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Publisher
School of American Research Press
Pub. Date
©1984
Language
English
Description
Nowhere in North America did pre-Columbian culture reach a more spectacular expression than at Chaco Canyon in the desert of what is now northwestern New Mexico. There, nine centuries ago, flourished a society that built monumental stone towns, great kivas, and an extensive network of roads leading to distant communities.
2) Taos Pueblo
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Examines, in words and pictures, the enigmatic world of the inhabitants of the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, documents their tensions with, and adaptations to twentieth century life.
Author
Publisher
Southwest Parks and Monuments Association
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Aztec Ruins on the Animas is a lavishly illustrated account of the site - its history, excavation, preservation, and significance in relation to the Anasazi world of Chaco, Mesa Verde, and Salmon Ruins.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Deborah Jackson Taffa was raised to believe that some sacrifices were necessary to achieve a better life. Her grandparents—citizens of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo tribe—were sent to Indian boarding schools run by white missionaries, while her parents were encouraged to take part in governmental job training off the reservation. Assimilation meant relocation, but as Taffa matured into adulthood, she began to question the promise handed...