Mike Armstrong
Hunter
WTS: used books on various outdoor and historical topics. "The way it works:" if you want to reserve a book or books, post an "I'll take book(s) #___" ON THIS THREAD only. Then I'll mark the book(s) sold on the ad and send you a PM with my address and "legal" name for payment. I DON'T take PayPal, but do take cash, MOs of all types and personal checks made out to me by you (no third party).
I ship by USPS Media Mail ("Book Rate") and try to send the next mail day after I get your payment.
Please use PMs only for asking questions or making comments or responding to my PMs re payment. Don't make comments on this thread (board rules).
TAKE $1 OFF EACH BOOK AFTER THE FIRST ONE YOU ORDER! If you want to check my bona fides, please look at my seller profile on http://www.calguns.net under member Mike A. or on the "Seller Feedback" forum at http://www.gunboards.com/forums under my handle there, 2520wcf.
Thanks for reading!
Mike Armstrong
Indian Wars titles
1) "The Oatman Massacre: a Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival" by Brian McGinty. 1851 massacre of a Mormon dissident family and Mojave captivity of two daughters, their rescue, and the subsequent "white" life of one. A modern, well-researched history. PB 270 pp. new cond illus.w/maps and many b/w photos, bibliography. $6
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Western/US History titles
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"Outdoor Adventures"
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15) "The Mountains of California" by John Muir. The articles that saved Yosemite and much of the Sierra from development. By the pioneering Scottish conservationist and naturalist who was a great friend and hunting buddy of TR. A facsimile of the 1894 edition that gives vivid descriptions of Indian life, game, geology, and early California life, including my personal favorite, "bee ranching." PB 394 pp. exc. cond. illus w/maps, b/w illustrations and photos. $6
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17) "Out West: American Journey Along the Lewis and Clark Trail" by Dayton Duncan. Duncan re-traced Lewis and Clark's journey in three trips in the mid-1990s in a VW Camper. Narrative of what he saw and who he met and how the modern West connects to the Old West through the people and places he describes. PB 445 pp. in exc. cond. illus w/maps and b/w photos. $4
18) "Back Roads of California: Selected Trips Off the Beaten Track' by Earl T. Hollander. Classic 1950s travel book FULL of neat pen-and-ink drawings of "the sights" as they were then: plants/trees/flowers, buildings, landscapes. The drawings alone are worth it! Hollander also describes his drawing media and techniques. DON'T try to use this for a guidebook unless you have a current one along, too! Softbound 8 1/2x11" in exc.cond. $5
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Outdoor Sports
20) "Celebrity Fish Talk: Tales of Fishing from an All-Star Cast" by Dave Strege, foreword by Kevin Costner. Sportswriter Strege's collection of anecdotes told to him about fishing, from removing a fly from Brad Pitt's ear while filming "A River Runs Through It" to what happened when Tiger Woods met a bear in Alaska while fly fishing. 100+ anecdotes. HB 201 pp. exc/new cond. illus w/b/w photos. $6
21) "Fear of Fly Fishing:Do Trout Exist? And Other Facts of Reel Life" by Jack Ohman. A cartoonist's "DON'T do-it-yourself" guide to fly fishing that shows the Dark Side of the sport from substitute fly tying materials ("Cat-Hater Special") to "Trout Fishing Technocracy", all illustrated with VERY graphic cartoons and NON-explanatory text. An antidote to fly fishin' affliction PB 139 pp. exc. cond. $4
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Natural History
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25) "The Reader's Digest Guide to North American Wildlife" by eds. of Reader's Digest. An excellent family guide to all major North American birds, mammals, plants, trees, flowers, mushrooms, fish, bugs--you get the picture. Describes and illustrates each, and shows the range and habitat type it lives in. Chapters on all major North American habitat types and what lives there. Heavily illus. w/maps and color plates HB 580 pp in exc. cond. w/slight cover wear. Great home schooling resource. $6
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Thanks for reading my usual LONG post! DON'T FORGET TO TAKE $1 OFF EACH BOOK YOU ORDER AFTER THE FIRST ONE!
