"The Story of a Thousand Year Pine"
by Enos A. Mills$6.95"In [Enos Mills']
'Story of a Thousand Year Pine' he keyed and sustained his writing at a
level that will make this book a classic and a permanent contribution
to the literature of natural history." --
Philip Ashton Rollins, Author of "The Cowboy" Click here to read the story. Includes a poem by Arthur Chapman, letters by Charles Evans Hughes, Emerson McMillin, and Alva Adams. Paperback. ISBN 978-1-928878-00-1
We also have available a new Large Print Edition of "The Story of a Thousand Year Pine": Click here to see the difference between Large Print and our standard edition. Paperback. $8.50. ISBN 978-1-928878-31-5
"Being Good To Bears and Other
Animal's 'Tails'" by Enos A. Mills$9.95The hard-to-find
classic plus "Little Blue", the unedited version from "Bird Memories of
the Rockies", first published in Sunset Magazine. 
"Genuine Sympathy" - Edited by
Elizabeth & Eryn Mills$8.95A collection of
condolence letters written to the widow and daughter of naturalist Enos
A. Mills in 1922, focusing on the compassion and empathy of the era.
Includes, among others,
letters from Edna Ferber, Eugene Debs, Arthur Chapman, Andy Adams,
Russel
Doubleday and James Grafton Rogers. Paperback. ISBN
978-1-928878-02-5 
"Letters From Colorado - 1887", H.
L. Wason. $12.95A unique and
colorful perspective of life, people, mining, attitudes and old legends
of the San Juan mountains by the eastern tenderfoot "poet laureate of
Colorado." This book of poetry first published in 1887. 
"The Story of Early Estes Park" -
Enos A. Mills$13.95Foreword by Esther B. Mills. With contributions
by Esther Burnell Mills and Flora J. R. T. Stanley. Details the
history of Estes Park from its modest beginnings. Continuously in print
since 1905. 
"A Ragged Register" - Anna E.
Dickinson. $12.95 A rousing autobiographical tale of
America during the 1870's. Her travels on horse, stagecoach and
train, climbing mountains and exploring cities. She is credited
with being the first white woman to climb Longs Peak in Colorado in
1873. This was written for her mother and first published in
1879. 
"Stories of Scotch" - Enos A. Mills $7.95 A review
from the Philadelphia Public Ledger, 1916: "There can be no higher
praise
for Mr. Mills' little volume than to say that it well deserves a place
in
the library of the dog lover beside John Muir's 'Stickeen'..."
Illustrated
with photographs. Includes letters from Gene Straton Porter and Helen
Keller.
"A Baby's Life in the Rocky
Mountains" - Esther Burnell Mills with contributions by Enos A. Mills$14.95 A journal of raising a child
by naturalists
in the Rocky Mountains. A rare insight into the personal family
life
of Enos A. Mills before his death. Includes letters from Edna
Ferber,
Arthur Chapman, William Allen White and a poem by Clem Yore. 
"Waiting in the Wilderness" - Enos
A. Mills. $10.95
A wonderful variety of animal stories as well as the exploits of humans
in nature. A fascinating read, from horse whispering to beavers,
mountain lions and the real life of ground-hogs. 
"Watched by Wild
Animals" - Enos A. Mills.
$11.95 From the Argonaut, San Francisco,
Calif.: "Mr. Mills...is an enthusiastic nature lover and particularly
an animal enthusiast, and he writes for his own kind; but it would be
hard to imagine the most indifferent reader coming away entirely
unimpressed by 'Watched by Wild Animals.' Mr. Mills is an
excellent writer as well as a trained observer of animal antics."
"Wild Animal Homesteads" - Enos A.
Mills. $13.95
Dramatic studies of animals, their behaviors in the territories they
live in. Details of how they blend all of their senses for
survival and improvement. The author conveys the fascination of
the patterns, thinking and skill and how animals spend their
lives. Contains letters from the Enos Mills Cabin archives.
Click here to read 
"Bird Memories of the Rockies" -
Enos A. Mills $12.95
A detailed collection of stories about the ways of the "happy bird
people" from the chamelion-like ptarmigan of the alpine heights to the
eagle's
hunting tactics and strategy, the classic story of "The Love Song of
Little
Blue", and a romance between goldfinches. Contains letters from
the
Enos Mills Cabin archives, and Enos' notes on migration. 
