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Southwest History and Culture
Annotated Bibliography
By Susan Huetteman
Books Arnold, Caroline. The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde. New York: Clarion Books, 1992. The presentation of ancient and contemporary cliff dwellings of
southwestern Colorado, beautifully illustrated by Richard Hewett. 64 pages.Ashabranner, Brent. Born to the Land: An American Portrait. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. An intimate profile
of 20th century ranch life with the Nunns of Luna County, NM. Provides a sense of southwestern family and ranch life, with historical and ethnic influences. Black and white action and portrait photography by
Paul Conklin. 134 pages. Berger, Josef. Discoverers of the New World, American Heritage Junior Library. New York: American Heritage Publishing, Co. Illustrated narrative traces routes
and presents a perspective of the conquests of exploration, including Spain and France, in the new world. 153 pages. Bledsoe, Sara. Colorado, Hello U*S*A* series. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications
Company, 1993. Illustrated physical and historical study of Colorado. 72 pages. Brunvand, Jan Harold. The Study of American Folklore: An introduction. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.,
1978. "Oral, customary, and material folklore" includes procedures for identification, information gathering, and brief descriptions of games, dances, gestures, music, and folk groups. 460 pages.
Clark, Bernadine, ed. Writer's Resource Guide. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1983. A comprehensive directory of informational sources, including travel, organizations, government, library, farming,
art, etc. 473 pages. Commager, Henry Steele, ed. Documents of American History, Crofts American History series. NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1949. Urtext documents include
Jefferson's letter to France, Cessation of Louisiana, Polk's message of the war with Mexico, Homestead Act of 1862 and the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. 759 pages. Cone, Patrick. Grand Canyon.
Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1994. Illustrates the formation, evolution and history and contemporary life of the Grand Canyon. The author's photographic illustrations give a sense of environment and place. 48 pages.
Crystal, David, Editor. The Cambridge Fact Finder.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Data and illustrations for over 180,000 entries, including world anthropology with maps. 843 pages. Davidson, Marshall B. Life in America,
vol. I and II. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951. Published in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the outstanding text and illustrations document the exploration, growth, peoples,
movements, and influences from colonial to industrial America, Volume I, 573 pages. Volume II depicts primarily urban American attitudes and growth, and includes growth of railroads and general 19th to 20th
century changes in life and work. 503 pages. Dott, Robert H. and Batten, Roger L. Evolution of the Earth. New York: McGraw Hill, 1976. Provides an understanding of the earth and its
changes. Documentation and extensive maps explain the geology of dating, chemistry, mountain building, early life history, etc. 503 pages. Early, Theresa S. New Mexico, Hello U*S*A*
series. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1993. Illustrated capsule of the complex and dynamic history of New Mexico. 72 pages. Ellis, Hamilton. The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1968. Depicts the world's railways, engines, cars, and equipment. Illustrations document and compare rail engines, cars, and types of passage. 591 pages.
Fargis, Paul and Bykofsky, Sheree, eds. The New York Public Library Desk Reference, 2nd edition. New York: Prentice Hall General Reference, 1993. Comprehensive and illustrated compilation
of sources and data, including state and park information. 930 pages. Franklin, Fay, ed. History's Timeline. New York: Crescent Books, 1981. A 40,000 year chronology of civilization,
ending in 1980. Comprehensive illustrations and comparative sidebars between Asia, Europe, and America. 240 pages. Filbin, Dan. Arizona, Hello U*S*A* series. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications
Company, 1991. Illustrated presentation of Arizona, historical and contemporary. 72 pages. Fradin, Dennis Brindell. Arizona: From Sea to shining Sea. Illustrated introduction to Arizona of yesterday
and today. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1993. 64 pages. . Colorado: From Sea to shining Sea. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1993. Illustrated perspective of contemporary and historical
Colorado. 64 pages. . Utah: From Sea to shining Sea. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1993. Straight-forward presentation of Utah and Mormon development with illustrations. 64 pages. Fradin, Dennis Brindell and Fradin, Judith Bloom. Nevada: From Sea to Shining Sea. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995. Narrative introduction and illustrated history. 64 pages. . New Mexico: From Sea to shining Sea. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1993. Panoramic presentation of contemporary and historical New Mexico. 64 pages. Heinrichs, Ann.
Arizona: America the Beautiful. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1992. Beautifully illustrated presentation of Arizona's past and present, including data and cartography. 144 pages. Ickes, Anna Wilmarth.
