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Ancient Pueblo

archaeology unlocks the secrets of America's past
2007
Explores the history and culture of the ancient Pueblo civilization in the American Southwest, examining cave dwellings, wall paintings, and artifacts.

Southwestern pottery

Anasazi to Zuni
1996
A collector's guide to pottery of the Southwest, featuring information on the work of both ancient and modern artisans, as well as advice for evaluating and collecting pieces.

The first eagle

1999
Navajo Tribal policeman Jim Chee joins with his mentor, now-retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, to solve a complicated case when a young officer is murdered on the same day that biologist Cathy Pollard, hot on the trail of the source of the bubonic plague, disappears.

Coyote waits

2002
Into the close-knit society of Navajo and political leaders, murder intrudes. An elderly shaman is charged with killing a police officer.

Southwest Indians

2000
Introduces the history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other elements of life of the Native American tribes of the Southwest.

The magic hummingbird

a Hopi folktale
1996
Hopi folktale in which a hummingbird fashioned from a sunflower stalk comes to life and helps two starving children who were left behind in their village when the adults went to search for food.

The ghostway

1992
Old Joseph Joe sees it all at the Shiprock Wash-O-Mat. Two strangers spill blood, one is killed and the other drives off into the Big Reservation. Tribal policeman Jim Chee sets off after the killer.

Hunting badger

2001
Navajo Tribal Police officers, Sergeant Jim Chee and retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, are called to investigate when the FBI, looking into the robbery of the Ute tribe's gambling casino, identify a wounded deputy sheriff as a suspect.

The fallen man

1997
A skeleton found on the ledge of a sacred mountain, believed to be the remains of a ranching heir who disappeared years earlier, throws retired Lt. Joe Leaphorn and acting Lt. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police back together in an attempt to solve a decade-old case.

The great Taos bank robbery, and other Indian country affairs

1997
A collection of nine essays that explore instances of true crime in the American Southwest.

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