Traditions that began ten thousand years ago have survived and remain vital in the lives of the descendants of these ancient people. People of Legend surveys the terrain inhabited by each of six principal tribal groups, relates their creation myths and the history of their conquest, and presents a portfolio of 87 stunning photographs of the landscapes and peoples in the heartland of Native America.

People of Legend: Native Americans of the Southwest

Arts & Photography

Annerino, John

Graphic Design

iUniverse, Inc.

Celebrating the colorful legacy of Arizona's first 100 years of statehood, ARIZONA, A Photographic Tribute is a stunning celebration of the state's scenic wonders. Luminous color photographs feature the magnificent landscapes, timeless vistas, majestic landmarks, and cultural icons the Grand Canyon State is known for worldwide. John Annerino casts an artist's, adventurer's, and scholar's perspective on a renowned international destination he knows intimately. He weaves the state's natural history, legends, and storied human history into an evocative introductory essay. Quotes from the records of Arizona's early travelers, writers, and photographers--whose own journeys defined their character as much as their prose, poetry, and images later defined our modern perceptions of Arizona's extraordinary Western landscape--also shape this tribute to a magnificent place in the American landscape.

Arizona: A Photographic Tribute

Photography & Video

Globe Pequot

New Mexico, A Photographic Tribute, Centennial Edition has been designated an Official Project of the New Mexico Centennial 1912-2012 Celebrating the colorful legacy of New Mexico's first 100 yearsof statehood, this book is a stunning celebration of the territorial state's scenic wonders. Luminous color photographs feature the timeless vistas, majestic landmarks, and cultural icons the Land of Enchantment is known for worldwide. John Annerino casts an artist's, adventurer's, and scholar's perspective on renowned international destinations he knows intimately. He weaves New Mexico's natural history, legends, and storied human history into an evocative introductory essay. The gallery of color images features the iconic landmarks of White Sands, Chaco Canyon, Bisti Badlands, Rio Grande Gorge, Bootheel Country, Gila Cliff Dwellings, City of Rocks, Bosque del Apache, Valley of Fire, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, and many other national parks and monuments, state and tribal parks, historic sites, wildlife refuges, wilderness areas, and UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. Paired with each of these indelible images are literary quotes drawn from the records of New Mexico's early explorers, missionaries, Native Americans, writers, and photographers, including D. H. Lawrence, Pancho Villa, Geronimo, Willa Cather, Don Juan Oñate, Maynard Dixon, Georgia O'Keeffe, Adolph Bandelier, Mary Austin, Aldo Leopold, Charles Lummis, and many other memorable figures long associated with New Mexico's legacy. The journeys and adventures of these early travelers and first New Mexicans defined their character as much as their prose, poetry, and images later defined our modern perceptions of New Mexico's extraordinary Western landscape in this tribute to its magnificent place in the American landscape.

New Mexico: A Photographic Tribute

From the supernal peaks of sacred temples to the depths of roaring river rapids, author/photographer/adventurer John Annerino takes us off the Grand Canyon's tourist grid to retrace the footpaths and rough-water passages of its earliest explorers. Spectacular photographs and stories of Annerino's own dicey expeditions in the canyon and on the Colorado River are juxtaposed with historical tales, illustrations, and black-and-white images taken by pioneering photographers. Annerino visits the ancient sites of native peoples who roamed the far corners of this otherworldly abyss, and in vivid prose provides firsthand descriptions of the hidden landscapes explored by Spanish missionaries, scientists, National Geographic Society parties, and women river runners. These trailblazing treks tested their endurance in extreme conditions and, for some, yielded rare plant and animals specimens that were collected for scientific study. Join Annerino on this wild adventure in what National Geographic called the "greatest and most spectacular canyon system on earth."

In the Chasms of Water, Stone, and Light: Passages through the Grand Canyon

Schiffer

Hopi traditional elder Thomas Banyacya once described the American Southwest as "the spiritual center of our continent." Author, photographer, and adventurer John Annerino retraces ancient trails to show us why this is so. Through recent and historical photos, essays, and literary quotes, he takes us across what the Spaniards often feared as despoblados, or uninhabited lands, from Old Mexico to the Four Corners of ancient cities, painted deserts, and trilingual cultural landscapes--some of the most inaccessible land on the continent. Juxtaposed with tales of his own perilous excursions, the book contains oral histories and remarkable images of terrain that few of today's tourists have ever seen. Told from a current point of view, this throwback to the days of Geronimo and Navajo headman Manuelito will appeal to adventurers, historians, and those interested in the mesmerizing mystique of our own American outback.

