The Southwest - Gold, God, & Grandeur

A land of stunning scenery and startling contrasts, of deep canyons, jagged mountains, and blistering deserts, the Southwest is the most colorful of regions, geographically and historically. It contains more national parks and monuments than any other area of the United States, a measure of its extraordinary beauty and the equally extraordinary efforts to preserve it. Paul Robert Walker’s ambitious chronological history gives readers a powerful sense of this unique region and the people—Indian, Hispanic, and Anglo—whose stories are etched into the earth. From Spanish invaders and their missions, the Santa Fe Trail, the Texas Revolution and the Mexican War, to Indian battles, gunslingers, land grabs, modern border issues, and nuclear research, Walker expertly assembles the story of the Southwest. In compelling prose, he evokes, as never before, the spirit of this corner of American from the ancient Pueblo and Hopi cultures to the New Southwest and the pressures the region faces from growth and scarcity of resources. Illustrated with contemporary photographs of landscapes from New Mexico, Arizona, and California, to Utah, Colorado, and Texas by acclaimed photographer George H.H. Huey, The Southwest captures all the magic of this awe-inspiring land.     

Main Author
    Walker, Paul Robert.
Related Names
    Huey, George H. H.
Language(s)
    English
Published
    Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2001.
Subjects
    Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Missions > Indians of North America / Missions / Southwest, New.
    Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Government relations > Indians of North America / Government relations / History.
    Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Southwest, New > Indians of North America / Southwest, New / History.
    Southwestern States > Southwestern States / Civilization.
    Southwestern States > Southwestern States / History.
    Mexico > Mexico / Relations > Mexico / Relations / United States.
    United States > United States / Relations > United States / Relations / Mexico.
    United States > United States / Territorial expansion > United States / Territorial expansion / History.
    Southwest, New > Southwest, New / Ethnic relations.
    Southwest, New > Southwest, New / Discovery and exploration.
    Southwest, New > Southwest, New / History.
Physical Description
    256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
ISBN
    0792264363 (hc.)