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From the “dean of Western writers” (The New York Times) and the Pulitzer Prize winning–author of Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety, a fascinating look at the old American West and the man who prophetically warned against the dangers of settling it
In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished...
In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished...
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This down to earth history is marked by excellent background information, pertinent theory, and analytical skills and rests on hundreds of manuscripts from a dozen archives in Spain, Mexico, and the Southwest.... [It is] indispensable for the study of regions where the water supply does not meet human needs.
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Mysteries and Legends of Arizona explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Arizona&;s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Arizona history.
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown allows the great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized...
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"If Flagstaff had an official book the way states have official birds and official trees, that book would have to be "Mountain Town: Flagstaff's First Century," by Platt Cline. The 650-page book offers a definitive history of Flagstaff. For local residents who want to gain some perspective on the evolution of Flagstaff, "Mountain Town" is an excellent place to start" --Daily Sun.
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