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The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction
The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction
by Linda Gordon
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In 1904, New York nuns brought forty Irish orphans to a remote Arizona mining camp, to be placed with Catholic families. The Catholic families were Mexican, as was the majority of the population. Soon the town'sAnglos, furious at this "interracial... (read more)

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Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
by Sandra Day Oconnor
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Now, for the first time in paperback, here is the remarkable story of Sandra Day OConnors family and early life, her journey to adulthood in the American Southwest that helped make her the woman she is todaythe first female justice of the U.S. Supreme... (read more)

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Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope
Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope
by Gabrielle Giffords
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Girls from Ames shares an intimate look at a small-town bridal shop, its multigenerational female owners, and the love between parents and daughters as they prepare for their wedding day. Thousands of women... (read more)

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The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore
The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore
by David Dary
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From 1610 to the 1860s the Santa Fe Trail, which ran from Missouri and Kansas to New Mexico, was a principal artery to and from the Southwest. Drawing from letters, journals, expedition reports, and newspaper articles, David Dary opens a window into the... (read more)

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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
by John Wesley Powell
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Full text of Powell's 1,000-mile expedition down the fabled Colorado in 1869. Superb account of terrain, geology, vegetation, Indians, famine, mutiny, treacherous rapids, mighty canyons, during exploration of last unknown part of continental U.S.... (read more)

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Ecology of Fear Los Angeles & the Imagin
Ecology of Fear Los Angeles & the Imagin
by Mike Davis
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From the author of City of Quartz, a startling new view of Los Angeles, the disaster capital of the world--and what it has to tell us about America at the millennium. Los Angeles has become a magnet for the American apocalyptic imagination. Riot... (read more)

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A Brief History of New Mexico
A Brief History of New Mexico
by Myra Ellen Jenkins
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Detailed information on every aspect of New Mexico's past.... (read more)

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Dig Here!: Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of the Southwest
Dig Here!: Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of the Southwest
by Thomas Penfield
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"Dig Here! is a gold mine itself, overflowing with fascinating lore, spellbinding backgrounds, driving Western drama--and exciting, reliable facts!... (read more)

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Texas Devils: Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846-1861
Texas Devils: Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846-1861
by Michael L Collins
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The Texas Rangers have been the source of tall tales and the stuff of legend as well as a growing darker reputation. But the story of the Rangers along the Mexican border between Texas statehood and the onset of the Civil War has been largely overlooked... (read more)

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Going Back to Bisbee
Going Back to Bisbee
by Richard Shelton
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One of America's most distinguished poets now shares his fascination with a distinctive corner of our country. Richard Shelton first came to southeastern Arizona in the 1950s as a soldier stationed at Fort Huachuca. He soon fell in love with the region... (read more)

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The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore
The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore
by David Dary
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The full story of the Santa Fe Trail, from the arrival of the Spanish, the founding of Santa Fe in 1610 and the arrival of the first French and American traders, the establishment of the trail, and what happened after its glory days ended. Here are the... (read more)

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River of Traps: A New Mexico Mountain Life (New York Times Notable Books)
River of Traps: A New Mexico Mountain Life (New York Times Notable Books)
by William Debuys
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New Mexicos Sangre de Cristo mountains are a place where two cultures — Hispanic and Anglo — meet. They're also the place where three men meet: William deBuys, a young writer; Alex Harris, a young photographer; and Jacobo Romero, an old farmer.... (read more)

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Solace: Rituals of Loss and Desire
Solace: Rituals of Loss and Desire
by Mary Sojourner
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NPR commentator Mary Sojourner, "a pithy yet sensuous, spiritual yet ferocious writer" (Booklist), delivers a powerful memoir about the joys of rejecting the pace, addictions, and false values of society...and learning to live without compromise. Twenty... (read more)

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Cityscapes: San Francisco and Its Buildings
Cityscapes: San Francisco and Its Buildings
by John King
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King, urban design critic for the San Francisco Chronicle shares 50 of his favorite examples of San Francisco architecture in this portable (7x5.2") guide. Grouped into categories of icons, styles and masters, landscape, and change, each entry... (read more)

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Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon
Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon
by Michael S Sweeney
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Americans have always been passionately bound to the land: It has shaped our history, our ideas, and our art. In Last Unspoiled Place, the magnificent confines of Logan Canyon, Utah, prove the perfect landscape for exploring these beliefs. In brilliant... (read more)

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The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore
The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore
by David Dary
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From 1610, when the Spanish founded the city of Santa Fe, to the 1860s, when the railroad brought unprecedented changes: here is the full, fascinating story of the great Santa Fe Trail which ran between Missouri and Kansas and New Mexico--a lifeline to... (read more)

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Oklahoma Western Biographies #2: Last Conquistador: Juan de Onate and the Settling of the Far Southwest
Oklahoma Western Biographies #2: Last Conquistador: Juan de Onate and the Settling of the Far Southwest
by Mark Simmons
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This book chronicles the life and frontier career of Don Juan de Oñate, the first colonizer of the old Spanish Borderlands. Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, in the mid-sixteenth century, Don Juan was the prominent son of an aristocratic silver... (read more)

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People of the West Desert: Finding Common Ground
People of the West Desert: Finding Common Ground
by Craig Denton
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The West Desert is what Utahns call the basin and range salt desert in the eastern Great Basin. This arid region first caught the attention of photo documentarian and author Craig Denton when voices from it spoke out against turning over large desert... (read more)

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Picturing Las Vegas
Picturing Las Vegas
by Linda Chase
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Through colorful photogra phs and firsthand narrative detail, Picturing Las Vegas tells thestory of a city whose history mirrors that of America itself: a tale of the frontier, of corruption andgreed, of beauty and loss and ineffable hope.... (read more)

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It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail (It Happened in)
It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail (It Happened in)
by Stephen Glassman
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True Tales from the Santa Fe Trail From Jedediah Smiths final fight to an unlikely flash flood in the desert, It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from one of Americas most historically important... (read more)

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