Of Earth and Little Rain
170 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Paperback
Release Date:01 Dec 1989
ISBN:9780816511464
Of Earth and Little Rain
The Papago Indians
By Bernard L. Fontana; By (photographer) John P. Schaefer
The University of Arizona Press
“This text reveals [Fontana’s] interaction with his [Tohono O’odham] neighbors and how geography and climate define life and culture in this piece of dry land. Fontana’s words introduce the reader to people and provide an excellent overview of tribal history, but no notice of this book can overlook John P. Schaefer’s photographs . . . [which] give the reader a feeling for what day-to-day life is like . . . for the 12,000 or so people who call Papaguería their homeland.”—Journal of Arizona History
Bernard L. Fontana is the author of many articles and books, including Entrada: The Legacy of Spain and Mexico in the United States. He is also the author of Biography of a Desert Church: The Story of Mission San Xavier del Bac, which remains the standard source on the mission’s history.
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