FEATURED BOOKS by Christine Barnes

ALL ABOARD for a trip to the historic great lodges of North America!

There are hundreds of lodges, inns, chalets and hotels in the Western United States and Canadian Rocky Mountains, but only a handful of historic Great Lodges. Through color photographs, historic pictures, rare architectural drawings and lively text, Great Lodges of the West and Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies tell the stories of these magnificent structures that still stand today. Built between 1888 and 1938, most are in national parks, created by rail tycoons or as part of both countries' developing national park systems.

Great Lodges of the National Parks is the companion book to the acclaimed Four-hour PBS Television series and highlights fourteen of these great lodges set in the most spectacular landscapes the country has to offer. Filled with stunning color photographs as well as beautiful, historical pictures and architectural drawings, this book will charm and inspire readers for years to come.

Two lodges and the National Parks that surround them are also featured in individual books. Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park tells the story of America's first national park and its geologic wonders. El Tovar Celebrating 100 Years & HOPI HOUSE Celebrating 100 Years are a stunning portraits of the breathtaking canyonlands and the hotel that is perched on the South Rim.

These books showcase the most significant historic lodges in North America. Most are national landmarks, all are architectural treasures. The "Great Lodges" series reminds us that while the parks have been set aside for their scenic wonders, they are also home to the log-and-stone evidence of our cultural heritage. To understand these buildings is to understand our history.
Click to read the foreward to Great Lodges of the West by the President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Great Lodges of the National Parks, Volume Two
Author: Christine Barnes
Photography: Fred Pflughoft & David Morris
Format: 176 pages, 11" x 10", hardcover
Illustrations: 250 full-color photographs, historical photographs, and architectural drawings
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books, Portland, Oregon
ISBN: 978-0-88240-737-1
Release Date: Available Summer 2008
Price: $35.00 US

Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies
PBS Series based on this book aired 2004

Author: Christine Barnes
Photography: Fred Pflughoft & David Morris
Format: 164 full-color pages, 10"x9/58", hardcover
Illustrations: Over 180 color & historic black and white photographs and architectural drawings with handy pull-out Travel Guide
Publisher: WWWest, (1997) wwwest@coinet.com
ISBN: 0-96539424-2-2
Price: $35 US, $50.00 CN

ONLY IN OREGON, Natural and Manmade Landmarks and Oddities
Author: Christine Barnes
Photography: Jerry Barnes with additional photography by Dennis Frates and Fred Pglughoft
Format: 104 pates, 9"x9"; softcover
Illustrations: 180 full-color pages that include historic photographs
Publisher: Farcountry Press, (Summer, 2004)
ISBN: 1-5603729-2-3
Price: $14.95 US

CENTRAL OREGON
View from the Middle

Author: Christine Barnes
Format: 112pages, full color
Illustrations: 92 color photographs bythe region's premiere photographers
Publisher: American & World Geographic, (1996),
ISBN: 1-56037-087-4