First Impressions: A Reader's Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300215045)

A guide to the history and culture of the American Southwest, as told through early encounters with fifteen iconic sites

This unique guide for literate travelers in the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first non-natives to describe them. Noted borderlands historians David J. Weber and William deBuys lead readers through centuries of political, cultural, and ecological change.

The sites visited in this volume range from popular destinations within the National Park System--including Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde--to the Spanish colonial towns of Santa Fe and Taos and the living Indian communities of Acoma, Zuni, and Taos. Lovers of the Southwest, residents and visitors alike, will delight in the authors' skillful evocation of the region's sweeping landscapes, its rich Hispanic and Indian heritage, and the sense of discovery that so enchanted its early explorers.

Published in Cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University

Author: David J. Weber, William Debuys
ISBN-10: 0300215045
ISBN-13: 9780300215045
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/22/2017
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2018