(VCT 1132) Star Dancer’s Summer Journey: Volume Two of the Journey SeriesAuthor: W. Lenore MobleyRead By: Maryan Stephens Star Dancer’s (Louise Gannon) journey continues with high adventure in the Sawtooth wilderness of Idaho. Packed full of intrigue with outlaws, friendships in danger, and love on the horizon, join Star as she works through her solutions using guidance from her strong faith in God. 2 Cassettes — Adult Fiction
(VCT 1139) The Dangerous Journey—The Lost Journey: Volume One of the Journey Series Author: W. Lenore MobleyRead By: Lana Thurston Volume One of the Journey Series contains two stories:The Dangerous Journey — Near her Idaho mountain ranch in the fall of 1876, young and beautiful Molly Newman met the man of her dreams. Should she allow him to risk his life on the journey she must embark on? She must rely on her faith and God’s guidance for the answer.The Lost Journey — Molly’s neighbor, the young and vivacious Elizabeth Blazer rides the wilderness trails alone. It takes an enormous stretch of faith to fulfill her calling to minister to the Indian tribes near her home. 2 Cassettes — Adult Fiction
(VCT 1140) Ashton, Idaho: the Centennial History, 1906-2006 Author: Glade LyonRead By: Janice Pori This account of the first 100 years of Ashton, ID, and surrounding communities is dedicated to those intrepid immigrants who left their homes in the eastern United States, Europe, and elsewhere to search for a better place to live and found it in 1906 in the beauty of what is now Fremont County. 1 Cassette — Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1141) Scorched Earth: How the Fires of Yellowstone Changed AmericaAuthor: Rocky Barker Read By: Margaret Dimmick The author witnessed firsthand the uncontrollable 1988 forest fires that ravaged Yellowstone Park. In this book, he argues that we must understand fire in order to contain it, revealing how misguided suppression can actually fan the flames. He traces modern approaches to fire and land management to Yellowstone’s creation after the Civil War. The park, and indeed the West, was shaped by a colorful cast of characters, from railroad barons to explorers and naturalists. 2 Cassettes — Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1142) Dowager of Discipline: the Life of Dean of Women Permeal French Author: Dick D’EasumRead By: Rosemary Ardinger Permeal Jane French greatly influenced the history of Idaho as pioneer, state official, educator, and friend of college students. As guardian of their morals and behavior, she became a “legend in her own time.” The advent of the automobile and more permissiveness swept away the old moral strictures, and incidentally, Dean French. This is a humorous and sympathetic story told by one who knew her. 1 Cassette — Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1149) Mapping Identity: the Creation of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation, 1805-1902 Author: Laura Woodworth-Ney Read By: Art Latterell Mapping Identity traces the formation of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation in northern Idaho from the introduction of the Jesuit notion of “reduction” in the 1840s to the finalization of reservation boundaries in the 1890s. The author concludes that, in creating the reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officials and tribal leaders mapped boundaries, not only of territory, but also of tribal identity. 2 Cassettes — Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1150) Lady WinchesterAuthor: Read By: Jeff Tiedge An exciting western adventure set in 1885 near the then small, rough and tumble town of Blackfoot, Idaho. When Kate Winchester’s husband, Ira, ends up near death on the floor of their ranch house, it’s plain his would-be killers aren’t through. Now Kate must make a choice—between her Quaker upbringing and the thought of taking up a gun to save Ira’s life, and perhaps her own. It’s a race against time to find out who wants Ira dead, and why. 2 Cassettes — Adult Fiction
(VCT 1151) Western Passage: a novel about the first wagon train to Oregon Country, 1843Author: T. J. HansonRead By: Colette Cowman Western Passage is a detailed account of the Oregon Migration of 1843 in a historical fiction setting. Based on the historical account of the first wagon train to cross the Oregon Trail, this novel brings the arduous journey to life. In this context, the reader can enjoy the adventure as a participant, rather than as a student or scholar. 5 Cassettes — Adult Fiction