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Eyewitness Guide Southwest and Las Vegas
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2003 FLEXI-BOUND 304 PAGES
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of the Southwest, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations.
(SWU147, $20.00)
Desert Solitaire
Edward Abbey
NATURAL HISTORY 1990 PAPER 289 PAGES
FAVORITE
A beloved classic, read aloud at campfires throughout the Southwest. It's one of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about the Colorado Plateau and his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab Utah, his message is universal. Originally published in 1990.
(DES02, $14.95)
USA Southwest, Southern Rockies Map
Hallwag
MAP
A map of the Southwestern United States at a scale of 1:1,200,000 with roads, parks and topography.
(SWU21, $12.95)
Grand Canyon National Park Destination Map
National Geographic
A fold-up map of the Grand Canyon, shown at a scale of 1:70,000.
(SWU01, $11.95)
Falcon Guide, Hiking Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks
Tamara Martin
Erik Molvar
GUIDEBOOK
In addition to useful trail descriptions, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Zion and Bryce National Parks gives an overview of the area's natural history.
(USW138, $16.95)
Four Corners Region, A Complete Guide
Sara J. Benson
GUIDEBOOK
An authoritative and practical guide to the point where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet, and the surrounding areas.
(USW548, $18.95)
Journey to the High Southwest, A Traveler's Guide to Santa Fe and the Four Corners of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah
Robert Casey
GUIDEBOOK
An outstanding guide, featuring first-hand observations and step-by-step narrative accounts of travel by auto, raft, or foot throughout the Four Corners, including the Lowry Pueblo Ruins, Canyonlands, Monument Valley and Taos.
(USW08, $19.95)
Lonely Planet Southwest USA
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in the American Southwest.
(SWU99, $24.99)
The Southwest Inside Out, An Illustrated Guide to the Land and its History
Thomas Wiewandt
Maureen Wilks
GUIDEBOOK
An outstanding guide to understanding the geomorphology of the Southwest, featuring color photographs by the author of canyons, dunes, and other landforms of the region.
(USW345, $24.95)
Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest
Stephen Plog
Amy Elizabeth Grey
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An illustrated introduction to the ancient cultures that first inhabited the pueblos and cliff dwellings of the American Southwest.
(USW131, $24.95)
Devil's Bargain, Tourism in the Twentieth-Century American West
Hal Rothman
HISTORY
In this scholarly history, Rothman traces the development of tourism in places as diverse as Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Aspen.
(USW453, $19.95)
In Nevada: The Land, the People, God, and Chance
David Thomson
HISTORY
A social history of the state, including the extraordinary spectacle of Las Vegas, organized as a series of literary snapshots told in the first person.
(USW213, $14.00)
Sedona
Sedona Historical Society
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
This loving collection of 200 archival photographs traces the growth of Sedona.
(SWU241, $19.99)
Ancient Ruins of the Southwest, An Archaeological Guide
David Grant Noble
ARCHAEOLOGY
The third edition of Noble's indispensable guide to the archaeology of the American Southwest.
(USW217, $15.95)
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation, 1
David W. McFadden
ART & ARCHITECTURE
(SWU208, $59.95)
Discovering the Desert, Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory
William McGinnies
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A history of Sonoran desert research, this book is an engaging survey of the geography, ecology and climate of desert life in the American Southwest.
(USW103, $11.95)
Southwestern Homelands
William Kittredge
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A lyrical meditation on the land, geography and personality of the American Southwest
(SWU78, $20.00)
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
John Wesley Powell
Wallace Stegner
EXPLORATION
The classic tale of adventure and exploration of the rivers and canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, originally published in 1875 -- and still essential reading for any traveler to the Grand Canyon.
(USW80, $15.00)
The Hidden West, Journey in the American Outback
Rob Schultheis
Stephen Bodio
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Tales of travels beyond the 100th meridian in the mostly desert Southwest.
(SWU187, $14.95)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
LITERATURE
Based in part on the life of Bishop Jean Baptiste L'Amy, this classic novel of missionary life in New Mexico is rich in the texture of Old Santa Fe and New Mexican landscapes.
(USW79, $11.95)
The Delight Makers
Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
LITERATURE
First published in 1890, this novel by the pioneering archaeologist is a fictionalized reconstruction of prehistoric Indian life in the Four Corners area. Bandelier evokes not only the manner and customs and way of life of the Pueblo people but also the landscape and geography of the region.
(SWU20, $16.00)
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
NATURAL HISTORY
A comprehensive natural history with 35 color illustrations, 25 black and white photographs, and 450 line drawings.
(BJA26, $31.95)
Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water
Marc Reisner
NATURAL HISTORY
A definitive history of water development in the American desert -- and a now-classic chronicle of wrong-headed policies and misadventures controlling the great rivers of the West.
(USW246, $18.00)
Canyonlands, A Southwest Desert Odyssey
David Fortney
NATURAL HISTORY
A breathtaking overview of the national parks of the southwest featuring David Fortney's captivating mix of aerial, still, and time lapse photography and a score by Patrick O'Hearn.
(SWU221, $14.99)
Downcanyon, A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River Through the Grand Canyon
Ann Zwinger
NATURAL HISTORY
A vivid overview of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, from Mile 0 at Lees Ferry to Mile 278 at Grand Wash Fault. Zwinger interweaves geology, plants, animals and human history in her account.
(USW11, $19.95)
Zion Canyon, A Storied Land
Greer K. Chesher
NATURAL HISTORY
Chesher, a park ranger and longtime resident of the region, brings a personal and in-depth per-spective to Zion Canyon, examining its geological wonders, ecology and the interplay between the landscape and its human settlers.
(USW502, $14.95)
A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians
Robert Stebbins
FIELD GUIDE
The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species.
(FG08, $22.00)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the American Southwest.
(SWU14, $19.95)
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
National Geographic
FIELD GUIDE
From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry.
(FG09, $24.00)
Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest
James Halfpenny
Todd Telander
FIELD GUIDE
A pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of the animals of the region.
(SWU61, $9.95)
Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses
William Dunmire
Gail Tierney
FIELD GUIDE
An accessible guide to the diverse plant communities of the Pueblo people.
(USW09, $22.50)
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