AMERICA'S ANCIENT TREASURES. by Franklin Folsom and Mary Elting Folsom.
Guide to U.S. and Canada archaeological sites and museums of prehistoric Indian life, with profiles of the museums and collections that interpret America's aboriginal past. Discover the America of an earlier era--where the prehistoric Indians came from, how they clothed and fed themselves, and what they left as evidence of their art, religion, architecture, and daily life. Illustrated with drawings and photographs, 448 large-format pages, index, glossary, suggested readings.
ISBN: 0-8263-0651-9. 1983. Order #: UNNM1630 paper$18.95.

 

AMERICAN INDIAN COOKING & HERB LORE. by J. Ed Sharpe and Thomas B. Underwood.
Legends, food & herb uses, recipes from many tribes. Includes legends of corn and game hunting, with notes on using vegetables and wild plants as well as Indian beverages. soups, and broths. there are chapters on Indian breads and on herbs and their uses. Most recipes do not alarm, but there is a yellowjacket soup in the book. 32 pages, illustrated.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-935741-05-4. 1973. CHER6876 paper$6.00.

 

 

 

#ARIZONA AS IT WAS: 1877. by Hiram Hodge.
Missions, railroads, Indians, newspapers, military posts, mining. 273 pages.
ISBN: . Order #: RIGR1229 cloth$20. See related titles (add link)   Check stock.

BERRY FINDER: a guide to native plants with fleshy fruits for eastern North America. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
Identifies plants with fleshy fruits, including natives and some cultivated species that have become established in the wild. Includes many native shrubs and vines  as well as herbs and trees. (Many of these plants have fruits that are known or suspected to be poisonous. This is not a guide to edible plants.) Covers U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies, except southern Florida. Most useful in late summer and fall when ripe berries are present. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-22-0. Order #: NASG1000 paper$5.95.

 

BERRY FINDER. Miller.
A guide to native plants of eastern North America with fleshy fruits, including herbs, vines, shrubs, and trees. Illustrated, 64 little pages.
ISBN: 0-912550-14-7. Order #: NASG5123paper$5.95.

 

 

COLORADO PLATEAU: the story behind the scenery. Ladd.
Geology and topography of this wondrous landscape of the Four Corners region of Colorado/Utah/Arizona/New Mexico. Unusual rock formations and scenery and unusual weathering processes. 48 large-format pages, color illustrations. 1995.
ISBN: 0-88714-090-4. Order #: KCPU4736 paper$8.95.

 

 

#DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS: the Triassic in Petrified Forest. Long & Houk.
Fascinating animals once roamed tropical Arizona in what is now arid Petrified Forest National park. Color illustrations, 96 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-945695-02-0. Order #: PEFO7051 paper$14.95.

DESERT PLANT PERSONALITIES: dry humor on the caliche. Morris Lundin.
A collection of more than 50 full-color photographs of desert plants with humorous captions. 64 pages.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-9679349-0-7. Order #: AMTR7623 paper$6.95.

 

 

 

 

#DESERT AWARENESS: information for anyone traveling in the desert southwest. by Helen Georges.
From DARES--Desert Alpine Reserve Emergency Service.. Information for traveling in Southwest desert: techniques, hazards. Travel by walking or driving, flash floods, dehydration and finding water, poisonous plants and insects, snakes, and spiders, finding direction with compass and other means. 36 pages.
ISBN: . Order #: MAFE0816 paper$19.50.

 

 

DESERT HIKING. by Dave Ganci.
Special techniques for hiking and backpacking in the land of sun and sand; desert clothing equipment. Includes introduction to many cacti and desert animals and the need for water with tips on where to find it. Vehicle considerations.. Photos, 192 pages, index, sources of information..
ISBN: 0-89997-086-9. Order #: WILD1798 paper$13.95. Note ISBN; differs from WILD1357.

 

DESERT HIKING. by Dave Ganci.
Special techniques for hiking and backpacking in the land of sun and sand; desert clothing equipment. Includes introduction to many cacti and desert animals and the need for water with tips on where to find it. Vehicle considerations.. Photos, 192 pages, index, sources of information..
ISBN: 0-89997-036-2. 1983. Order #: WILD1357 paper$13.95. Note ISBN; differs from WILD1357.

 

DESERT SURVIVAL HANDBOOK: how to prevent and handle emergency situations. by Charles A. Lehman.
This easy-to-read handbook provides you with the basic survival skills necessary to deal with emergencies in the desert. It makes an ideal carry-along in your backpack, car, boat, airplane, RV, or saddlebag.
ISBN: 1-935810-65-X. Order #: amtr7611 paper$8.95.

