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Here and There
A Fire Survey
The University of Arizona Press
Presented through a mixture of journalism, history, and literary imagination, Here and There moves the discussion on fire beyond the usual formulations of science and policy within a national narrative to one of thoughtful interpretation, analysis, and commentary. Centered on the unique complexities of fire management in a global world, Here and There offers a punctuation point to our understanding of wildfire.
The Motions Beneath
Indigenous Migrants on the Urban Frontier of New Spain
The University of Arizona Press
The Motions Beneath describes the encounters of thousands of Indigenous peoples from ten linguistic groups in the mining town of San Luis Potosí at the turn of the seventeenth century. It is the story of two generations of highly mobile individuals and their agency and subjectivity when facing colonial structures of exploitation on a daily basis.
Call Him Mac
Ernest W. McFarland, the Arizona Years
By Gary L. Stuart; Foreword by Michael Daly Hawkins
The University of Arizona Press, Sentinel Peak Books
The political life of Ernest W. McFarland—lawyer, judge, senator, governor, Arizona Supreme Court Justice, and businessman—is well documented. Call Him Mac offers the lesser-known story of a family man, country lawyer, rural judge, and visionary who helped shape the state of Arizona.
The Making of a Mexican American Mayor
Raymond L. Telles of El Paso and the Origins of Latino Political Power
The University of Arizona Press
Politician Raymond L. Telles was the first Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city and the first Mexican American U.S. ambassador. Mario T. García’s updated biography of the ambitious, distinguished, and talented Telles brings the Chicano struggle for political representation to a new generation of readers.
Land, Liberty, and Water
Morelos After Zapata, 1920–1940
The University of Arizona Press
Land, Liberty, and Water offers a political and environmental history of the aftermath of the 1910 Mexican Revolution by examining the insurgency's outcomes inside the diverse pueblos of the former Zapatistas during the 1920s and 1930s. Salinas gives readers interested in modern Mexico, the Zapatista revolution, and environmental history a deeply researched analysis of the outcomes of the nation’s most famous revolutionary insurgency.
Upstream
Trust Lands and Power on the Feather River
The University of Arizona Press
Upstream relates the history behind the nation’s largest state-built water and power conveyance system, California’s State Water Project, with a focus on Indigenous perspectives. Author Beth Rose Middleton Manning illustrates how Indigenous history should inform contemporary conservation measures. She uses a multidisciplinary and multitemporal approach and offers a vision of policy reform that will lead to improved Indigenous futures around the U.S.
Style and Story
Literary Methods for Writing Nonfiction
The University of Arizona Press
Style and Story is for those who wish to craft nonfiction texts that do more than simply relay facts and arguments. Stephen J. Pyne explains how writers can employ literary tools and strategies to strengthen their work. With advice gleaned from years of teaching writing to graduate students, Pyne offers pragmatic guidance on how to create powerful nonfiction, whether for an academic or popular audience.
Frog Mountain Blues
The University of Arizona Press
When first published in 1987, Frog Mountain Blues documented the creeping sprawl of new development up the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Today, that development is fully visible, but Charles Bowden’s prescience to preserve and protect a sacred recreational space remains as vivid as ever. Accompanied by Jack W. Dykinga’s photographs from the original work, this book conveys the natural beauty of the Catalinas and warns readers that this unique wilderness could easily be lost.
Blue Desert
By Charles Bowden; Foreword by Francisco Cantú
The University of Arizona Press
Published in 1986, Blue Desert was Charles Bowden’s third book-length work and takes place almost entirely in Arizona, revealing Bowden’s growing and intense preoccupation with the state and what it represented as a symbol of America’s “New West.” With a thoughtful new foreword by Francisco Cantú, Blue Desert is a critical piece of Bowden’s oeuvre.
Encantado
Desert Monologues
By Pat Mora
The University of Arizona Press
Encantado, a small southwestern city situated by a river, comes to us from acclaimed writer Pat Mora. Each poem forms a story that uncovers the complex and emotional journeys we take through life. Inspired by the real and imagined stories around her, Mora brings us to the heart of what it means to be a chorus of voices together. A community. A town. Encantado.
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