Publisher's Description
THE SOUTHWEST:
GOLD, GOD, & GRANDEUR
An irresistible visual experience that conveys the beauty
and grandeur of the American Southwest and explores its
dramatic history, from ancient settlements through the
close of the 20th century.
A land of stunning scenery and startling contrasts, of deep canyons,
jagged mountains, and blistering deserts, the Southwest is the most
colorful of regions, geographically and historically. It contains more
national parks and monuments than any other area of the United
States, a measure of its extraordinary beauty and the equally extraordinary efforts to preserve it.
Paul Robert Walker's ambitious chronological history gives readers a
powerful sense of this unique region and the people-Indian, Hispanic,
and Anglo-whose stories are etched into the earth. From Spanish
invaders and their missions, the Santa Fe Trail, the Texas Revolution
and the Mexican War, to Indian battles, gunslingers, land grabs, modern
border issues, and nuclear research, Walker expertly assembles the story
of the Southwest. In compelling prose, he evokes, as never before, the
spirit of this corner of America from the ancient Pueblo and Hopi
cultures to the New Southwest and the pressures the region faces from
growth and scarcity of resources.
Illustrated with contemporary photographs of landscapes from New
Mexico, Arizona, and California, to Utah, Colorado, and Texas by
acclaimed photographer George H. H. Huey, The Southwest captures all the magic of this awe-inspiring land.
PAUL ROBERT WALKER
is the author of Trail of the Wild West:
Rediscovering the American Frontier
and several other books on the West
including Great Figures of the Wild
West; Big Men, Big Country; and
Spiritual Leaders: A Portrait of 13 American Indian Shamans.
He lives in Escondido, California.
GEORGE H. H. HUEY
is a travel and natural history photographer. His
subjects range from western landscapes to
natural details to international destinations.
Huey's work has appeared in dozens of
magazines, including Audubon, National
Geographic, Outside, and Time. He lives
in Prescott, Arizona.