save 40% when you order now: https://bit.ly/4kJt6k1

05/29/2025

Excerpt: ROOTED AT THE EDGE by Donna L. Erickson

Erickson weaves personal stories and professional expertise to describe the difficulty of ranching in a threatened landscape steeped in history, conflict, and beauty. https://bit.ly/4jkK2fm

Donna L. Erickson is a consultant on open-space conservation in the Rocky Mountain West and was an associate professor of landscape architecture and planning at the University of Michigan for sixte…

05/23/2025

Of the sixty million pickups on U.S. highways today, just one in eight was bought for work purposes.THE ESSENTIAL BOOK OF PICKUP TRUCKS is a memoir about the complex role pickups have played in Fred Haefele's life and in American culture at large.

Save 40% when you order now: https://bit.ly/4mvA4L1

05/22/2025

"Movie buffs with a deep interest in horses of the silver screen will find TWISTING IN AIR [by Carol Bradley] fascinating and deeply moving," writes Chris Enss in a list of COWGIRL Magazine's Approved Reads:

From Hollywood horse stunts to fitness for your equine partner, this roundup of new books and films offers fresh picks for cowgirls who love storytelling, history, and horsemanship.

05/21/2025

From the Desk of Paul Schullery: Theodore Roosevelt's literary trail through the wild country

Schullery is the editor of THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S WILDERNESS WRITINGS which celebrates TR's love of nature study and outdoor adventure. https://bit.ly/4jjk4Jn

05/20/2025

Based on extensive research, including their fifty-year correspondence, GEORGIA AND ANITA casts light on the friendship of these two women who, in different ways, helped to modernize the world and women's roles in it.

Save 40% when you order now: https://bit.ly/4djlwda

05/15/2025

On May 17 at 1pm, Sally Thompson, author of BLACK ROBES ENTER COYOTE'S WORLD, will be hosting a deep-dive into Montana History at the National Discovery Center in Lewistown.

Thompson is author of BLACK ROBES ENTER COYOTE'S WORLD which brings readers into the heart of the Salish homeland in what is now Montana, not only through the words of missionaries and other European observers, but through the lives, stories, and worldview of the Salish people in the nineteenth century.

More details: https://bit.ly/44rSgih

05/13/2025

"This is a provocative and insightful story that should appeal to environmental historians, historians of the American West, and historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era," writes Doug Sheflin on CAST OUT OF EDEN for H-Net Reviews.

Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/44ofPse

05/12/2025

"STARLINGS is at once one of the most entertaining, readable, and profound bird books I have ever read. It is clearly from a writer of many gifts," writes Bob Musil for the Rachel Carson Council.

Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/3Z69yOi

05/09/2025

Sue Consolo-Murphy, author of THE BEARS OF GRAND TETON, joins Cowboy State Daily to discuss her book and more.

Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/44lmLGz

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake

05/09/2025

Happy first book birthday to CAST OUT OF EDEN by Robert Aquinas McNally!

CAST OUT OF EDEN explores John Muir’s role in the dispossession of Native Americans from U.S. wild lands and points a way toward reconciliation.

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Cast out of Eden: The Untold Story of John Muir, In…

05/08/2025

"The book’s most vivid portions describe the mostly unsuccessful efforts of scientists and charlatans to rid humans of these persistent flocks," says J. Kemper Campbell for the Lincoln Journal Star of STARLINGS.

Readers considering any topic ending in “…ology” as potentially boring must realize author Stark’s skill as a writer will keep the subject lively.