 

 

DESERT WILDFLOWERS OF NORTH AMERICA. by Ronald J. Taylor.
Covers major portions of southeastern California, Nevada, Utah, southwestern Arizona, and central-southern New Mexico--including over 500 species of flowering plants and full-color. 359 pages, color photos, maps, drawings, charts. Deserts included are Mojave, Sonoran, Painted, Chihuahan, and Great Basin.
ISBN: 0-87842-376-1. Order # MOPR1197 paper$24.00.

 

#DESERTS ON THE MARCH. Sears.
The destruction of America's grasslands by advancing deserts and the conservation practices needed to stop it. 272 pages.
ISBN: 0-8061-1667-6. Order #: UNOK1652 cloth$17.95.

THE DUST BOWL: men, dirt, and depression. Bonnifield.
Factual information on middle America's most devastating natural disaster--drought, dust, and land erosion in Oklahoma and Kansas. Photos, 244 pages.
ISBN: 0-8263-0485-0. Order #: UNNM3907 cloth$14.95.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO COMMON DESERT BIRDS OF ARIZONA. Nelsons.
Describes 27 species typical of this desert region, like cactus wren, Gila woodpecker, roadrunner, and more. Drawings, 32 little pages including checklist with common and scientific names..
ISBN: 0-935810-13-7. Order #: AMTR4546 paper$2.95.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO COMMON DESERT CACTUS OF ARIZONA. Nelsons.
Explains how to identify cactus groups and how to discover the individual types, such as varieties of cholla, prickly pear, pincushions, cereus, barrel, and hedgehog. Drawings, 30 little pages including checklist and glossary.
ISBN: 0-935810-15-3. Order #: AMTR4560 paper$2.95.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO COMMON MAMMALS OF ARIZONA. Nelsons.
Describes 29 species typical of this desert region, like bats, coyote, rock squirrel, javelina, bighorn. Drawings, 32 little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-16-1. Order #: AMTR1508 paper$3.95.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF EASTERN/CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. by Roger Conant.
Peterson Field Guide to 574 species with detailed recognition features--size, color, scale arrangements for males, females, and young; ranges, habits, habitats; notes for similar species; collecting and caring for them. Distribution maps show ranges of all species.472 color illustrations, 543 pages; index.
ISBN: 0-395-19977-8. 1975. Order #: HOMI605 paper$16.95.

 

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO THE SOUTHWESTERN NIGHT SKY. by Dan Heim.
Star charts for all seasons and native skylore will delight both new and experienced stargazers. 32 little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-62-5. Order #: AMTR7254 paper$3.95.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO SOUTHWESTERN PETROGLYPHS. by Elizabeth C. Welsh.
Native rock carvings are illustrated and discussed, along with preservation, in this handy guide: how they are  made, why, and where to find. Illustrated with drawings. 32 little pages.
ISBN:  978 0-935810-60-8. Order #: AMTR4600 paper$3.95.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO SOUTHWESTERN SNAKES. Nelsons.
Twenty-nine species found in seven states and Mexico are described and illustrated for easy identification. 32 little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-17-X. Order #: AMTR1987 paper$3.95.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers how to identify 542 birds in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana: gives ranges, migration routes, habitats and where they breed and nest along with their various songs and calls. Organized by bird families and visual similarities with outstanding field marks emphasized in text and illustrations. Includes silhouettes and supplemental drawings of distinctive features to provide extra detail. Color paintings of virtually species included, drawings, 338 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-26252-6. 1963. Order #: HOMI0602 paper$11.95.

FAR FROM CIBOLA. Horgan.
A lyrical novel that welds ancient mystery with the actual lives of workaday people, is set in Roswell, New Mexico during the Great Depression.
ISBN: 0-8263-0360-8. Order #: UNNM3737 paper$6.95.

 

 

FAVORITE MEXICAN COOKIN'. by Angelita Guerero.
Recipes for using tortillas, corn, chili, tomatoes, and beans in tangy tostadas, enchiladas, tacos, tamales, sopapilla, burritos, huevos, and more. Drawings, 64 pages. Baxter Lane titles are suited for gift stores and souvenir shops in tourist areas.
ISBN: None. 1972 . Order #: BALA9277 paper$4.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: from northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. by John J. Craighead, Frank C. Craighead, Jr., and Ray J. Davis.
Identifies the most common flower species in this region, which includes Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain National Parks: when and where they are found, interesting facts about them and what they can tell the observer--animals that may be nearby, altitude, and even what birds of certain species might be leaving the nest. Describes 500 species with common and scientific names, detailed recognition features, flowering seasons related species, and range and habitat information. Includes key to plants for positive identification of families and species. Illustrated glossary explains technical terms for leaf shapes, flower parts, and other descriptive data. Over 200 color photographs and more than 100 plant drawings, 312pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-18324-3. 1963. Used; good condition. Order #: HOMI2670 paper$10.95.

