Books
Mesa Verde National Park: The First 100 Years
edited by Rose Houk, Faith Marcovecchio and Duane A. Smith
Beautifully illustrated with historic and full-color photos and filled with modern essays and fascinating historic extracts, Mesa Verde National Park is both a keepsake and a wealth of information on a beloved National Park and World Heritage Site. With a foreword by Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
The Four Corners: Timeless Lands of the Southwest
by Kathleen Bryant
Beginning where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet, this visual journey spirals through the enchantingly beautiful landscape that is home to America's most traditional cultures. The awe-inspiring images from the Southwest's best photographers vividly portray Monument Valley's cinematic spires and buttes, the grand depths of the Navajo stronghold of Canyon de Chelly, and the mysteries of Mesa Verde National Park. The text is light and entertaining, striking a perfect balance with the extraordinary images of a land shaped by time and steeped in legend.
Sacred Places of the Southwest
by Claus Mroczynski and Fred Blackburn
In these images of the architectural remnants of the ancient inhabitants of the American Southwest, German-born photographer Claus Mroczynski asks us not just to look but to feel. His plea is born of two decades of visiting the rugged deserts, caves, mesas, and mountains of the area.
Cowboys & Cave Dwellers
by Fred Blackburn and Ray Williamson
The authors tell the two intertwined stories of the early archaeological expeditions into Grand Gulch and the Wetherill-Grand Gulch Research Project. In the process, they describe what we now know about Basketmaker culture and present a stirring plea for the preservation of our nation's priceless archaeological heritage.
Navajo Country, Diné Bikéyah: A Geographic Dictionary of Navajo Lands in the 1930s
by Richard Van Valkenburgh
Van Valkenburgh’s Diné Bikéyah was based on work he did among the Navajos before World War II, when travel was by dirt roads and trails and it was still possible to talk with people who had been held in exile at Fort Sumner. These Navajos had known the great tribal leaders before the exile, as well as the early traders, missionaries and others who had been there long ago.
Diné Bikéyah molds history, folklore, anthropology and geography into a fascinating guide to the lands of the Navajo Nation and nearby areas. This is a classic source for reference and research and is a fun read.
Those Who Came Before: Southwestern Archaeology in the National Park System
by Robert Lister and Florence Lister
A substantially revised and expanded overview of the legacy of prehistoric cultures of the American Southwest, as preserved and interpreted by the National Park Service in more than 37 sites.
