Bison Books

15/08/2025

"An unquestionable underdog story," writes Ryan Winn of NO FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS for the Tribal College Journal.

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14/08/2025

Join Donna Erickson, author of ROOTED AT THE EDGE for a reading today at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library at 5:30 PM.

Using multigenerational stories of three ranches in the North Hills region of Missoula, Montana, ROOTED AT THE EDGE weaves personal stories and professional expertise to describe the difficulty of ranching in a threatened landscape steeped in history, conflict, and beauty.

More details: https://cdalibrary.libcal.com/event/14852449

12/08/2025

"[WALLACE STEGNER'S UNSETTLED COUNTRY] is an important and valuable work," writes Camden Burd for Utah Historical Society.

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11/08/2025

FRONTIER COMRADES examines six accounts of le***an, gay, bisexual, and transgender lives on the frontier of the American West.

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08/08/2025

Kenneth L. Alford, coeditor of ON THE OVERLAND TRAILS WITH WILLIAM CLARK, joins From the Desk to discuss civilian teamster William Clark, whose memoir is a valuable primary accout of the Utah War.

Discover the untold story of William Clark, a civilian teamster who braved the Utah War, in this interview.

06/08/2025

"GREAT PLAINS HOMESTEADERS is an engaging, highly readable book that is recommended for undergraduate students as well as general readers who have a desire to learn more about homesteading's legacy in the development of modern America," writes Drew Donna Folk for the Annals of Wyoming.

Great Plains Homesteaders tells the epic story of how millions of people, white and Black, women and men, young and old, and of many different religions, lan...

05/08/2025

"In Erickson's hands, Missoula stands in for many Western towns, and the issues she explores in this book will apply to much of Montana as a whole," writes Distinctly Montana of ROOTED AT THE EDGE.

We don't make any secret out of how much we love Russell Rowland, Montana author and writer of the iconic Fifty-six Counties, among other books. Otherwise, we wouldn't hire him as a writer as often as we do. But we're particularly excited for his newest, Be a Man.

31/07/2025

"[As] Sonja Trom Eayrs, Author details in her recent book, DODGE COUNTY, INCORPORATED, the fact that factory farms are usually family businesses is central to understanding the way that industrial agriculture has run small farms out of business and hollowed out entire communities," writes Ryan Nebeker.

Read more about the slow death of the family farm in FoodPrint.

Small, diversified family farms are declining, but many U.S. farms still qualify as “family farms,” even as corporate consolidation grows.

29/07/2025

WILLA Literary Award Finalist in Creative Nonfiction, BURNING THE BREEZE by Lisa Hendrickson, is the story of three generations of women and their intrepid efforts to succeed in the American West.

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24/07/2025

BECKONING FRONTIERS is a new perspective on the economic development of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American West through the personal insight of Buffalo Bill’s business partner and friend, George W. T. Beck.

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24/07/2025

"[BUFFALO BILL AND THE MORMONS ] is well-written and researched, and overall a fun read," writes Micah Chang for The Journal of Mormon History.

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22/07/2025

Winner of the 2021 Director's Award in the Oklahoma Book Awards, THE GREAT OKLAHOMA SWINDLE tells the story of a state rich in natural resources and artistic talent, yet near the bottom in education and social welfare.

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