"Enos A. Mills of the
Rockies" - Esther Burnell Mills &
Hildegarde
Hawthorne. $19.95 The only biography on Enos A. Mills
available
in paperback. Contains exerpts of Enos' writings, nineteen
photographs
from the Enos Mills Cabin archives, and a letter from Hildegarde
Hawthorne.
From the back cover: "It excites as it narrates the hazards of a
solitary
explorer discovering the secrets of nature...It is an unforgettable
portrait
of a man who devoted his life to protecting a world all people know to
be
compellling." 
"In Beaver World" - Enos A. Mills.
$13.95A collection
of observations of the life and behavior of "our first engineers" that
spanned 25 years of Enos' life. Includes letters from the Enos
Mills Cabin archives, and maps of two colonies he studied. 
"Homesteading Big Owl" -
Katherine Garetson. $10.95 The story of a single woman
homesteading property in the Longs Peak wilderness of Colorado in
1915. It is eloquent and contagious in what compelled her to
undertake and continue in following this dream. Paperback. 90 pages. ISBN 978-1-928878-17-9
"Adventures of a Nature Guide" -
Enos A. Mills.$15.95 Written
by the "father" of nature interpretation, it is the essence of guiding
people to see and experience how friendly, interesting, and compelling
nature
is from his own experiences. 
"Spell of the Rockies" - Enos A.
Mills. $12.95 The
most well-read classic penned by Mills, with a wide variety of subjects
in each chapter showing the continuity and balance of the natural world
in the time of Manifest Destiny. 
"The
Rocky Mountain Wonderland" - Enos
A. Mills. A wonderful arrangement of different stories
with topics to please the zoologist, meteorologist, geologist, the
mountain climber, and the simply curious. It is a last but not
fleeting glimpse into a natural and cultural world which has been
overtaken by time and progress. 
"Trees
That Twist and Forests of Colorado" - Enos A. Mills. Why do
trees twist? Through years of observation, Mills gives his best
theories. This book also includes a speech and a newspaper
article, unread for decades, on the value of our diminishing forests
and why they are so crucial to
our survival. Included are several striking photographs of the
twisted and trying trunks of our silent coinhabitants. Paperback.
$9.95 32 pages. ISBN
978-1-928878-19-3
"Your National Parks"
- Enos A. Mills. Followw Enos on a tour of this
continent's National Parks and Monuments as he saw them at the turn of
the twentieth century. From Yellowstone and Yosemite to Mesa
Verde and the Canadian parks, it is a guide to our greatest
natural preservations, and why we still need to save what natural
resources we can for our future. Includes letters from Teddy
Roosevelt, Alva Adams, H.C. Rowley, and ohers from the Enos Mills Cabin
archives. 
"Wild Life on the Rockies" - Enos A.
Mills. Enos's first major book of his career, with
stories ranging from
adventures in the wilds without a gun, the habits of pines and
kinnikinick,
the clever return-horse "Midget", and bighorn sheep. Includes
letters
from Francis Ramaley, R. J. Condon, and others from the Enos Mills
Cabin
archives. A sample chapter will soon be
available. Paperback. $11.95 108
pages. ISBN 978-1-928878-21-6.
Rocky
Mountain National Park - Enos
A. Mills.
A history of the Estes Park area, including selections from "The
Story of Early Estes Park", with added writings and an early history of
the national park. It also details Enos' fight with the
transportation
monopoly that took hold of the public roads in the park's early stages.
A Journey of
Memories by Enos A. Mills - A Personal Notebook. We've
collected his most inspiring quotes and thoughts from his books and
essays especially for the artist, writer, and philosopher. Plenty
of space for you to scribble, scrawl and create with high-quality
paper. Includes a ribbon bookmark in the binding so you never
lose your favorite inspiration. Cover and inside artwork by
Esther Burnell Mills. Paperback $12.95
162 pages. ISBN 978-1-928878-25-4.
Cricket,
a Mountain Pony
- Enos A. Mills. Three stories never published until
now.
This book has literally waited eighty years to see a press!
Cricket,
Enos' "return" horse, and her adventures with him in the San Juan
Mountains
of Southern Colorado, on the trail of a horse theif, and an impromptu
performance
at a western horsemanship show in the San Juans. This book is
great
for anyone who appreciates the intelligence of animals, large or small.
Preface
by Esther Burnell Mills. Includes letters from John D. Rockefeller Jr.,
Franklin M. Reck, and Lawrence C. Phipps Jr. Paperback. $9.95 44 pages. ISBN
978-1-928878-27-8. 