A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. by John J. Craighead, Frank C. Craighead, Jr., and Ray J. Davis.
Identifies 590 of the most common flower species in this region, which includes Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain National Parks: when and where they are found, interesting facts about them and what they can tell the observer--animals that may be nearby, altitude, and even what birds of certain species might be leaving the nest. Describes 500 species with common and scientific names, detailed recognition features, flowering seasons related species, and range and habitat information. Includes key to plants for positive identification of families and species. Illustrated glossary explains technical terms for leaf shapes, flower parts, and other descriptive data. Over 200 color photographs and more than 100 plant drawings, 312pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-18324-3. 1991. Used; good condition. Order #: HOMI2679 paper$15.95.

A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. by John J. Craighead, Frank C. Craighead, Jr., and Ray J. Davis.
Identifies 590 of  the most common flower species in this region, which includes Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain National Parks: when and where they are found, interesting facts about them and what they can tell the observer--animals that may be nearby, altitude, and even what birds of certain species might be leaving the nest. Describes 500 species with common and scientific names, detailed recognition features, flowering seasons related species, and range and habitat information. Includes key to plants for positive identification of families and species. Illustrated glossary explains technical terms for leaf shapes, flower parts, and other descriptive data. Over 200 color photographs and more than 100 plant drawings, 312pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-93613-6. 1991. Used; good condition. Order #: HOMI2677 paper$19.00.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Every species of land and water birds of eastern and central North America. Range maps show summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds; schematic drawings and arrows emphasize key field marks for quick identification; also includes accidentals, exotics and escapes--usually in several plumages. Drawings, color paintings, maps, 384 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-36164-8. 1980. Order #: HOMI614 vinyl$16.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: North America west of the 100th meridian, with a section on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers over 700 species in this region. Organized buy families and visual characteristics for quick, easy comparison and identification. Additional detail and extra drawings help with similar species, family characteristics, songs and calls, and difficult identifications. More than 1000 paintings with over 500 in color showing males, females, adults, juveniles, and unusual plumages. 335 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-13692-X. 1961. Order #: HOMI2660 vinyl$12.95.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: North America west of the 100th meridian, with a section on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers over 700 species in this region. Organized by families and visual characteristics for quick, easy comparison and identification. Additional detail and extra drawings help with similar species, family characteristics, songs and calls, and difficult identifications. More than 1000 paintings with over 500 in color showing males, females, adults, juveniles, and unusual plumages. 335 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-13692-X. 1961. Soiled covers; water-wrinkled pages but intact and usable. Order #: HOMI2668 paper$10.95. Note cover.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: a completely new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers over 700 species in this region. Organized by families and visual characteristics for quick, easy comparison and identification. Additional detail and extra drawings help with similar species, family characteristics, songs and calls, and difficult identifications. More than 1000 paintings with over 165 in color showing males, females, adults, juveniles, and unusual plumages. Includes 442 range maps. 432 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-13218-X. 1990. Used copy in good shape, minor wear on cover. Order #: HOMI2662 vinyl$20.00.

 

FIELD MOUSE GOES TO WAR: a bilingual tale. Kennard and Yava.
Illustrated by Fred Kabotie. Can the little field mouse outwit the hawk that is stealing chickens from the People? This traditional Hopi tale was originally published in 1944 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The drawings are by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie who was born at the turn of the century on the Second Mesa. Kabotie was commissioned by the Museum of the American Indian in New York to record authentic native dances and by the Fred Harvey Company to decorate the Indian Tower on the south Rim of the Grand Canyon. The book is in English and phonetic Hopi. Contains pronunciation guide.74 pages.
ISBN: 0-86541-046-1. Order #: FILT5265 paper$10.95.

 

A FITTING DEATH FOR BILLY THE KID. by Ramon F. Adams.
How the "Kid" legend was born and grew about this young outlaw. Author tells of the events of the kid's short life, setting out to write not so much a biography as a commentary on a myth, sifting legend and tall tale and outright lie to arrive at the truth about the seemingly immortal Billy. When we know the truth about Bill's end--not in a blaze of glory--it was a fitting death . Illustrated, 320 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8061-1764-8. 1960. Order #: UOKL5678 paper$12.95.

 

FLOWER FINDER: a guide to identification of spring wildflowers and flower families. by May Theilgaard Watts.
Dichotomous key to spring wildflowers of US and Canada east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies. Like our other flower guides, it keys first to the family and then to individual species. Explains botanical terms used to describe flower parts. Illustrated with author's line drawings. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 0-912550-00-7. Order #: NASG1001 paper$5.95.

#FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. Arnberger & Janish.
Capsule descriptions of species living above 7,000 feet, on color-coded pages. Color photos, drawings, 143 pages.
ISBN: 0-911408-61-4. Order #: SOPM1319 paper$9.95.

#FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN FORESTS AND WOODLANDS. Foxx.
Botanical guide to species. Drawings, 216 pages.
ISBN: 0-941232-05-1. Order #: UNNM1617 paper$12.95.

GRASSLANDS: Audubon Society Nature Guide. by Lauren Brown.
Comprehensive field guide to birds, wildflowers, trees, grasses, insects, and other natural wonders of North America's prairies, fields, and meadows. The varied grassland regions of the United States are outlined--talllgrass, desert, intermountain, for instance--with their associated plants and animals. Also in the book individual species are described with their habitats and ranges and a line drawing of each. Color photos show the character of the different grasslands and their flora and fauna. 606 pages, index..
ISBN: 0-394-73121-2. 1985. Order #: RAHO2724 paper$19.95.

 

HIKING THE GRAND CANYON: the Corridor Trails--DVD?.
ISBN: 1-55838-193-7. Order #: AMTR3836 paper$19.95.

 

 

 

HIKING THE SOUTHWEST: Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas. by Dave Ganci.
Sierra Club Totebook. Introduces the special character of this region of the U.S. from a hiker's standpoint. Tells of weather and climate factors, managing a vehicle on sandy roads or in heat, natural history, social and environmental history such as the Sagbebrush Rebellion and includes many hikes in national parks and forests as well s those on Bureau of Land Management Areas, city, county, and state parks, and Indian reservations. Trail descriptions include mileages, difficulty ratings, directions, and features. Maps, bibliography, index, 408 pages--small size for carrying in the field..
ISBN: 0-87156-338-X. 1983. Order #: RAHO2715 vinyl$14.00.

 

HISTORIC COOKERY. by Fabiola C. Gilbert.
First appearing in 1931, Historic Cookery is an early cookbook of New Mexican foods from the author's family and villagers in northern New Mexico. Complete recipes for chile sauces, corn dishes, meats, cheese, eggs, and vegetables as well as salads, soups, breads, desserts, and beverages. 43 pages, drawings, index. perfect-bind spine.
ISBN: 978-0-941270-99-1. Order #: GISM1833 paper$5.95

 

 

#HOUSE IN THE SUN. Olin.
The arid and thorny residence of desert plants and animals--how they live. Color photos, 248 pages.
ISBN: 0-911408-49-5. 1977. Order #: SOPM1314 paper$3.95.

HOUSES BENEATH THE ROCK: the Anasazi of Canyon de Chelly and Navajo National Monument. by David Grant Noble.
Essays by noted archaeologists and historians give insight into Native American inhabitants of this region and their way of life in their cliffside and cave dwellings. Discusses rock art, basketry and artifacts, and the last stand of Navajos against Kit Carson's removal from their home.  Photographs, map, 64 large-format pages, saddle-stitched.
ISBN:-0-941270-72-6. Order #: GISM1859 paper$$8.95.

 

I IS FOR INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST: the story behind the scenery. Rosen & Baird.
Children's story telling of the Southwest character and heritage. Large-format pages, color illustrations.
Inventory =22.ISBN: 0-88714-211-7. 2000. Order #: KCPU8108 paper$9.95.

 

 

IN RED MAN'S LAND; a study of the American Indian. by Frances E. Leupp.
Leupp was an early U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs and had written government reports about relations with tribes. In this book his purpose was to deal with the Indian as individual "as if introducing an old resident to new neighbors". Chapters therefore include "The Aboriginal Red Man", "The Red Man and the Government","The Red Man and His White Neighbor", "The Red Man and Our Social Order", and "The Red Man as  Teacher and Learner". Historical photographs showing Indians in camps, chiefs, maidens, homes. 161 pages.
ISBN: 0-87380-115-6. 1976. Order #: RIGR1235 cloth$12.00.

#IN TIME OF HARVEST. Sinclair.
Novel about an Oklahoma family homesteading in New Mexico mines a classic vein of American humor.
ISBN: 0-8563-0505-9. Order #: UNNM3761 paper$6.95.

INDIAN SANDPAINTING OF THE GREATER SOUTHWEST. by David Villasenor.
Religious-medical function of Navajo symbols: Swastika, Thunder, Whirling Rainbow, more. Color pictures of sandpaintings with their interpretations of the ceremonial significance. Sandpainting is a very old Southwest Indian Art in which the Medicine Man "paints" loosely upon the ground, or, on some occasions, upon buckskin or cloth, by letting the sands flow with control and skill through his sensitized fingers. He may use also, in conjunction with the sands of natural color, corn meal, flower pollen, powdered roots and bark, in the execution of this ritual.  Because of the sacred nature of this ceremony, the sandpainting is begun, finished, used, and destroyed within a twelve hour period (either night or day). 16 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-911010-92-3. Order #: NAGR0949 paper$4.95.

