Who This Author Is

Barry Holstun Lopez has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1978 to 2000, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Crossing Open Ground (Vintage) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Inc and Bantam Dell Pub Group.

Best Place To Start

Crossing Open Ground (Vintage)

Random House Inc • 1989 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Random House Inc and Bantam Dell Pub Group

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Inc and Bantam Dell Pub Group.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Crossing Open Ground (Vintage)

    Random House Inc • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 208 pages.

  2. Crossing Open Ground

    Penguin Group USA • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 180 pages.

  3. Arctic Dreams

    Harvill Pr • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 130 pages.

  4. Winter Count

    Random House Inc • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 112 pages.

  5. Rediscovery of North America

    Random House Inc • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 58 pages.

  6. OF WOLVES AND MEN

    Scribner • 1978 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  7. Arctic Dreams: Imagination And Desire In A Northern Landscape

    Bantam Dell Pub Group • 1988 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 496 pages.

  8. The Rediscovery of North America (Thomas D. Clark Lectures)

    Univ Pr of Kentucky • 1990 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1990.

  9. River Notes: The Dance of Herons

    Creative Pub Intl • 1988 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1988.

  10. About This Life: Journeys On The Threshold Of Memory

    New Star Media Inc • commitment varies by edition

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

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