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We think of Roosevelt as an original, yet in The Naturalist , Darrin Lunde shows how from his earliest days Roosevelt actively modeled himself in the proud tradition of museum naturalists—the men who pioneered a key branch of American biology through their desire to collect animal specimens and develop a taxonomy of the natural world. The influence these men would have on Roosevelt would shape not just his personality but his career, informing his work as a politician and statesman and ultimately affecting generations of Americans' relationship to this country's wilderness. Pulling from Roosevelt's diaries and expedition journals, Lunde constructs a brilliantly researched, singularly insightful history that reveals the roots of Roosevelt’s enduring naturalist legacy through the group little-known men whose work and lives defined his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e352 pages, paperback \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis is the November 4, 2026 Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club selection. Register for the Zoom book club discussion with author Darrin Lunde \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/glacier.org\/glacier-book-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  ","brand":"Glacier Conservancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44842038362181,"sku":"803665","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5311\/4437\/files\/SNY02000__04834.1762558325.1280.1280.jpg?v=1777406937"},{"product_id":"grizzly-bear-science","title":"Grizzly Bear Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoexisting with grizzly bears into the future will be an increasing challenge and require a deep understanding of these large carnivores and what factors make their populations tick. Based on perhaps the longest uninterrupted wildlife research project done by one individual, this is the intertwined story of the science underlying our understanding of grizzly bears and family life in the wilderness while following bears. The story of grizzly bear behaviour and ecology is based on dozens of research papers published in this study, which in turn are based on the actual lives of over 200 radio-collared bears. These chapters are not written “for dummies” but contain considerable substance for people interested in the science behind animal ecology and conservation. The scientific chapters cover topics ranging from the bears’ diet and how it influences changes in body fat and muscle, to how bears are counted and factors that influence births and deaths and regulate population size. Mixed among the science chapters is the story of how a couple in their mid-20s began the Flathead grizzly project, built a log cabin on the bank of the Flathead River, had babies, and raised them in the wilderness among bears, wolves, and mountain lions. They endured floods that washed away part of their camp, forest fires that burned thousands of square miles, and some very weird people. Both children grew up with grizzly bears and eventually earned their own M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the ecology of these amazing animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e336 pages, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis is the September 9, 2026 Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club selection. 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In this visionary novel, acclaimed Indigenous author Debra Magpie Earling brings this mythologized figure vividly to life, casting unsparing light on the men who brutalized her and recentering Sacajewea as the arbiter of her own history. Here, the young Sacajewea is bright and bold, growing strong from the hard work of “learning all ways to survive.” When her village is raided, Sacajewea is kidnapped and then gambled away to Charbonneau, a French Canadian trapper. Heavy with grief, she learns how to survive at the edge of a strange new world. When Lewis and Clark’s expedition party arrives, Sacajewea knows she must cross a vast and brutal terrain with her newborn son, the white man who owns her, and a company of men who wish to conquer and commodify the world she loves. Written in lyrical, dreamlike prose, The Lost Journals of Sacajewea is an astonishing work of art and a powerful tale of perseverance—the Indigenous woman’s story that hasn’t been told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e264 pages, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis was the May 13, 2026 Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club selection. Watch the Zoom book club discussion with author Debra Magpie Earling \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E3tH7Ifdp3U\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  ","brand":"Glacier Conservancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44842038427717,"sku":"803664","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5311\/4437\/files\/SNY02011__88519.1762558338.1280.1280.jpg?v=1777406938"},{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-blackfoot-people-niitsitapiisinni","title":"The Story of the Blackfoot People: Niitsitapiisinni","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn innovative partnership brought the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta and leaders from the Blackfoot community together to document the culture, beliefs, traditions, artifacts, and more of the Blackfoot people. 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