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The Mountainous West

Author : William Wyckoff
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803297593
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book The Mountainous West written by William Wyckoff and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional interpretations of the American West have concentrated on the importance of its aridity to the region's cultural evolution and development. But the West is marked by a second fact of physical geography that distinguished it (from the experiences of settlers) from the east. As pioneers struggled with the climate west of the hundredth meridian, they were also confronted by mountains strewn across the region and offering their own set of limitations and opportunities. This volume focuses on these green islands of the Mountainous West that have witnessed patterns of settlement and development distinct from their lowland neighbors. In thirteen essays, the contributors address the mountains by means of five themes: the mountains as barriers to movement, islands of moisture, a zone of concentrated resources, an area of government control, and a restorative sanctuary. The focus ranges from California's Sierra Nevada to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah, and Montana. William K. Wyckoff is an associate professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University. He is the author of The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape and of articles in many journals, including The California Geographer, Social Science Journal, Geographical Review, and Journal of Historical Geography. Lary M. Dilsaver is a professor in the Department of Geology and Geography, University of South Alabama. The author, with William Tweed, of Challenge of the Big Trees: A Resource History of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, he has also written articles in journals such as Geographical Review, Annals of Tourism Research, and Yearbook of the Association of Pacific CoastGeographers.

Quicksand and Cactus

Author : Juanita Brooks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Quicksand and Cactus written by Juanita Brooks and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juanita Brooks became one of the best-known historians of Mormon and Utah history. Her autobiography is a valuable source of information on early southern Utah and Mormon history.

Utah Historians and the Reconstruction of Western History

Author : Gary Topping
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806135618
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Utah Historians and the Reconstruction of Western History written by Gary Topping and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among historians of Utah and the American West, few names have greater resonance than Bernard DeVoto, Dale Morgan, Juanita Brooks, Wallace Stegner, and Fawn Brodie. Each of these writers made enduring contributions not only to our knowledge of the American West but also to our view of the region and its history. In many ways their writing set the standard for scholarship and interpretation, and their influence is still felt today. Yet they were not flawless. As Gary Topping explains in this, the first comprehensive appraisal of their work, each had serious shortcomings. DeVoto and Stegner, master storytellers, distorted their histories with excessive use of literary and artistic techniques; Morgan, the thorough researcher, failed to see larger contexts and interpretive possibilities; Brooks, courageous in finding damning new information on the Mountain Meadows massacre, stopped short of drawing conclusions that might alienate her from her fellow Mormons; and Brodie, psychobiographer extraordinaire, nonetheless succumbed to reading too much into the lives of her subjects based on her own emotions and conflicts. All five writers experienced Mormon Utah in the formative stages of their lives and, whether they wanted to or not, fashioned their work on the American West under that indelible influence. Topping shows ultimately how, despite weaknesses, each created exemplary models of diligent research and narrative elegance while establishing new traditions in western historical scholarship.

Quicksand - The Mysterious Disappearance of Dakotaroo

Author : Krista Michelle Breen
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0973524103
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Quicksand - The Mysterious Disappearance of Dakotaroo written by Krista Michelle Breen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in Krista Michelle Breen's adventures of Dakotaroo. T.J. Thompson's world is thrown upside down when her beloved Appaloosa pony mysteriously disappears into the fog. T.J. and her fearless friend Adrienne Brooks embark on a puzzling cross country journey in search of Dakotaroo. Aided in their adventure by Adrienne's annoying younger brother Phillip, the girls soon begin to understand the strange destiny of T.J.'s Appaloosa.

Boundaries Between

Author : Martha C. Knack
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803278189
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (781 download)

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Download or read book Boundaries Between written by Martha C. Knack and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boundaries Between skillfully relates the history of the Southern Paiutes from their first contacts with Europeans through the end of the twentieth century. In an engaging style, Martha C. Knack combines contemporary oral histories, meticulous archival research, original ethnographic fieldwork, and an astute critical perspective on Indian-white relations. Before the arrival of European Americans, Southern Paiutes foraged the arid hills and valleys of the area known today as southern Utah, northern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southeastern California. By all the ?rules? of history and anthropology, such a small-scale, foraging culture should have disappeared long ago, but the Southern Paiutes survive, and their story unsettles assumptions about the role that social complexity, power, and culture play in the dynamics of human history.

White Roses on the Floor of Heaven

Author : Susanna Morrill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415977355
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book White Roses on the Floor of Heaven written by Susanna Morrill and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Mormon History

Author : Ronald Warren Walker
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252026195
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Mormon History written by Ronald Warren Walker and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Blood of the Prophets

Author : Will Bagley
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806186844
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Blood of the Prophets written by Will Bagley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massacre at Mountain Meadows on September 11, 1857, was the single most violent attack on a wagon train in the thirty-year history of the Oregon and California trails. Yet it has been all but forgotten. Will Bagley’s Blood of the Prophets is an award-winning, riveting account of the attack on the Baker-Fancher wagon train by Mormons in the local militia and a few Paiute Indians. Based on extensive investigation of the events surrounding the murder of over 120 men, women, and children, and drawing from a wealth of primary sources, Bagley explains how the murders occurred, reveals the involvement of territorial governor Brigham Young, and explores the subsequent suppression and distortion of events related to the massacre by the Mormon Church and others.

