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An Enduring Legacy:
The Story of Basques in Idaho
by Drs. John Bieter (BSU) and Mark Bieter
The Bieters chronicle three generations of Basque presence in Idaho from 1890 to the present, a story that begins with a few solitary sheep-herders and follows their evolution into the prominent ethnic community they are today.

Brothers John and Mark Bieter were born and raised in Boise, Idaho. John is a professor of History at Boise State University and co-founder of its Basque Studies Center. Mark has worked as a correspondent for Basque National Radio, for the American-Basque Foundation, and currently practices law in Washington, D.C.

Bieterdarrak Idahon bizitako hiru euskaldun belaunaldien kronika egiten dute - 1890tik gaur artekoak hain zuzen. Artzai bakarti gutzi batzuekin hasten den historioa gaur eguneko giza talde entzutetsura ekarri gaituen eboluzioa bitarteko dela.

John eta Mark, Bieter anaiak, Boise, Idahon, jaio eta hazi ziren. John irakaslea da gaur egun Boiseko Estatuko Unibertsitatean eta Euskal Ikasketen Zentruaren eratzailea beste kide batzuekin batera. Markek Radio Euskadirentzat lan egin du berriemaile moduan, Eusko-Amerikar Fundazioarentzat baita ere era egun abokatu aritzen da Washingtonen.

Boise, Idaho, 1882-1910: Prosperity in Isolation
by Dr. Carol Lynn MacGregor (BSU)
While most western cities developed along main railroad lines, this remote community on the Boise River was bypassed. How did Boise survive? The answer lies in the unique prosperity of the city, based in mining, timber, and agriculture, and in the resourcefulness of individuals who were committed to the town and were willing to sponsor its development. In the fourth state to grant women suffrage, this frontier town grew to become one of only ten cities in the nation with a streetcar system and built the first corporate geothermal project in the world.

Ethnic Landmarks:
Ten Historic Places That Define the City of Trees
by Dr. Todd Shallat (BSU)
Hidden among bricks and brownstones are clues to the mysterious disappearance of people from distant places. Ethnic Landmarks tours buildings and cultural sites worthy of preservation. Each building is a reminder that Boise, an immigrant city, has long been a cultural crossroad and surprisingly diverse.

In the Company of Wild Bears:
A Celebration of Backcountry Grizzlies and Black Bears
by Dr. Howard Smith (BSU)
”Smith delivers a loving tribute to the Ursidae family that will delight animal enthusiasts and could even make a convert of famed (and faux) bear-hater Stephen Colbert. Supported on almost every page by Francis’s gorgeous photos, the book more than meets Smith’s goal of providing an account that is ‘representative of what it means to walk in bear country.’”
–Publishers Weekly

Jesús Urquides:
Idaho’s Premier Muleteer
by Max Delgado (BSU)
An illustrated, bilingual book about one of Idaho’s earliest Mexican American pioneers. Jesús Urquides was born in Sonora, Mexico in 1833, and ran mule trains to mining camps throughout Idaho. The book highlights other Mexican American pioneer families as well.

Ya está a la venta un nuevo libro bilingüe con ilustraciones, acerca de un pionero méxico-americano que vivió a principios del desarrollo de Idaho. El pionero Jesús Urquides nació en el estado mexicano de Sonora en 1833, y trabajó llevando mulas de carga a los campos mineros de todo Idaho. El libro también incluye información sobre otras familias pioneras mexico-americanas

Secrets of the Magic Valley
and Hagerman’s Remarkable Horse
Edited by Dr. Todd Shallat (BSU)
In Idaho’s Magic Valley, water transformed a desert into a significant agricultural region. Here fur trappers encountered Snake River Native Americans, Oregon Trail emigrants suffered deprivation and death, miners rushed for placer gold, and an ancestor of the modern horse was found in a world-class fossil trove that would become a national monument site.

Snake: the Plain and Its People
Edited by Larry Burke (BSU) and
Dr. Todd Shallat (BSU)
Stunning color photos are combined with informative text and maps about the geology, ecology, pre-history and politics of the Snake River Plain—an in-depth look at one of the most unique regions in the world.

Lincoln Never Slept Here:  Idaho's Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Tour  
By Todd Shallat with Kathleen Tuck
Introduction by David Leroy

President Abraham Lincoln created Idaho, and his legacy may be stronger here than in any other state.  Brightly illustrated, the book begins with a critical essay concerning Lincoln's connection to Idaho.  It concludes with an Idaho guide to Lincoln and Civil War sites.