JOHN WESLEY POWELL: soldier, explorer, scientist (1834-1902). Jean Thor Cook.
Led the first exploration of the Grand Canyon. John Wesley Powell's insatiable curiosity led him to explore the area of the US marked "unknown" on maps -- an area he mapped and named the Grand Canyon. Powell was a one-armed Civil War veteran when he led the first expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869.
ISBN: 978-0-86541-080-0. Order #: FILT4785 paper$8.95.

 

#JOSE DARIO GALLEGOS: Merchant of the Santa Fe Trail (1830-1883). Emerita Romero-Anderson.
Settler and store owner in Colorado's oldest town, San Luis. Jose Dario Gallegos was born near Taos in 1830, the son of a merchant. He moved north into Colorado, leading the establishment of settlement of San Luis de Culebra in 1851. The town of San Luis is Colorado's oldest.
ISBN: 978-0-86541-08486-0. Order #: FILT4787 paper$8.95.

KOKOPELLI: Casanova of the cliff dweller. John V. Young.
Story of hunchback flute player throughout history. Who or what was Kokopelli--water sprinkler, wandering minstrel, fertility enhancer, or simply the hunchback flute player? The hunchback flute player's many roles and the Kokopelli legends are described in this 40 page book illustrated with many examples of kokopelli and the archaeological sites where he is found.
Inventory= 5. ISBN: 0-86541-026-7. Order #: FILT7122 paper$4.95.

 

 

KOKOPELLI: Casanova of the cliff dweller. John V. Young.
Story of hunchback flute player throughout history. Who or what was Kokopelli--water sprinkler, wandering minstrel, fertility enhancer, or simply the hunchgback flute player? The hunchback flute player's many roles and the Kokopelli legends are described in this 41 page,book illustrated with many examples of kokopelli and the archaeological sites where he is found.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 0-86541-110-4. Newer edition with glossy cover. Order #: FILT7123 paper$6.95.

 

KOKOPELLI: drum in belly. by Gail Haley.
Meticulously researched interpretation of the Native American story of Kokopelli, the hunchback flute player. 32 pages, full color. An ancient Native American tale beautifully told and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist. Meticulously researched interpretation of the complex and fascinating Native American story of Kokopelli, the hunchback flute player. Ages 8 and up. 32-pages, full color, dust jacket.
ISBN: 978-0-86541-069-5. Order #: FILT4217 paper$12.95.

 

THE LIFE OF PAT F. GARRETT and the Taming of the Border Outlaw. by John Milton Scanland.
A history of the gunmen, outlaws, and a life history of the greatest sheriff of the Old Southwest. Includes "Billy the Kid", ethics of the "drop" cattle disputes, murders. 5 illustrations, 44 pages.
ISBN: 0-910584-18-4. 1971. Order #: FILT0485 paper$3.95.

 

 

THE McCARTYS--They Rode with Butch Cassidy. by E. Richard Churchill.
Records the misdeeds of an exciting and colorful bunch of outlaws through Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, and Oregon. "They were the "Wild Bunch" who terrified the Southwest 1880-90s. Cattle rustling, bank robberies, posse-avoiding, flights, gunfights, prison are all related. Photographs, 44 pages, index. See sample pages, illustrations.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-913488-02-X. Order #: TIMB0762 paper$3.95.

 

 

MAJOR JOHN WESLEY POWELL: voyage of discovery--the story behind the scenery. by Dan Murphy.
Travel with Powell on his harrowing 1869 journey of exploration to descend the Green River to the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. 9x12, 64 pages, 63 color photos, 28 maps.
  ISBN: 0-88714-059-9. 2001. Third printing. Order #: KCPU8090 paper$12.95.

 

 

MALPAIS GOLD (THE). by H. Glenn Carson.
Novel of how one man was intrigued by a chance-find to become a treasure addict. The gold sought was first discovered in New Mexico in 1864, then most of its discoverers were killed by Indians and the two remaining hid what they had, losing track of where and setting off intrigue to find the location ever since. Covers scuffed. 148 pages. 
ISBN: 0-941620-09-3. 1978. CARS0272 paper$6.95.

 

 

MESA VERDE: the story behind the scenery (CO). Martin.
Prehistoric Anasazi Indian dwellings tucked under cliff rims in this Southwest Colorado National park. Color photos, 48 large-format pages.
ISBN 0-88714-075-0. 1994. Second printing. Order #: KCPU4072 paper$8.95.

