Among Santa Fe's many attractions, its Christmas festivities are perhaps the most unique expression of the city's history and spirit. This lavishly illustrated book offers the reader many gifts. It captures the ambience and mix of cultural traditions -- Indian, Spanish, and frontier American -- that lend pure magic to the Christmas season in this enchanted city. A virtual Christmas cornucopia, it also presents a plethora of traditions and idea...
In this new book, Sando weaves a tapestry of individual lives against a backdrop of history, telling the stories of more than thirty political leaders, educators, and artists who took part in the events and movements that have shaped Pueblo Indian life from the time of the Pueblo Revolt to the present day. The author, who was born and raised at Jemez Pueblo, is a recognised authority and respected writer on Pueblo history and has been a voice ...
It is little known that the Revolutionary War and the writing of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights were strongly influenced by Native American traditions. European philosophers of the Enlightenment such as Jean Jacques Rousseau had begun pressing for democratic reforms in Europe on the basis of glowing reports by early settlers about the New World and its native inhabitants. The founding fathers of the United States, in turn, w...
American Indian History" chronicles the dynamic process of interaction among Indian nations, Europeans and the United States during the past five centuries. Through his meticulous research and excellent narrative style, Robert Venables, Ph.D., makes this history come alive. Starting with the early period of contact, "discovery" and conquest, this two-volume set presents a detailed study of all sides of many complex issues, allowing the reader ...
There is substantial evidence that the framers of the documents and institutions that are the foundation of the American republic were influenced by the long-established democratic traditions of the Iroquois Confederacy. For many, however, this notion represents a perverse attack on American identity -- an attempt to deny American intellectual, cultural, and racial "credentials". A furious and often unseemly debate on this proposition has resu...
The world's best and brightest executives, entrepreneurs and professionals offer 201 insights and tips to help workers achieve success and personal satisfaction on the job. Perspectives are offered on leadership, creative decision-making, corporate culture, communication, management styles and conflict resolution. The author is a frequent speaker and guest on television shows, including "Oprah" and "CBS Morning News.
This treasury of instruction, recipes, and practical wisdom offers breads for every taste and temperament. You will find Thomson's wonderful original recipes for savory and sweet yeasted breads, as well as detailed instructions for breads that are traditional around the globe, from French and Italian breads to challah and croissants, from pizzas and focaccias to sopaipillas and pitas, to sourdoughs and spongebreads, buns, rolls, and bagels. Wi...
If my library of Western America was limited to a single book, I think it would have to be this wonderful anthology. Dee Brown has been our master." (Tony Hillerman)"The stories of such well-known figures as Lewis and Clark, Jim Bridger, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as well as other, more obscure characters are told as if Brown himself had lived closely with each. Supplemented by period photographs and illustrations, the anthology reads ...
In the mountains of northern New Mexico above Taos Pueblo lies a deep, turquoise lake which was taken away from the Taos Indians, for whom it is a sacred life source and the final resting place of their souls. Marcia Keegan's text and historic photographs document the celebration in 1971, when Taos Pueblo got the sacred lake back after a 60-year struggle with the federal government. Her photographs of everyday life at Taos Pueblo and quotes by...
This book presents in written form the traditional oral Native American sacred teachings involving spirituality, ceremonies, visions, healings, everyday life, and the warrior's way. The Iroquois, Lakota, and other Native American cultures are represented.
Discusses the myth and succession of 14 Dalai Lamas. This book includes excerpts from the Dalai Lamas' teachings, poetry, and other writings that illuminate the principles of Tibetan Buddhism as expressed in their lives.
An adventure story of a young newspaper reporter from a metropolitan daily as he journeys to a small Colorado town to begin his quest for fame and fortune as owner, publisher and editor.
With two children on her back, nine-year-old John beside her, and Tom astride a horse in front, Mary inched her way through the lonely forest. It was almost too empty. She hadn't remembered it ever seeming so barren, so absolutely clean of leaves or dead branches. She wondered if wars did such things.... Did her Seneca brothers know? Did they understand that killing people often meant killing land?" (Rayna Gangi)Basing her novel on Mary Jemiso...
Historic photos and a lively text chronicle dramatic events from the time of wagon trains to the arrival of airplanes. Bryan drew most of these tales, many published here for the first time in book form, from the pages of early newspapers and from the accounts of New Mexico old-timers whom Bryan interviewed in the 1950s and 1960s.
