{"product_id":"into-the-canyon-lucy-moore-9780826334176","title":"Into the Canyon: Seven Years in Navajo Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2005 Willa Award for Best Memoir from Women Writing the West \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 2004 Southwest Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1968 newlyweds Lucy Moore and her husband moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Chinle, Arizona, where he had taken a job with the recently created Navajo legal services program. They were part of a wave of young 1960s idealists determined to help others less fortunate than themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After fulfilling the two-year commitment with the legal program, Lucy and Bob stayed for another five years. \u003ci\u003eInto the Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e is her account of the places and people they came to love and the lessons they learned from their Navajo neighbors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ms. Moore's recollection of time spent in Navajo County is a beautiful and spirited tribute to Chinle culture. Moreover, we are given a glimpse into what it means to be affected by a place, time, and people. Beautifully constructed. - \u003ci\u003eWomen Writing the West\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Never a false note. Clearly written, candid, and funny . . . an engaging read. - Peter Iverson, historian and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDiné\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFor Our Navajo People\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lucy Moore tells this story with humor, sensitivity, and grace. Her absorbing memoir of seven years living, working, and being herself with Navajo people is a journey of discovery not only of 'the other' but, even more important, a confrontation with her own identity as a white person. - Mark Rudd, last national secretary of SDS, founder of the Weather Underground, teacher, and activist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A delight to read; an invaluable historical and cultural narrative. . . . A good deal of my first novel, \u003ci\u003eCeremony, \u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by Chinle, but I didn't fully appreciate just how much was going on during those years until I read Lucy's book. - Leslie Silko, author of \u003ci\u003eGardens In the Dunes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCeremony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826334172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826334176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unm Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.02w x 0.71d","brand":"Lucy Moore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153122472191,"sku":"9780826334176","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8836efae-e240-4176-a483-46918165d59e.jpg?v=1770781437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/into-the-canyon-lucy-moore-9780826334176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}