num_pages: 168
description: A professional naturalist's incredible, personal portrait of America's largest and most pristine wilderness in the lower 48 states: the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem in Montana, Alberta, and British Columbia. This vast area includes two national parks in two countries (Glacier in the U.S. and Waterton Lakes in Canada), three designated wilderness areas (including the famous Bob Marshall Wilderness, the largest in the lower 48) and numerous adjacent national forests and private land. The book describes the area's geology, wildlife, plant life, and crucial environmental issues. An extremely timely release because of renewed plans to drill for oil and gas along the Rocky Mountain Front.
language: English
title: Crown of the Continent: The Last Great Wilderness of the Rocky Mountains
titlecomplete: Crown of the Continent: The Last Great Wilderness of the Rocky Mountains
ratings_count: 7
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Montana Book Award
publisher: UNKNO