 

 

MY ADVENTURES IN ZUNI. Frank Cushing.
Facsimile of Cushing's account of his life in Zuni; first printed in Century Magazine 1882-1883. Includes 2 articles about Cushing by Sylvester Baxter. Illus., 96 pp.
ISBN: 0-86541-045-3. Order #: FILT0458 paper$8.95.

 

 

NAVAJO WEAVERS and NAVAJO SILVERSMITHS. Washington Matthews.
Reprint of two U.S. Bureau of Ethnology reports describing in detail weaving and silversmithing as observed in 1860s by Washington Matthews, a physician at Fort Wingate. 44 pages, illustrated.
ISBN: 978-0-910584-07-4. Order #: FILT0470 paper$4.00.

 

 

THE PAPAGO (Tohono O'odham) and PIMA INDIANS OF ARIZONA. Ruth M. Underhill.
Noted anthropologist describes everyday life, religion, arts, and government of two Arizona tribes. First published in 1930s. 74 pages, illustrated.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 978-0-86541-059-6. Order #: FILT0487 paper$10.95.

 

 

 

POISONOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT. Dodge.
Spiders, scorpions, snakes, centipedes, bees, bugs, gila monster. How to identify, treat bites. Photos, 48 pages.
ISBN: 0-911408-44-4. Order #: SOPM2172 paper$4.95.

 

 

POWELL'S CANYON VOYAGE. by W. L. Rusho.
History of J. W. Powell's first expedition through the Grand Canyon, organized as an endeavor to gather scientific information on the route of the river and its character, being in one of the last places of the then-United States to be explored. In addition, the venture also became an adventure as Powell's group navigated uncharted rapids in wooden boats. 44 pages, illustrated with engravings and photographs from early expeditions..
ISBN: 0-910584-12-5. Order #: FILT0461 paper$4.00.

 

 

PRACTICAL SPOKEN SPANISH. by F. M. Kercheville.
Uses a natural method of learning a spoken language, meeting the demand for a simple, easy, practical way to speak conversational Spanish. Stresses pronunciation, vocabulary building, and usable idioms and sentences; appropriate for self-instruction. Intends to meet the demand for effective aid in individual study, in the laboratory and in everyday life situations. 162 pages.
ISBN: 0-8263-0059-6. 1979. Order #: UNNM3909 paper$7.95.

 

#ROADRUNNER-print.
ISBN: None. Order #: AMTR3851 print$7.95.

ROCK ART SAVVY: the responsible visitor's guide to public sites of the Southwest. Ronald D. Sanders.
This user-friendly guide describes more than 100 mostly public, easy-access rock art sites in Arizona, southern California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and western Texas, with a special section on Baja California, Mexico. Written in a lively, conversational style and brimming with helpful information, Rock Art Savvy shows both novices and seasoned rock art aficionados how to get the most from their visits while respecting the integrity of the sites. Rock Art Savvy includes all the information visitors need for enjoying the selected sites. Part 1 is devoted to general information about rock art and the people who created it. Part 2 provides state-by-state listings, including directions to, descriptions of, and contact information for each site. One hundred black-and-white photos and eight color plates enhance the text, and a comprehensive glossary explains many less-familiar terms. Like many rock art preservation advocates, the author believed that most vandalism is done out of ignorance; therefore, the best way to protect these fragile treasures is to increase public awareness. Encouraging people to visit petroglyph and pictograph sites allows them to see the beauty and value of rock art for themselves. Curious travelers, amateur archaeologists, students of indigenous American cultures, and rock art enthusiasts of every level will find wisdom and delight in this smart, practical book. 264 pages.
ISBN: 0-87842-510-1. Order #: MOPR1134 paper$16.00.

SAGUARO: the desert flower book. by Millie Miller with flowers drawn by Millie Miller, Sally King, and Cyndi Nelson..
A couple hundred color drawings and notes on common flowers of Southwest deserts with descriptive notes and common and scientific names, including desert mallow, blazing star, creosote, yucca, desert phlox, paintbrush, barrel cactus, tidy tips, buckhorn cholla, and many more. 68 pages 4" x 6".
Inventory =1. ISBN:0-933472-69-2. 1982. Order #: JOHN3772 paper$5.95.

 

 

SALINAS: archeology, history, and prehistory. by David Grant Noble.
Describes central New Mexico region that once supported a thriving prehistoric Native American population, the rock art its inhabitants left, and their material culture plus interaction and revolts with Spanish arrivals including churches added to the architecture of the pueblo towns from 1622-1635. There is now a Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument centered around the sites of Gran Quivira, Abo, and Quari, with a visitor center in Mountainair, New Mexico. Photographs, drawings, map, 40 pages large-format.
ISBN: 978-0-941270-78-6. 1982. Order #: GISM1852 paper$4.95.