Mesa Land: The History and Romance of the American Southwest. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933. A compassionate, well-written, and detailed first hand anthropologist's presentation of the history and
archeology of the peoples and land of New Mexico's Mesa. Period photography, primarily by Philip W. Tompkins. 236 pages. Keegan, Marcia. Pueblo Boy: Growing Up in Two Worlds. New York: Puffin Books,
1991. An intimate story of a New Mexico San Ildefonso family, as told through the eyes of ten year old Timmy Toybal, and how his family maintains their Pueblo heritage in contemporary Sante Fe. Photography
by the author. (Unpaginated 47 pages). Kent, Deborah. Colorado: America the Beautiful.
Chicago: Childrens Press, 1989. Illustrated story and data for the diverse cultures of eastern and western Colorado. 144 pages. Ketchum, Richard M., ed. Cowboys and Cattle Country. New York:
American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1961. The story of life on the range, and the territories, people, and life on the trailoutlaws, cattle drives, and range wars. Period photography and drawings. 153
pages. LaFarge, Oliver. A Pictoral History of the American Indian. New York: Crown Publishers, 1956. Heavily illustrated and in-depth presentation of the Native Americans throughout the
United States. 272 pages. Leonard, Jonathan Norton, ed. Ancient America: The Great Ages of Man. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1978. Illustrated presentation of the ancient cultures of
the American continent. 191 pages. Lesko, Matthew, ed. Information U. S. A. New York: Viking and Penguin Books, 1983. Revised edition of names, addresses, and phone numbers for most U. S.
governmental agencies. 1,253 pages. Levey, Judith S., and Greenhall, Agnes, eds. The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. New York: Avon Books, 1983. Reference book. 950 pages.
Lillegard, Dee and Stoker, Wayne. Nevada: America the Beautiful. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1992. Illustrated documentary of remarkable change from ancient to contemporary life. Data and narrative. 144
pages. Makower, Joel, ed. The Map Catalog: Every Kind of Map and Chart on Earth and Even Some Above It. New York: A Tilden Press Book, 1986. Examples and sources for categories of maps.
Land maps include antique, agricultural, boundary, census, geologic and historical sites. Maps include weather, waterways, recreation, products, software, and relief maps. State listings provide natural resources,
recreation and archival information. Agencies, libraries, retailers, and terms are included in appendix. 252 pages. McCarthy, Betty. Utah: America the Beautiful. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1990.
Illustrated story, data, and cartography of Utah. 144 pages. McCready, Albert L. Railroads: In the Days of Steam, American Heritage Junior Library. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co.,
Inc. A broadly illustrated story of the development of the American railroad in the 19th and 20th century, including resistance and achievements. 153 pages. McCutcheon, Marc.
The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800's. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1993. Explanation and synoptic listings of life, dress, habits, and speech, including frontier and Civil War. 308 pages. . The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition through World War II. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1995. Explanation and synoptic listings of life, dress, habits, and speech. 259
pages. Morison, Samuel Eliot. The Oxford History of the American People. New York: Oxford University Press, 1965. A comprehensive chronology of the United States from the Bering Strait entry to
the death of President Kennedy. Limited illustration. 1,153 pages. Nettl, Bruno and Myers, Helen. Folk Music in the United States: An Introduction.
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1976. Continuing the work of Nettle, Helen Myers presents a broad overview of music of our many American cultures, including intricate songs of the Native American, Hispanic, and emerging America. 187 pages.
Ohrlin, Glenn. The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1973. Annotated songs of the western range, with full verses. Provides an intimate glimpse
of 19th and 20th century cowboy life. Biblio-discography by Harlan Daniel and accompanying 33 LP record by Ohrlin. 291 pages. Paredes, Americo.
A Texas-Mexican Cancionero: Folksongs of the Lower Border. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1976. Provides a seldom-presented sense and history of the Mexican Americans of the lower Rio Grande
border from colonial times through the 20th century. Illustrations include photographs, and maps. Sixty-six songs are presented with music, words, translation-glossary, and discography. 194 pages. Pike, Donald G. Anasazi: Ancient People of the Rock. NY: Harmony Books, Crown Publishers, 1974. An extraordinary and detailed pictorial guide to "the monumental remains of the legendary American
Indian Civilization." Exceptional and historical photographs by Adam Clark Vroman include petroglyphs, pottery, environment and entry viewpoints of architecture. 191 pages. Sirvatis, Karen. Nevada.
Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1992. Brief, but concise illustrated physical and historical story of Nevada. 72 pages. . Utah, Hello U*S*A* series. Minneapolis: Lerner
Publications Company, 1991. Pocket illustrated physical and historical story of Utah. 72 pages. Stein, R. Conrad. New Mexico: America the Beautiful. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1992.