America's Outback: An Odyssey through the Great Southwest

The canyons of North America are among the most spectacular in the world, providing unlimited opportunities for hikers, photographers, climbers, and other modern-day adventurers. In Canyoneering, John Annerino offers a thorough guide to the fundamentals of safe and well-prepared canyon exploration. The natural history and earth science of canyon country, as well as expedition conditioning, preparation, and equipment are discussed in detail, as are potential hazards and how to avoid them. Expert text from an accomplished canyon and desert explorer. The history and how-tos of canyon exploration; 50 b/w photos, 25 drawings. John Annerino is an author and photojournalist who has spent years exploring the canyons of the United States and Mexico.

Canyoneering

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Stackpole Books

The canyons of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico contain some of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. John Annerino's pictorial celebration of this visually rich region is a handsome memento for those who have heard the wind whistling in these haunting canyons, and a beckoning invitation for those who have not yet made the journey. Annerino has spent much of his adult life exploring this territory--as wilderness runner, adventurer, and photojournalist--and combines his firsthand knowledge with his expertise as a nature photographer and author to create an intimate portrait of these timeless places. Accompanying the photographs are informative essays describing the region's geological and human history.

Canyons of the Southwest: A Tour of the Great Canyon Country from Colorado to Northern Mexico

University of Arizona Press

From mountain heights to canyon depths, Arizona offers more opportunities for adventure than most people would contemplate in a lifetime. John Annerino has experienced more Arizona adventures than most, and he shares them in this book. It features 50 excursions--canyoneering, trekking, climbing, river running, and even car touring--plus an overview of biogeography, geology, ecology, and climate, and an introduction to Native American tribes and state history. Maps, travel notes, and planning essentials such as water sources and supply points help make this an indispensable guide for outdoor excitement and wilderness exploration.

Adventuring in Arizona

Travel

Reference

It is America’s killing field, and the deaths keep mounting. As the political debate has intensified and demonstrators have taken to the streets, more and more illegal border-crossers die trying to cross the desert on their way to what they hope will be a better life. The Arizona border is the deadliest immigrant trail in America today. For the strong and the lucky, the trail ends at a pick-up on an Interstate highway. For far too many others, it ends terribly—too often violently—not far from where they began. Dead in Their Tracks is a first hand account of the perils associated with crossing the desert on foot. John Annerino recounts his experience making that trek with four illegal immigrants—and his return trips to document the struggles of those who persist in this treacherous journey. In this spellbinding narrative, he takes readers into the “empty quarter” of the Southwest to meet the migrant workers and drug runners, the ranchers and Border Patrol agents, who populate today’s headlines. Other writers have documented the deaths; few have invited readers to share the experience as Annerino does. His feel for the land and his knowledge of surviving in the wilderness combine to make his account every bit as harrowing as it is for the people who risk it every day, and in increasing numbers. Each book includes an In Memorium card recognizing an immigrant, refugee, border agent, local, or humanitarian who has died in America's borderlands." The desert may seem changeless, but there are more bodies now, and Annerino has revised his original text to record some of the compelling stories that have come to light since the book’s first publication and has updated the photographs and written a new introduction and afterword. Dead in Their Tracks is now more timely than ever—and essential reading for the ongoing debate over illegal immigration. For information on First Serial Rights, Book Club, Film, Television, &amp; Options, visit the Author's Web site.

Dead in Their Tracks: Crossing America’s Desert Borderlands in the New Era

History

Americas

From mountain heights to canyon depths, Arizona offers more opportunities for adventure than most people would contemplate in a lifetime. John Annerino has experienced more Arizona adventures than most, and he shares them in this book. It features 50 excursions--canyoneering, trekking, climbing, river-running, and even car touring--plus an overview of biogeography, geology, ecology, and climate, and an introduction to Native American tribes and state history. Maps, travel notes, and planning essentials such as water sources and supply points help make this an indispensable guide for outdoor excitement and wilderness exploration.

Adventuring in Arizona (A Sierra Club Travel Guide)

Sierra Club Books

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