First impressions :
by Weber, David J.
Published by : University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Physical details: xv, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm ISBN:9780826363558; 0826363555.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| sw 900 - 999 | 917.904 Web (Browse shelf) | Available | 116589 |
Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies Southern Methodist University.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-325) and index.
Acoma -- Canyon de Chelly -- Carlsbad Caverns -- Casa Grande -- Chaco Canyon -- El Morro/Inscription Rock -- Grand Canyon -- Mesa Verde -- The Mohave Villages -- Rainbow Bridge -- Santa Fe -- San Xavier del Bac -- Taos Valley -- Tucson -- Zuni
"First Impressions: A Reader's Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first nonnatives to describe them. Noted borderlands historians David J. Weber and William deBuys lead readers through centuries of historical, cultural, and environmental change at sites ranging from Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde to such living Native communities as Acoma and Zuni. Lovers of the Southwest, both residents and visitors alike, will delight in the authors' skillful evocation of the region's sweeping landscapes, its rich Hispanic and Native heritage, and the sense of discovery that so enchanted its early explorers"--
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