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In 1806, US Army General James Wilkinson assigned Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike to explore the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red rivers. Throughout the journey, Pike maintained a journal, describing hardships and the group's daily activities. This edition includes essays on Pike's papers and the purpose of his famed expedition.

In this examination of Chicano/a literature, Manuel M. Martin-Rodriguez analyses the ways it connects with and is shaped by the interaction with its audiences. He begins this writing with an examination of the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He then concentrates on Chicana literature and "engendering" the reader and on linguistic and marketing strategies for a multicultural readership.

Ji-Stu, the Cherokee trickster rabbit, wakes early one morning and decides to visit his old friend Otter, who lives up the river. Along the way, he sees a huge wood duck sitting on the water and instantly recognises the Chief of All the Wood Ducks, who is surrounded by hundreds of smaller ducks. Ji-Stu hurries to tell Otter, but when they return the great Chief is gone.

In the 1970s, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory built the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope, equipped to hunt for strange objects and solve astronomical mysteries. This book introduces young readers to the wonders revealed by the VLA. It features information on the solar system and the Milky Way galaxy. It is intended for ages 14+.

The essays collected here address symbolic political speech associated with the bodies (and body parts) of martyred heroes in Latin America. The authors examine the processes through which these bodies are selected as political vessels, the forms in which they are venerated and memorialised, and the ways they are invested with meaning.

Presents a portrait of a world many Americans have visited but few understand. This work offers an examination of what Mexico means to one American and what America means to the everyday Mexican people who surround and protect him.

In 1975, Melody Webb became a historian with the National Park Service in Alaska. From Alaska, she went on to become assistant superintendent at Grand Teton National Park and superintendent of Lyndon B Johnson National Park.

First published in 1988, this award-winning compendium of New Mexico's Indian, Hispanic and Anglo traditions is the state's first complete folklore volume. Using a broad range of sources from familiar texts to previously unpublished archival materials, the authors offer examples of story, song, ritual and artefact and also provide historic, thematic, and symbolic analyses of their significance.

Originally published by the Sierra Club in 1995, this handbook has already helped thousands of aspiring writers, scholars, and students share their experiences with nature and the outdoors. Using exercises and examples, John Murray covers genres, techniques, and publication issues. Also included are recommended readings, creative writing programs, and professional organisations.

Interest in diseases such as HIV/AIDS and Ebola, and the resurgence of older diseases have fostered questions about the history of human infectious diseases. How did they evolve? Where did they originate? This work offers answers to these and other questions. It focuses on changes in the patterns of human behavior through cultural evolution.

Dr. Hsi was diagnosed in 1995 with a rare coronary disease that caused his death five years later at the age of 44. In 1997, he began a journal--completed posthumously by journalist Belshaw and Hsi's wife Corbin--that chronicled his changing outlook on the teaching and practice of medicine.

Intended to help designers, planners, public officials, students, and others understand the history and theories of public commons, elicit community dialogue and desires, respond to the natural and built environment, and design compelling places. This work contends that places built to support conviviality are critical components of a good town.

The Southwest has long been one of America's dreamscapes, a place we go to relive and reinvent our past for the purposes of the present. Yet the Southwest is a real place, too, one where people live and make a living. This collection of essays looks at the ways tourism affects people and places in the Southwest and at the region's meaning on the larger stage of American national life.

Sylvanus G. Morley was the most influential Mayan archaeologist of his generation and perhaps the greatest American spy of WWI. Harris and Sadler document for the first time Morley's dual career as a scholar and a spy. Working for the Office of Naval Intelligence, he proved an invaluable source of information about German and anti-American activity in Mexico and Central America.

When Bear and Terrapin tell two small furry animals that they cannot compete in the important stickball game between the animals and the birds, the two are welcomed by the birds, who find a way for them to fly.

Author Linda G. Harris and photographer Pamela Porter have divided the state into eleven regions comprising seventy ghost towns, from the Santa Fe Trail and Colfax County in the north to the boot heel in the south.

A trip to the YucatAn in your own kitchen.

Latin American and Latina women writers have used autobiography, fiction, and a blend of the two genres to address the psychological struggle to heal from both personal and political traumas. This title focuses on six fictional autobiographies as literary representations of psychological recovery.

In this bilingual story of faith, Don Jacobo has a dream that, in the end, is a reminder that miracles do happen and angels always appear where least expected. Anaya's story of the power of faith, hope, and love will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Full color.

An indispensable reference when a referral requires interviewing Spanish-speaking parents, guardians, or children. It has proved invaluable in improving language skills and service delivery for thousands of social workers and others. Presented in clear, concise phrases are questions and instructions commonly used in each step of the referral process.

Grounded in archival research and cultural and economic approaches, this new book situates Navajo weavers within the economic history of the Southwest and debunks the romantic stereotypes of weavers and traders that have dominated the literature.

Richard Fagerlund offers advice on pest control drawn from answers to commonly asked questions in his newspaper column. With thirty-years' experience in pest control, Fagerlund offers suggestions for controlling nearly fifty common (and a few not so common) pests found in and around the home.

The life of the black religious servant Ursula de Jesús (1604-1666) has remained one of the best-kept historical secrets of the New World. This English language translation of the diary she began in 1650 allows us to hear the voice of the former slave turned spiritualist.Born into slavery in Lima, Peru, Ursula entered a convent at the age of thirteen to serve a nun, and spent the next twenty-eight years as one of hundreds of slaves whose exhausting daily work afforded little time to contemplate religious matters. After surviving a potentially fatal accident, she chose a spiritual path, though remained a slave until one of the nuns purchased her freedom. Ursula began to see visions and communicate more frequently with God. Dead souls eager to diminish their stay in Purgatory approached her, and it was then that she assumed the role of intercessor on their behalf.Ursula's diary conveys the innuendos of convent life, but above all it offers a direct experience of baroque Catholic spirituality from the perspective of a woman of color. Nancy E. van Deusen selected approximately fifty pages from Ursula's diary to appear here as Ursula wrote them, in Spanish. Van Deusen's introduction situates Ursula's text within the milieu of medieval and early modern female spirituality, addresses the complexities of racial inequality, and explores the power of the written word.ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORSNancy E. van Deusen is professor of history at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.Lyman L. Johnson is professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He is also the general editor for UNM Press's Dialogos series.ACCLAIM"This book is fascinating...a valuable asset to colonial Latin American Literature."-- Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies"This book offers fascinating insight into the Roman Catholic Church's role in the 17th-century slave trade and its harsh views of race and gender. As for de Jesús, she comes across as a woman of great wisdom and deep spirit who never turned bitter but who embraced the power of a greater humanity through an unshakeable faith. Her story should be read and savored."-- New York Resident"[The Souls of Purgatory] is a significant contribution to scholarship, and the editor has managed to make Ursula accessible to a wide and no doubt appreciative readership."-- Sixteenth Century Journal"Van Deusen's work has brought to light a fascinating historical character whose autobiographical writings impact upon many different areas of academic research."-- H-Net Reviews