southwestern states

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

Describes mission life during the Spanish colonial period in the southwestern United States, the plight of Native Americans and Roman Catholic missionaries, and Spanish missions today.

Describes the homes, culture, and way of life of the Anasazi, the Ancient Ones of the southwestern United States whose descendants became the Pueblos.

Relates events in the personal and professional life of a marshal with nerves of steel, Wyatt Earp, who was known as a peacemaker until the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Presents the author's first-hand narrative account of his journey tracing the footsteps of Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's sixteenth century expedition across New Mexico.

A collection of over 120 photographs of the jewelry, pottery, weavings, and basketry of a number of Native American tribes of the Southwest.

Brief description of the life and explorations of Coronado as he led Spanish soldiers from New Spain (Mexico) across the southwestern U.S. in the 1500s.

Describes the deserts in the Southwest United States including the Mojove, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Great Basin. Also includes information on the desert cultures in the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Baja California, Casa Grandes, Pueble Bonito, San Ignacio and information on some of the groups and individuals who survived the desert.

Discusses the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, using maps, illustrated fact spreads, and other illustrated material to highlight the land, history, and people of each individual state.