Idaho History—and more
Nonfiction and novels rooted in Idaho history, as well as works for the philosophically inclined
Idaho History
Focussed history on Idaho’s rich past and agricultural development.
LOCAL HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO
Essays and articles investigating the last two centuries in Southeast Idaho. Including The Shanghi Plain: Bingham County's Early History, The Great Pasture: Bingham County's Shifting Dreams, We The Peoples: Two Canals' War for Territory, and Potato Futures, Potato Pasts.
Three Novels set on the Snake River Plain
Tilden, Big Southern, and Watershed, three novels weaving fiction with threads of Idaho’s landscapes and history, offering a personal glimpse into the region.
BOOKS ON CUTFLOWERS
AND FOR THOSE NOT FAINT OF HEART—PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS
Not for the faint of heart, OPEN RANGE: GRIEF, MUSIC, HUMOR AND OTHER OCCASIONS delves deep into the subjective experience of the title topics. Also for the sophisticated reader: SEARCHING FOR THE SACRED IN ADDICTION, a non-traditional look at the nature of alcoholism and other addictions. And for the philosophically inclined: ZEN AT THE END OF THE ROW, which fuses Western logic to Eastern mysticism in a way that eliminates their opposition.
About Ralph Thurston
Ralph Thurston is a lifelong Idaho resident. He lives with his wife, award-winning watercolorist Jeriann Sabin, on two acres, once part of a larger fourteen acre parcel devoted to growing cut flowers for event-centered designers in Idaho and Wyoming.
To listen to an interview with the author and his wife, click on the link below.
Get in touch
Questions or comments about my writing? I’d love to hear from you.
ralph@tildenthenovel@gmail.com
