This High, Wild Country: A Celebration of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

For centuries, the spectacular land-scapes now protected in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park have amazed and inspired us. Historian-naturalist Paul Schullery and artist-illustrator Marsha Karle bring us a new and richly textured portrait of this magnificent region, and reveal why Waterton-Glacier is a world treasure.

Through Schullery's text and Karle's watercolors and drawings, we criss-cross the roads and trails of this magnificent wilderness. We learn its deep geological history, and encounter its wild residents. And we discover its ever-increasing value as a barometer of planetary health in today's rapidly changing world.

Schullery, who has been described as the foremost citizen of the American national parks, and Karle, whose art is informed by a National Park Service career in some of North America's most beautiful landscapes, combine their talents to create a memorable tale of the beauty, power, and peril of this high, wild country.

Paul Schullery's many books on history and nature include Searching for Yellowstone, Mountain Time, America's National Parks, Real Alaska, and Lewis and Clark Among the Grizzlies. He is recipient of the Wallace Stegner Award from the University of Colorado Center of the American West and other awards, and served as an advisor for the Ken Burns film The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009). Paul is currently scholar in residence at Montana State University Library, Bozeman.
Marsha Karle's National Park Service career included assignments in some of America's most spectacular and inspiring settings, including Denali, Yellowstone, Everglades, Washington D.C., Mount Rushmore, and Hawaii. Marsha's award-winning watercolors and drawings have been featured in many shows in Montana, and can be seen on her website, www.Karleart.com. This High, Wild Country is her fifth collaboration with Paul Schullery as author and artist.