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A fascinating chronical that traces its fabulous history, from the pre-Colombian era of cliff dwellers and great native civiliztions through the era of the Spanish conquistafores, the Texxas Rebellion and the Mexican War, and the rip-roaring Wild West of Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid, up to the birth of the Atomic Age in Los Alamos and on to the present day.
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ere is a myth-shattering look at the women who helped to settle the West, told through their own words and illustrated with 150 period photographs. Through diaries, memoirs, letters, and journals, "Women of the West" introduces 11 real frontier women whose words combine to recreate a place and time when resourcefulness and courage were demanded of everyone. 146 photos.
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Colorado's Hot Springs is an entertaining, comprehensive guide to the state's sweet soaking sites and their histories. The photographs capture each spring's unique character and beauty. Each chapter blends descriptions of the warm water wonders with stories about the unique characters, events, and ancient use by Native Americans. The springs are Colorado's warm water ocean and Debbie visited each one. This all new, up-to-date guide profiles forty-four...
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A United States atlas for children ages eight to twelve that contains full-color maps that highlight physical features, capitals, and other towns and cities of each state, and includes photographs as well as essays about land and water, animals, people, and other points of interest.
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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.
11) Our fifty states
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 8
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Describes the history, population, geography, and other aspects of each of the fifty states in the U.S., including Washington, D.C., and includes fact boxes, photographs, and maps.
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"This superb, fully illustrated reference offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, kinships, locations, populations and cultural characteristics of some 400 separately identifiable peoples native to the North American continent, both living and extinct, from the Canadian Arctic to the Rio Grande. This revised edition adds 32 pages, updates all facts and provides improved illustrations and maps. The abundance of illustrations...
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From camp-like mountain retreats to urban sanctuaries to remote enclaves of miraculous natural beauty, this guidebook catalogs nearly 100 of the state's best sites for soul-searching through informative descriptions and full-color photographs. Geared toward a diverse readership aiming to strengthen existing beliefs or investigate new ones, Colorado's Sanctuaries, Retreats and Sacred Places sends readers on their own spiritual journeys.
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1998
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In one easy-to-carry volume, this comprehensive field guide includes plants and wildlife it would otherwise take ten field guides to cover - all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forest communities of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. With 53 color plates and more than 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles and amphibians, butterflies, beetles, and other insects, this is the one...
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[2015]
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Every state and region in the United States is showcased in this big, beautiful book of the U.S. Beginning with a lush thematic section covering topics from early America to civil rights, population, and the new millennium, the United States Encyclopedia then delves into vibrant essays on each state and the U.S. territories. Fun facts about people, places, and events are sprinkled throughout. Also included: U.S. facts and figures, a listing of the...
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[1999]
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The author's photographs celebrate the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, their daily lives, the spirituality that shapes their existence, and the beautiful lands they hold sacred. For the author, who is one of the Southwest's finest photographer/writers, recording the traditional ways of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico has been a lifelong commitment. She is the only photographer to date who has been allowed to take pictures in all 19 New Mexico Pueblos....
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