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- The only place in North America where no species, including the grizzly bear, has gone extinct in centuries - Situated in the Rocky Mountain region that stretches across the U.S.-Canada boundary - 150 photos introduce the Crown of the Continent, where people, animals, and nations are finding common ground Far from the beaten path for many Americans, our northern Rocky Mountains feature two popular national parks, fertile ranch land, and some of the most unspoiled and intact landscapes in North America. This so-called Crown of the Continent is also the largest wildlife corridor in the Lower 48 and remains undivided by highways and cities. Photographer Steven Gnam's sumptous and striking photos reveal the region in all its moods, bringing the rugged and lush landscapes, the big megafauna and small critters, the popular recreation and personal lives up close in vivid detail. His images will inspire pride in Crown residents and encourage visitors to dig deeper----to create greater public awareness for this American treasure. Complementing Gnam's remarkable images is an essay by award-winning writer Douglas Chadwick, who explores the Crown's biodiversity, from wolverines and grizzly bears to marmots and stoneflies. Chadwick's essay shows that connecting key wildlands is not only critical, but achievable through community collaboration. Michael Jamison describes recent conservation successes to preserve the way of life in the Crown, while Karsten Heuer's epilogue encourages continued work to keep the region intact. Their message is hopeful----conservation groups, local governments, and native tribes in the Crown have begun to make wildlife a priority when considering new development. The Crown of the Continent is also a rare example of international cooperation to preserve a wild landscape. In 1932, Glacier National Park and Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park were joined together as Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The transboundary nature of the Crown of the Continent is one of the region's greatest assets, and both the United States and Canada are represented in the photos and essays of The Wildest Rockies. To learn more about Braided River and its mission: inspiring people to protect wild places through images and stories that change perspectives, please visit www.braidedriver.org

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...emphasizes people's connections to land in a regal piece of wilderness-- Alaska Airlines magazine A gorgeous book.-- Great Falls Tribune If it weren't for a few photos of the Bob Marshall Wilderness in a mid-'80s issue of National Geographic, Steven Gnam may never have discovered the Crown of the Continent. Those photos inspired his parents to relocate the family to Whitefish when Gnam was just an infant. And in a truly small world twist, Gnam wound up dedicating his professional life to capturing images of the very same vistas that prompted his family's migration.-- Missoula Independent In his stunning homage to the expanse of Rocky Mountains between Missoula, Mont., and Banff in Alberta, Canada, photographer Steven Gnam captures an awe-inspiring region in all its seasons while locals offer essays on the importance of this exceptional geographic stretch and the need to increase wildlife corridors.-- Shelf Awareness Photographer Steven Gnam answered the call as a child of seven when his parents moved his citified family to the northwest corner of Montana and released him to explore the local environs: the eighteen million acre crown of the continent region where ice melt forms the headwaters to rivers reaching Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific. Gnam's playmates included grizzlies, wolves, mountain lions, and wolverines--the most diverse collection of carnivores in North America--and his skill in capturing this majestic place with a pen and a telephoto is unsurpassed.-- Foreword Book Reviews This beautiful book highlights one of the most wild, rugged, and relatively intact landscapes in North America. With stunning, artistic photography and authentic stories of the diverse people and wildlife that share the Crown of the Continent region of the Northern Rockies, it conveys a critical conservation message without getting bogged down in the overly preachy politics that often plague modern-day conservation narratives. Conversely, thumbing through the pages of this book left me energized and inspired.-- Out There Monthly Crown of the Continent stands alone as a work of art, but Gnam's goal for this project was also to take viewers deep into the region--via foot, skis, bike, and even snorkeling gear.-- Mountain magazine Crown of the Continent: The Wildest Rockies is designed to bring attention to, and create defenders and advocates for, places like the Flathead River and the Rocky Mountain Front. It is bracing, big-scale country, brilliantly conveyed by Gnam's photography as well as Chadwick and other chosen writers. Such country should never, ever become a sacrifice to the carbon economy.-- Seattlepi.com

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Steven Gnam has been photographing wildlife, landscapes, and people in adventures across the western Unites States and Canada for the past 12 years. Most of his work focuses on celebrating and protecting the wild lands of the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest. His photographs have been used by conservation organizations across the West, including the Nature Conservancy, National Parks Conservation Association, and the Montana Wilderness Association.

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