Illustrated presentation of historical New Mexico territory and data of contemporary life. 144 pages. Swentzell, Rina. Children of Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner
Publications, 1992. Gia (Mother) Rose teaches her New Mexico family the ancient ways of potting. An excellent introduction to native pottery appreciation. Detailed photography by Bill Steen. 40 pages. Thompson, Philip D. and O'Brien, Robert. Weather: Life Science Library. NY: Time Incorporated, 1967. An excellent introduction to weather, includes mountain and desert weather formation,
identification, and effects. 200 pages. Thorndike, Joseph J., ed. American Heritage New Pictorial Encylopedic Guide to the United States, vol. I and II. New York: Dell Publishing, 1965.
Comprehensive and illustrated guide to states, peoples, and data. Volume I, Alabama through Nebraska, 687 pages. Volume II, Nevada through Wyoming and Washington D.C. and territories, 1376 pages.
Trimble, Stephen. The Village of Blue Stone. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990. The discovery of cliff dwellings, including Cliff Palace and Mesa Verde. Detailed life within the Anasazi
Cliff Palace, as seen through the eyes of an Anasazi clan. Pencil sketch illustrations by Jennifer Owings Dewey and Deborah Reade recreate the world of the ancient people. Includes diagrams of Kivas and
layouts of cliff dwellings. 58 pages. Ward, Don. Cowboys and Cattle Country: American Heritage Junior Library. New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1961. A superbly illustrated introduction
to the American cowboy from the vaquero to the movie legends. Depicts in detail cowboy life in town and on the trail, including Indian raids, herding techniques, economics, and rodeos. 153 pages.
Webb, Walter Prescott. The Great Plains. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1931. A true handbook of the West: history of development, exploration, economic development, and agriculture. Valuable and
seldom found data and maps. 525 pages. White, John I. Git Along, Little Dogies. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1975. Stories, songs, singers, and songmakers of the American West, with
accompanying 33 LP recording. 221 pages. Wilson, Vincent, Jr. The Book of the States. Brookeville, Maryland: American History Research Associates, 1992. Two-page history and chronology of
each U.S. state, with maps. 112 pages. Articles "Sounding the Alarm,
Defending the Glades, Achieving Perfection, Environmental Archdruid, Voice of the Land Ethic, The Spiritual Father, Educator at Heart, and Saving the Tetons." Audubon.
New York: The Magazine of the National Audubon Society (Nov-Dec 1998): 81-88. Capsule biographies of America's naturalists, authors, and founders of environmental movements."Taking Stock."
Back Stage: The Performing Arts Weekly. New York (Feb 12-18, 1999). Contemporary major performance festivals and theater and opera companies. Includes: Colorado and Utah listings.
"Lynx to the Past." Newsweek. New York: Newsweek Magazine (Feb 15, 1999): 5859. The return of the first wild Lynx to Colorado's San Juan Mountains and capsules of other reintroduced endangered species.
"A Tale of Two Tribes." The Sun. Westerly, RI (Feb 14, 1999): 23-24. Although focused on Rhode Island tribes, the article documents the power and influence of Eleanor Roosevelt in establishing
governmental support for Native Americans. "Historians Locate Brain of Ishi, 'Last Wild Man.'" The Sun. Westerly, RI (Feb 21, 1999): 5. In 1911, Ishi left the Sierra Nevada foothills to enter
civilization. "Stolen Indian Baskets Returned." The Sun. Westerly, RI (Feb 12, 1999): 8. News item: stolen hand-woven baskets of Dat So La Lee returned to Nevada Historical Society.
Video Arizona Highways. The Grand Canyon. Phoenix: Brava Productions, TVI
Productions, 1987. A comprehensive guide to the history, evolution, natural life, environment, and accessibility, and preservation of the canyon Teddy Roosevelt challenged: Don't try to change it.
Leverton, Bill and Leverton, Bonnie, eds. Arizona: Land of Contrast. Phoenix: Arizona Highways, 1990. Beautifully presented images of the painted desert, canyons, and history.
Hiking. Hiking Grand Canyon: Prepare for Backpacking. Grand Canyon, Arizona: Environmental Media Corp., 1997 FitzRandolph, Steven C. Southwest. Denver: AAA International Video Corp., 1991.
Panoramic view and documentary of the history, geography, and contemporary life in five southwestern states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Gaernes, John, ed. Footprint on
the Rockies: The Wildlife of Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park Area.
Estes Park, CO: Nick Molle Productions, 1995. Close photography and sensitive evaluation of the current wildlife of Estes Park, from the deer and squirrel families to birds, fish, bear, fox, and more.
Susan Huetteman is a retired teacher from Rhode Island. |
