The Southwest

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1984
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First published in 1980 as part of Harper & Row's Regions of America series, this lively account is now available only from the University of New Mexico Press. Focusing on New Mexico and Arizona, it also touches on neighboring states Texas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California, as well as northern Mexico. Lavender writes of the Southwest from the time of the earliest Indian inhabitants to the eras of the Spanish conquerors, the French fur trappers, and the eventual expansion of the United States into the area. He describes conflicts between Mexico and Spain, Mexico and Texas, and Mexico and the United States and explores the truth behind folklore and legends about cowboys, Indians, and outlaws. He also discusses the region's present-day problems--the difficulties of relationships among a variety of racial, cultural, and economic groups and the scarcity of usable land, water, and air.

Delicious history, soundly investigated and superbly presented, enlivened by a sparkling style and rich in anecdotes and persona sketches. . . . Should be read not only in the Southwest, but by all Americans who seek knowledge of a region that is daily becoming more important nationally--and internationally. --Ray A. Billington

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First published in 1980 as part of Harper & Row's Regions of America series, this lively account is now available only from the University of New Mexico Press. Focusing on New Mexico and Arizona, it also touches on neighboring states Texas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California, as well as northern Mexico. Lavender writes of the Southwest from the time of the earliest Indian inhabitants to the eras of the Spanish conquerors, the French fur trappers, and the eventual expansion of the United States into the area. He describes conflicts between Mexico and Spain, Mexico and Texas, and Mexico and the United States and explores the truth behind folklore and legends about cowboys, Indians, and outlaws. He also discusses the region's present-day problems--the difficulties of relationships among a variety of racial, cultural, and economic groups and the scarcity of usable land, water, and air.

Delicious history, soundly investigated and superbly presented, enlivened by a sparkling style and rich in anecdotes and persona sketches. . . . Should be read not only in the Southwest, but by all Americans who seek knowledge of a region that is daily becoming more important nationally--and internationally. --Ray A. Billington

$37.54

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 364
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 15 Jan 1984
ISBN 10: 0826307361
ISBN 13: 9780826307361

Media Reviews

. . . a lively and highly readable account of our area . . . Lavender uses anecdotes and a fast-moving narrative style to enlighten his readers about the facts and fancies of this area.
. . . a lively and highly readable account of our area . . . Lavender uses anecdotes and a fast-moving narrative style to enlighten his readers about the facts and fancies of this area.
An interested reader can easily acquire a rudimentary amount of background on an endless number of topics in this text . . . The writing style is easy to read, the facts portrayed are accurate.
. . . Lavender deftly winds his story of the people and places. His outlook is incisive and his interpretation is judicious. . . . this volume will serve the reader with a solid history of the Southwest.
a. . . a lively and highly readable account of our area . . . Lavender uses anecdotes and a fast-moving narrative style to enlighten his readers about the facts and fancies of this area.a
aAn interested reader can easily acquire a rudimentary amount of background on an endless number of topics in this text . . . The writing style is easy to read, the facts portrayed are accurate.a
a. . . Lavender deftly winds his story of the people and places. His outlook is incisive and his interpretation is judicious. . . . this volume will serve the reader with a solid history of the Southwest.a

Author Bio

David Lavender (1910-2003) won the Wallace Stegner Award from the University of Colorado, 1996, and was honored by the California State Library Foundation for Historical Contributions in 1998.