"Pilgrims to the Wild "is a survey of American writers who have responded to their encounters with the natural world. Ranging in its treatment from Thoreau's important but neglected essay, 'Walking, ' to the exuberant letters of the young artist Everett Ruess (who disappeared in the Escalante canyonlands), this is a broadly based exploration that brings to bear Eastern and Western classical philosophy, as well as contemporary critical theory, on a distinctive tradition of American Writing--those works concerned with the human relationship to the nonhuman world.In addition to offering a fresh interpretation of classic authors such a Thoreau and Muir, this book introduces readers to the less widely known but equally fascinating writers Clarence King and Mary Austin.

Pilgrims to the Wild: Everett Ruess, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Clarence King, Mary Austin

John P. O'Grady

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Utah: A People's History

Dean L. May

Charter for Statehood: The Story of Utah's State Constitution

White, Jean Bickmore

The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre

A Story That Stands Like a Dam: Glen Canyon and the Struggle for the Soul of the West

RUSSELL, MARTIN

The Tanner Lectures on Human Values

The Geology of the Parks, Monuments, and Wildlands of Southern Utah

Robert Fillmore

This lavishly illustrated and informatively written book offers readers a guide to the Sonoran Desert that will enhance their understanding of the plants and animals that live there. Designed to be carried easily when traveling, it will enable the whole family to identify commonly found annuals, perennials, cactuses, shrubs, and trees, as well as fascinating them with pictures and accounts of creatures. More advanced readers will find tables and keys to species, genera, and families, allowing identification of more than 300 plant species from seventy families, as well as illustrated descriptions providing insight into the behaviors of many Sonoran Desert dwellers. With more than 400 superb color photographs made up of 1,200 images, and a glossary covering more than 200 easy-to-understand technical terms, no one venturing out into the special and unique ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert should be without this book. €œThe author has admirably achieved his goal of guiding the desert ent

Sonoran Desert Life: Understanding, Insights, and Enjoyment

Science & Math

Rosenthal, Gerald A.

Biological Sciences

Two of the world’s leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagún’s monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of Sahagún’s Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics. Written between 1540 and 1585, the Florentine Codex (so named because the manuscript has been part of the Laurentian Library’s collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement we have of the Aztecs’ lifeways and traditions—a rich and intimate yet panoramic view of a doomed people. The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century. Book One describes in detail the gods of the Aztec people, including Uitzilopochtli, Tlatoc, and Quetzalcoatl. This colorful and clear translation brings to life characteristics of each god, describing such items as clothing or adornment worn by individual gods, as well as specific personality traits.

Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain. Book 1 - The Gods (Volume 1)

History

De Sahagún, Bernardino

Americas

Two of the world’s leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagún’s monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of Sahagún’s Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics. Written between 1540 and 1585, the Florentine Codex (so named because the manuscript has been part of the Laurentian Library’s collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement we have of the Aztecs’ lifeways and traditions—a rich and intimate yet panoramic view of a doomed people. The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century. Book Three describes in detail the excitingand sometimes bloody—origin stories of Uitzilopochtli, Titlacauan, and Quetzalcoatl. The appendix discusses other significant religious aspects of the Aztec religion, such as how boys are raised to be high priests and what happens to Aztecs after death.

Florentine Codex, Book 3, Part 4: The Origin of the Gods (Volume 3)

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