 

#SANTA FE TRAIL--voyage of discovery the story behind the scenery. Murphy.
History of wagon route from Kansas City, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico--ruts still visible on the trail, ruins of posts, the restored Bent's Fort, wagons, and travelers. 64 large-format pages, color illustrations.
ISBN: 0-88714-086-6. 1994. Order #: KCPU4869 paper$8.95.

 

 

SCENES OF THE PLATEAU LANDS and how they came to be. by Wm. Lee Stokes.
Geologic origin of rock formations in the Four Corners country of  Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. The scenery of this region is unusual, perhaps even unique in the world, and although the processes that formed the landscape are the same forces of wind and rain for erosion and gentler slopes for deposition, because of nature of the rocks and the weather here special forms have been created. Author explains natural bridges, spires, fossilized dinosaurs, slot canyons, table mesas, and more.. Sketches, 74 pages.
ISBN: None. 1980. Order #: STST1906 paper$3.95.

 

 

SONORAN DESERT: the story behind the scenery (AZ/CA). Helms.
Unusual desert landscape and wildlife zone of SW AZ, SE CA, and Baja California--with strange cactus, sand dunes, faulted mountains,and even a seacoast. 48 large-format pages, color illustrations.
ISBN:0-916122-71-9. 1991. Fourth printing. Order #: KCPU4891 paper$8.95.

 

 

SOUTHWEST MEXICAN COOKBOOK: authentic recipes from the Southwest and Old Mexico. Tucker.
Cooking hints, spice info, dictionary of words used in Mexican cooking. 81 pages.
ISBN: 1-932427-08-2. Order #: ASCR5635 paper$4.95.

 

 

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS (AZ/NM).  by Tom Bahti and Mark Bahti.
Come to know painting, silverwork, turquoise, bead-work, pottery, baskets, Navajo sandpainting, fetishes, Hopi katsinas, and Navajo rugs. 9x12, 64 pages, 100 color photos, 3 maps/diagrams.
ISBN: 978-0-88714-095-2. 2011. Sixteenth printing. Order #: KCPU8080 paper$12.95.

 

 

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN CEREMONIALS (AZ/NM). by Tom Bahti and Mark Bahti.
Learn of the native ceremonies still being performed by the Indians of the Southwest as tribute to their way of life and the strength of their religious beliefs. 9x12, 64 pages, 70 color photos & 1 map.
ISBN: -088714-096-3. 2007. Thirteenth printing. Order #: KCPU8081 paper$12.95.

 

 

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POTTERY (AZ/NM). Hucko.
Potters and their styles from the pueblo towns of the Southwest. 64 large-format pages, color illustrations.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-88714-148-X. 1999. Order# KCPU4262 paper$12.95.

 

 

 

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN TRIBES (AZ/NM). by Tom Bahti and Mark Bahti.
Become acquainted with 39 Southwestern Indian cultures--their histories, governments, and separate fascinating cultures and celebrations. 9x12, 80 pages, 110 color photos & 5 maps/diagrams. .
Inventory =1. ISBN: 978-0-88714-097-6. 2010. Eighteenth printing. Order #: KCPU8082 paper$12.95.

 

 

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN WEAVING (AZ/NM). by Mark Bahti.
Discover Southwestern Indian weaving traditions.  This book covers it all--traditional rugs, basketry, and clothing.  Learn how sheep have been a cornerstone of Navajo life for centuries. 9x12, 48 pages, 68 color photos.
ISBN: 0-88714-212-5. 2004. Second printing. Order #: KCPU8109 paper$12.95.

 

 

SOUTHWEST SKETCHING TOUR. Runyan.
History and present of old mines, villages, and towns of southern New Mexico & Arizona. Drawings, 64 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: CAMB0249 paper$4.50.

 

 

THE STORY OF THE HOMESTEAD ACT. by Conrad Stein.
Children's history of how the opening of land to settlement encouraged Americans to move into new areas and develop new ways of living. Securing and developing a a homestead, sod houses, travel by wagon, frontier farming and ranching. Illustrated, 31 pages.
ISBN: 0-516-04616-9. Order #: CHIL2057 paper$3.95.

 

TRACK FINDER. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
Guide to mammal tracks of eastern US and Canada. Includes key to print shapes, key to track patterns, discussion of scat and other signs, habitat information, range maps, and drawings of the animals and their tracks. For identifying tracks in mud or snow. A favorite of young naturalists. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-12-1. Order #: NASG0998 paper$5.95.

