Identifies 100 of the most common flowers of the Southwest oak-pinon-juniper woodlands. Photos by the author and others. Includes index.

100 Roadside Wildflowers of Southwest Woodlands

Science & Math

Janice Emily Bowers

Biological Sciences

Western National Parks Association

With their strange and contorted shapes, fascinating spines, and showy flowers, members of the cactus family attract the attention and ardor of plant lovers and botanists alike. From Big Bend country of Texas through the Sonoran and Mojave deserts you'll find cacti growing, their succulent and spiny forms defining the arid southwestern landscape. 70 Common Cacti of the Southwest is an indispensable guide to the names, characteristics, and range of the cacti you are most likely to encounter in this extraordinary region. More than 75 close-up photographs Includes the species you are most likely to encounter in southwestern deserts and foothills Handy information on how to identify each species Brief description of habitat and range

70 Common Cacti of the Southwest

Fischer, Pierre C.

This best-selling guide to collectible Indian crafts features bright, clear photographs of work by Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Santo Domingo artists. Brief text details the meticulous tasks these artists perform to create a distinctively Southwestern style of wearable art.

A Guide to Indian Jewelry of the Southwest

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Simpson, Georgiana Kennedy

Antiques & Collectibles

Everyone knows who he was, but what else do you know about him? Sitting Bull, known as Tatanka-Iyotanka in his own language, was and is a symbol of American Indian resistance to European-American culture. This biography shows you the man and the prominent events in his life.

Tatanka-Iyotanka: A Biography of Sitting Bull

Crummett, Michael

Was it a canal system, a temple, or perhaps a celestial observatory? The mysteries of the Great House, or Casa Grande, still inspire and amaze. So do the Hohokam people who lived there 1,000 years ago. Color photographs and illustrations help kids explore prehistoric life in the Sonoran Desert.

A Kid's Guide to Exploring Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Mary Maruca

Children's Books

In a prelude to the battle of the Little Big Horn, George Armstrong Custer attacked a Cheyenne village on the Washita River in Oklahoma on the bitter cold morning of November 27, 1868. Cheyenne chief Black Kettle, who had survived the Sand Creek Massacre only four years before, died with many of his tribe in the attack. The battle proved to be a model for both Custer's behavior and the U.S. Army's relationship with Plains people for years to come.

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

Mark L. Gardner

A Kid's Guide to Exploring Chaco Culture National Historical Park

On May 17,1954, the meaning of equality for all Americans came sharply into focus as the nation's highest court announced its decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The Supreme Court ended legally sanctioned segregation in public schools, forever changing the way Americans view equality. This book is a concise description of the historic decision, including an account of the legal groundwork laid by the NAACP and countless courageous individuals. Includes historical photos of people involved in the case.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Judith M. Fertig

The southwestern United States, with its astounding collection of national parks and monuments, offers travel unlike any other. Here, canyons record geologic time in a tableau of color. Frontier history unfolds in hundred-year old adobe walls. Impressive archaeological sites connect us to the ancient people who lived here hundreds of years ago. Vast backcountries shelter flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth. The Guide to National Parks of the Southwest is for anyone who yearns to explore America's greatest places. This guide covers fifty-two sites with great historical, biological, geological, or archaeological significance. Each one is different and unique; each has a story to tell. There are caves, canyons, rivers, deserts, mountains, frontier forts, Spanish churches, cliff dwellings, and million-acre wildernesses, all places of mystery and magic where the power of natural forces and human history can be directly witnessed and experienced. The Southwest's treasures were recognized early on, and the gems of the National Park Service are included in this volume - Montezuma Castle, Chaco Canyon, Natural Bridges, Navajo, Tonto, Petrified Forest, Gila Cliff Dwellings, and Grand Canyon. At these sites, and the many others included in The Guide to National Parks of the Southwest, visitors find nearly endless opportunities to camp, hike, boat, bicycle, picnic, sight-see; chances to explore, learn, participate, and contemplate. Through text and photographs, this guide describes each park and monument and gives practical information to help plan a visit. Over 175 stunning photographs are included, from some of the nation's most well-known landscape photographers. Discover parks that are in a geographic area that stretches from west Texas, through New Mexico and Arizona, and into southern Utah and Colorado. The book features descriptions of 52 National Park Service units, each with a detailed access map, descriptions of the area, and information on interpretive programs, hiking, camping, accommodations, hours, phone numbers, and addresses.

The Guide to the National Parks of the Southwest

Travel

Houk, Rose

United States

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