First Impressions: A Reader’s Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest (The Lamar Series in Western History)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300215045 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Weber (1940–2010) was founding director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University. About the AuthorDavid J. William deBuys’s numerous books include River of Traps, a Pulitzer Prize nonfiction finalist.
Weber (1940–2010) was founding director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University. David J. William deBuys’s numerous books include River of Traps, a Pulitzer Prize nonfiction finalist.
A guide to the history and culture of the American Southwest, as told through early encounters with fifteen iconic sites This unique guide for literate travelers in the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first non-natives to describe them. The sites visited in this volume range from popular destinations within the National Park System—including Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde—to the Spanish colonial towns of Santa Fe and Taos and the living Indian communities of Acoma, Zuni, and Taos. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University. Published in Cooperation with the William P. Lovers of the Southwest, residents and visitors alike, will delight in the authors’ skillful evocation of the region’s sweeping landscapes, its rich Hispanic and Indian heritage, and the sense of discovery that so enchanted its early explorers. Weber and William deBuys lead readers through centuries of political, cultural, and ecological change. Noted borderlands historians David J