Nature from Appalachian Book Company

Elk is West Virginia's longest river whose boundaries are entirely within the state. It forms on the western slopes of the Allegheny Mountains in Pocahontas County and flows one hundred and seventy two miles to the capital city of Charleston. In olden times, the first of several miles of Elk were known as Upper River, hence the title for this… Read more about this item

River on the Rocks is a story told in the tradition of Bill Byrne's Tale Of The Elk, and may be seen as a modern-day counterpart of that classic. The first recorded white settler on Birch was English Bill Dodrill, an occasional companion of Daniel Boone. English Bill came to the upper part of the river near Boggs in 1799 when… Read more about this item

With its dense forests and plentiful rainfall, West Virginia and the rest of the Central Appalachian region is an almost perfect habitat for hundreds of varieties of wild mushrooms. For the mushroom hunter, this vast bounty provides sheer delight and considerable challenge, for every outdoor excursion offers the chance of finding a mushroom not previously encountered. For both the seasoned… Read more about this item

When Dr. Michael discovered a lengthy newspaper article that described a 7-day wolf hunt held in January 1897, he realized he had the seed for his next intriguing novel. In the resulting story, fiction is employed to detail the exciting and traumatic lives of timber wolves in the Central Appalachians during the 1750-1900 period. By describing the unique challenges facing… Read more about this item

Two of West Virginia's premier observers of nature combine their expertise to showcase some of the State's most fascinating and beautiful creatures. Through the lens of a camera, Steve Shaluta captures exquisite photos of wildlife while Dr. Edwin Michael uses the lenses of binoculars to describe the same creatures in terms we can all understand. The authors present a diverse group… Read more about this item

The last mountain lion in West Virginia was killed in 1877 on Tea Creek in Pocahontas County. Or was it? Numerous sightings and eyewitness accounts of this majestic cat have been documented for years. The WV Division of Natural Resources is firm on their stance that there are no native mountain lions in West Virginia, but all the sightings seem… Read more about this item

Go Birding with West Virginia's Best-Selling Bird Guide! Learn to identify birds in West Virginia, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. This book features 117 species of West Virginia birds organized by… Read more about this item