This memoir of growing up in northern New Mexico offers a unique and engaging portrait of daily life and customs from the late nineteenth through the early twentieth century.

Based on painstaking research and interviews, Sonnichsen's tales bring to life the bloody feuds of the young state of Texas, where personal vengeance righted intolerable wrongs and settled unbearable grievances.

Parallels the lives of Gatewood and Geronimo as events drive them toward their historic meeting in Mexico in 1886--a meeting that marked the beginning of the end of the last Apache war.

Illustrates fishing flies developed by locally-respected fly tyers, with step-by-step instructions for fly fishing success in northern New Mexico.

The stories in this bilingual collection portray the everyday lives of a cross-section of Chicano men and women in the contemporary U.S.

Studies the growth of Indian populations since 1900, showing why and how American Indian populations recovered in the 20th century.

This account of the history of Mexico from Independence to the Revolution traces the struggle of common people to exert control over their everyday lives.

Volume 5 in The Journals of don Diego de Vargas.

This new edition, revised and enlarged to take account of recently published studies as well as a rethinking of certain prevailing views, is a compelling reinterpretation of the independence era. The turbulent history of the independence movements is set forth with attention to key figures and their ideologies, regional differences, and the legacy of underdevelopment left by the wars of independence.

Provides a summary description of the Navajo language and a detailed treatment of the inflectional morphology of its verb system.

An essential addition to the library of anyone concerned with contemporary printmaking.

These fables from highland Peru, presented in both Quechua and English, capture a rich oral tradition and illustrate many universal human themes.

A bilingual anthology of writings by both secular and religious women writers from colonial Latin America through the 19th century.

A shocking portrait of a small town crumbling--socially, morally, physically and emotionally--under the impact of the great depression of the 1890s. This "cult classic" is now available again in paperback.

This revolutionary synthesis dispels the stereotype of big game hunters following mammoths across the Bering Land Bridge, while painting a vivid picture of marine mammal hunters, fishers, and general foragers colonizing the New World.

Explores the ethical, legal, and intellectual issues related to excavating, selling, collecting, and owning cultural artifacts.

Historical overview from both perspectives of the often-troubled and always uneven relationship between the United States and the nations of Latin America.

This informal account of the people, culture, land, and history of Sonora, Mexico, is now available in paperback.

A companion set of audio compact discs to the text collecting examples of the musical forms used over the centuries in this often isolated and harsh but beautiful region of the Rio Rande. A blend of religious and secular music from sixteenth-century Spain, Mexican-influenced folk tunes, and melodies indigenous to the life of the region, the music covered here includes romances, trovos, cuandos and decimas, inditas, corridos, canciónes, ceremonial and religious music, and dance music.

Examines the conception, production, distribution, and suppression of the pioneering labor-feminist film made during the virulently anti-communist era of the Cold War.

A mixture of fact and fiction, this is the book that defined Wyatt Earp's legend as a gunfighter-lawman.

First published in 1926, this dramatic biography forever installed outlaw Billy the Kid in the pantheon of mythic heroes from the Old West.

From Brazil's most distinguished and important Jewish writer comes this anthology of powerful stories, bringing a compelling voice of the Jewish Diaspora to the English language.

This bilingual edition of these classic folk dramas is produced for both those acting in the plays, or for students of the literature.

Personal and historical meditations explore the human and natural history of the large expanse of land the Navajos once named the Horizontal Yellow.

A bilingual sampler of southwestern tales, legends, and myths offering the modern reader wisdom passed down for hundreds of years.

A California farmworker kid's season in hell, told through fast-verse lines that careen to the beat of a fiery heart.

Hatfield examines for the first time the military campaigns on both sides of the border against the Apaches and other native peoples during the late nineteenth century.

These essays explore the complex world of grandmothers in Native America, where, although often impoverished and marginalized, they provide a vital connection to native identity, history, and wisdom.

This personal and historical account traces the twentieth-century legal battle, Healing v. Jones, and it's effects on both tribes.

Narrates the evolution of the western story from the Civil War to the present, focusing on books, movies, and people.

Mexico's relationship with the world during the 1930s is revealed as a fascinating series of calculated responses to domestic political changes and international economic shifts.

This revised edition provides an overview of American Indian/Alaska Native education from 1928 to 1998.

Vignettes of family, neighbors, friends, and secrets from his youth in the two Nogaleses--in Arizona and through the open gate into Mexico.

Uses medical records, journals, letters, interviews, and personal recollections to bring us closer than ever to the Mexican artist and her milieu.

Explores the role of sex and gender on California's multi-cultural frontier under the influences of Spain, Mexico, and the United States.

Traces the development of U.S. business interests in Latin America from the early 19th century to the present.

A modern horseback journey across 1,000 miles of desert and wilderness following the trail of the first European explorer in the American Southwest.

The first complete account of the largest battle in New Mexico, and a turning point in the Civil War in the West.

Whether tragic or comic, fantastic or earthy, whimsical or profound, these tales capture the mystery, fragility, and power of the Mayan world.

Provocative essays explore how ideas about human nature inform or shape human understanding of nature and the environment.

An honest portrayal of a life marked forever by the Vietnam war told from the perspective of a Chicano soldier.

Examines the lives and experiences of Show Indians from their own point of view.

An anthology of historical articles on European immigration to the American West in the 19th century.

Provides the first broad survey of Native American contributions during the war, examining how military service led to hightened expectations for changes in federal Indian policy and their standard of living.

An ethnohistorical history of the Spanish Borderlands written by specialists in the history of each region.

An anthology of diverse approaches and issues in the environmental history of the American West.

The humorous and moving story of three generations of a Jewish family in Argentina.

Lays out the contemporary legal and administrative status of these ancient irrigation institutions, suggesting public policy measures to keep the system alive.

For the first time, students and scholars interested in the Navajo language have a book that presents the verb system in a step-by-step and thorough fashion. By providing easy-to-follow descriptions with abundant examples, this book unravels the complexity of Navajo and reveals its expressiveness.