Mike Armstrong
I ship by USPS Media Mail ("Book Rate") and try to send the next mail day after I get your payment.
Please use PMs only for asking questions or making comments or responding to my PMs re payment. Don't make comments on this thread (board rules).
TAKE $1 OFF EACH BOOK AFTER THE FIRST ONE YOU ORDER! If you want to check my bona fides, please look at my seller profile on http://www.calguns.net under member Mike A. or on the "Seller Feedback" forum at http://www.gunboards.com/forums under my handle there, 2520wcf.
Thanks for reading!
Mike Armstrong
Indian Wars titles
1) "The Oatman Massacre: a Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival" by Brian McGinty. 1851 massacre of a Mormon dissident family and Mojave captivity of two daughters, their rescue, and the subsequent "white" life of one. A modern, well-researched history. PB 270 pp. new cond illus.w/maps and many b/w photos, bibliography. $6
2) SPF
3) SPF
4) SPF
Western/US History titles
5) SPF
6) spf
7) SPF
8) SPF
9) SPF
10) SPF
11) SPF
12) SPF
"Outdoor Adventures"
13) SPF
14) SPF
15) "The Mountains of California" by John Muir. The articles that saved Yosemite and much of the Sierra from development. By the pioneering Scottish conservationist and naturalist who was a great friend and hunting buddy of TR. A facsimile of the 1894 edition that gives vivid descriptions of Indian life, game, geology, and early California life, including my personal favorite, "bee ranching." PB 394 pp. exc. cond. illus w/maps, b/w illustrations and photos. $6
16) SPF
17) "Out West: American Journey Along the Lewis and Clark Trail" by Dayton Duncan. Duncan re-traced Lewis and Clark's journey in three trips in the mid-1990s in a VW Camper. Narrative of what he saw and who he met and how the modern West connects to the Old West through the people and places he describes. PB 445 pp. in exc. cond. illus w/maps and b/w photos. $4
18) "Back Roads of California: Selected Trips Off the Beaten Track' by Earl T. Hollander. Classic 1950s travel book FULL of neat pen-and-ink drawings of "the sights" as they were then: plants/trees/flowers, buildings, landscapes. The drawings alone are worth it! Hollander also describes his drawing media and techniques. DON'T try to use this for a guidebook unless you have a current one along, too! Softbound 8 1/2x11" in exc.cond. $5
19) SPF
Outdoor Sports
20) "Celebrity Fish Talk: Tales of Fishing from an All-Star Cast" by Dave Strege, foreword by Kevin Costner. Sportswriter Strege's collection of anecdotes told to him about fishing, from removing a fly from Brad Pitt's ear while filming "A River Runs Through It" to what happened when Tiger Woods met a bear in Alaska while fly fishing. 100+ anecdotes. HB 201 pp. exc/new cond. illus w/b/w photos. $6
21) "Fear of Fly Fishing:Do Trout Exist? And Other Facts of Reel Life" by Jack Ohman. A cartoonist's "DON'T do-it-yourself" guide to fly fishing that shows the Dark Side of the sport from substitute fly tying materials ("Cat-Hater Special") to "Trout Fishing Technocracy", all illustrated with VERY graphic cartoons and NON-explanatory text. An antidote to fly fishin' affliction PB 139 pp. exc. cond. $4
22) SPF
23) SPF
Natural History
24) SPF
25) "The Reader's Digest Guide to North American Wildlife" by eds. of Reader's Digest. An excellent family guide to all major North American birds, mammals, plants, trees, flowers, mushrooms, fish, bugs--you get the picture. Describes and illustrates each, and shows the range and habitat type it lives in. Chapters on all major North American habitat types and what lives there. Heavily illus. w/maps and color plates HB 580 pp in exc. cond. w/slight cover wear. Great home schooling resource. $6
26) SPF
Thanks for reading my usual LONG post! DON'T FORGET TO TAKE $1 OFF EACH BOOK YOU ORDER AFTER THE FIRST ONE!
Mike Armstrong