 

 

A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS. (Southwest Traveler Guidebook). by Charlotte S. Neyland.
The baskets, blankets, rugs, pottery, jewelry, sandpaintings, dolls, and beadwork created by the Native Americans of the Southwest are all so unique and fascinating. This book is a good introduction to the work that goes into the creations. 48 pages. 
ISBN: 1-55838-129-5. Order #: AMTR7607 paper$6.95.

 

 

WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for identifying deciduous trees in winter. by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Key to identifying deciduous trees in the winter (when they've lost their leaves) by examining twigs and other features. Describes parts of the twig and their function. Line drawings show twigs, buds, fruits, shape, habitat, and range of trees. Covers US and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, except Florida. Drawings, 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-0-9. Order #: NASG0995 paper$5.95.

 

 

WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for identifying deciduous trees in winter. by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Explains where trees grow and how they came to be where they are, which themselves are clues to the tree species. Also describes a part of the tree present in winter in the buds that were set at the end of fall to be held for sprouting the following spring; these are the evidence that leads to identification when the leaves are gone. Illustrated with line drawings and maps. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 103. ISBN: None. This edition is out of print. Order #:NASG0988. paper$4.95.

WEATHER IN THE SOUTHWEST. Explores the variable weather of the Southwest and what causes it--dry clear air, lightning storms, flash floods, dust devils, winds and dust storms plus temperatures from hot to snowy cold. Color photographs and diagrams, 32 large-format pages.
ISBN: 1-58369-013-1. Order #: SOPM1011 paper$6.95.

 

 

WESTERN TREES. by George A. Petrides & Olivia Petrides.
Covers 387 species--all the native trees of western North America plus introduced species that have escaped from cultivation. Provides descriptions and rage maps with keys that give step-by-step clues to identifying even leafless trees. Trees are arranged in six groups according to leaf patterns and other conspicuous characteristics. 47 painted color plates show leaves, flowers, and other distinctive features of each tree, emphasizing details that may not show clearly in a photograph, 308 pages, index. A Peterson Field Guide.
ISBN: 0-395-46729-2. 1992. Order #: HOMI2695 paper$15.95.

 

THE WEST ON WOOD: a book of 19th century pictures. (VOL. 1--Southwestern Indians). by Kelly Coda.
19th century engravings gleaned from early publications, with sources. Introductory material relates the process and its hardships of gathering illustrations and printing them in this early period. The illustrators themselves are also recalled. Many of these same illustrations, and similar ones, are still being used in modern publications. Illustrated, 56 pages.
Check stock.ISBN: 0-86541-015-1. Order #: FILT4662 paper$4.95.

 

WHAT KINDA CACTUS IZZAT? by Reg Manning.
A "Who's Who" of strange plants in the Southwestern American Desert. Presents the plants that are armed with needles, swords, and knives intended to fend off would-be eaters or for the purpose of grabbing a ride to a new site for reproduction. Explains what a cactus is compared to other plants that might also have spines, describes the structure of cactus plants, considers the nature of the desert environment, and provides the identifying characteristics of many species such as saguaro, ocotillo, cholla, and prickly pear. Cartoon drawings, 108 pages, map.
Inventory = 20. ISBN: None. 1987. Order #: REGA1224 paper$3.95.

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FAMOUS GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WESTERN FRONTIER. by W. B. (Bat) Masterson.
Biographies of gunfighters by the master himself, including Ben Thompson, Wyatt Earp, Luke Short, Buffalo Bill Cody, Doc Holliday, Billy Tilghman, Bat Masterson, and others. Includes Tombstone's famous fight at the O.K. Corral, how Holliday got into his career, Indian battles, stagecoach wrecks and holdups, barroom brawls, sheriffs of the West, gambling and gamblers, cattle rustlers, railroads. Settings include cowtowns--Dodge, Hays, Sheridan, Cody, Leadville, Fort Worth, Glenwood Springs. Reprinted from 1907.
Illustrations from the original and period sources, including Frederic Remington. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-087-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-087-4. Order #: VIST0087 paper$6.95.

ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. by Campbell Grant.
This book surveys the myriad rock paintings and carvings--numbering possibly some 15,000 sites--pecked into and painted onto boulders and rock surfaces throughout North America by its aboriginal artists. With photographs and drawings on virtually every page, this book presents the rock artists through the work they left--illustrating their extraordinarily diverse techniques, styles, and subjects. Meanings of the designs are discussed, and their roles in hunting or puberty rites interpreted. Major rock art sites are located, and methods of recording, preserving, and dating them are indicated. Author Grant has done rock art books on the Chumash Indians, the Coso Range, and Canyon de Chelly. 192 pages + 16 page color insert. Large-format. See sample pages, illustrations.
. ISBN-10: 0-89646-084-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-084-3. Order #: VIST0084 paper$12.95.
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