Author: Julie E. Francis
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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Author: Robert S. McPherson
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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In the palm of time: Understanding the saga of San Juan -- Land of contrast, land of change: The geography and place names of San Juan County -- Academics, amateurs, and the Anasazi: An overview of the prehistory of San Juan County -- Utes, Paiutes, and Navajos come to San Juan: Setting the foundation, A.D. 100 to 1880 -- Entradas and campaigns, entrepreneurs and surveys: Early entrants into the San Juan Country -- Civilization comes to San Juan: Homesteading and city-building, 1880-1940 -- Pushing the line: Navajo Conflict and boundary expansion, 1880-1933 -- Shrinking lands in a crucible of change: The Ute and Paiute experience, 1880-1933 -- Beef, wheat, and biology: Livestock and farming industries in San Juan, 1880-1990 -- From beads and blankets to dollars: Ute and Navajo economic development, 1900-1990 -- Tall timbers, mountain streams, and desert rivers: The development of forest and water resources in San Juan County -- Mines and roads: A hundred years of boom and bust -- Taking care of its own: Health and education in San Juan County -- Faiths of the land: Religious expression in San Juan County -- Taming San Juan: The establishment of law, order, and government -- From "Blank Spot" to "Sagebrush Rebellion": The rise of federal hegemony in San Juan County -- San Juan in the imagination: A writer's paradise, a philosopher's dream -- Through a glass darkly: One historian's view of the future.

Author: United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics)
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Category : Government purchasing
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Author: Ernest Thompson Seton
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Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 706

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Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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Author: Rebecca Yamin
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870499203
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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As the editors note, "This volume includes many searching looks at the landscape, not just to understand ourselves, but to understand the context for other peoples' lives in other times, to unravel the landscapes they created and explain the meanings embedded in them.".

Author: United States. Board of Indian Commissioners
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Frank McNitt
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826303295
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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Biography of the man who discovered the prehistoric ruins at Mesa Verde, Colorado, and began the excavation of Pueblo Bonito at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.

Author: Thomas Donnalley
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020921896
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This fascinating reference work provides a comprehensive guide to the names and meanings of the Native American tribes of Pennsylvania. Donnalley's painstaking research and attention to detail make this book an invaluable resource for genealogists, historians, and anyone interested in the history and culture of the state. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.