The Eagle on the Cactus

Author : Angel Vigil
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313069913
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Eagle on the Cactus written by Angel Vigil and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-06-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful tapestry of traditional tales, history, folk arts, and dance offers you a glimpse into the living legacy of Mexican folklore. After an overview of Mexico's history from the Mesoamerican indigenous era to modern times, Vigil explores the fascinating traditions of Oaxacan wood carving, Huichol bead and yarn art, folk masks, folklorico dance costumes, and Mexican folklore. A collection of tales follows, including classic tales, pourquoi creation tales from native people of pre-Hispanic Mexico, and tales from the Spanish colonial era of Mexican history-trickster tales, adventure and wonder stories, and animal fables. Lively reading for older students and adults, the tales may also be used for read-alouds with younger students. With 15 of the 44 tales presented in Spanish as well as in English, this is an excellent resource for Spanish classes and for Spanish-speaking readers. The fascinating background material also makes the book an excellent source for reports and research. Color plates

Sicamor

Author : Jose Ignacio Arocha Hernandez
Publisher : Jose Ignacio Arocha
ISBN 13 : 9811185964
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Sicamor written by Jose Ignacio Arocha Hernandez and published by Jose Ignacio Arocha. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sicamor was a young man who lived in Araguata, a beautiful and prosperous town, south of the Kingdom of Altamira. Everything was good… until evil took over it and turned it into a ruined and oppressed town, plagued by crime and injustices. While King Bartolo, the King of Altamira, was made to believe that Araguata was going in the right direction, the people suffered. Hungry for justice, Sicamor left for Altagracia, home of King Bartolo, on a journey that would take him throughout the kingdom, bringing about unexpected rewards. His parents were sad to let him go, but hopeful and pleased to see the courage and the strong determination in their son. Would these be enough for Sicamor to face the challenges arising on his way to reveal the truth? The book SICAMOR is about fostering and promoting the human values and virtues, which are indispensable for the growth journey of adolescents, young adults, and the young at heart. The stories will highlight generosity, honesty, kindness, humility, respect, and forgiveness, among many other virtues and values. Also, the book warns about the evil; it exists and it will stalk us, with the objective to hinder us from becoming a better person.

Dialogue

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Dialogue written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journal of Mormon thought.

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Author : James Shannon Buchanan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Chronicles of Oklahoma written by James Shannon Buchanan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Journey Home

Author : Edward Abbey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0452265622
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Journey Home written by Edward Abbey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1991-01-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journey Home ranges from the surreal cityscapes of Hoboken and Manhattan to the solitary splendor of the deserts and mountains of the Southwest. It is alive with ranchers, dam builders, kissing bugs, and mountain lions. In a voice edged with chagrin, Edward Abbey offers a portrait of the American West that we’ll not soon forget, offering us the observations of a man who left the urban world behind to think about the natural world and the myths buried therein. Abbey, our foremost “ecological philosopher,” has a voice like no other. He can be wildly funny, ferociously acerbic, and unexpectedly moving as he ardently champions our natural wilderness and castigates those who would ravish it for the perverse pleasure of profit.

The Texan

Author : James Beardsley Hendryx
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Texan written by James Beardsley Hendryx and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1918 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cowpokes to Bike Spokes

Author : Tom McCourt
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555663964
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book Cowpokes to Bike Spokes written by Tom McCourt and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Factual and fascinating tales of adventures and life in the town of Moab.

Cities of Gold

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826320865
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Cities of Gold written by Douglas Preston and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern horseback journey across 1,000 miles of desert and wilderness following the trail of the first European explorer in the American Southwest.

The Complete Walker IV

Author : Colin Fletcher
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1101947764
Total Pages : 947 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Walker IV written by Colin Fletcher and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 947 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time since 1984, we have a new edition of the classic book that Field & Stream called “the Hiker’s Bible.” For this version, the celebrated writer and hiker Colin Fletcher has taken on a coauthor, Chip Rawlins, himself an avid outdoorsman and a poet from Wyoming. Together, they have made this fourth edition of The Complete Walker the most informative, entertaining, and thorough version yet. The eighteen years since the publication of The Complete Walker III have seen revolutionary changes in hiking and camping equipment: developments in waterproofing technology, smaller and more durable stoves, lighter boots, more manageable tents, and a wider array of food options. The equipment recommendations are therefore not merely revised and tweaked, but completely revamped. During these two decades we have also seen a deepening of environmental consciousness. Not only has backpacking become more popular, but a whole ethic of responsible outdoorsmanship has emerged. In this book the authors confidently lead us through these technological, ethical, and spiritual changes. Fletcher and Rawlins’s thorough appraisal and recommendation of equipment begins with a “Ground Plan,” a discussion of general hiking preparedness. How much to bring? What are the ideal clothes, food, boots, and tents for your trip? They evaluate each of these variables in detail—including open, honest critiques and endorsements of brand-name equipment. Their equipment searches are exhaustive; they talk in detail about everything from socks to freeze-dried trail curries. They end as they began, with a philosophical and literary disquisition on the reasons to walk, capped off with a delightful collection of quotes about walking and the outdoor life. After a thoughtful and painstaking analysis of hiking gear from hats to boots, from longjohns to tent flaps, they remind us that ultimately hiking is about the experience of being outdoors and seeing the green world anew. Like its predecessors, The Complete Walker IV is an essential purchase for anyone captivated by the outdoor life.