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English
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In her most original, provocative, and eloquently moving book since Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams gives us a luminous chronicle of finding beauty in a broken world. Always an impassioned and far-sighted advocate for a just relationship between the natural world and humankind, Williams has broadened her concerns over the past several years to include a reconfiguration of family and community in her search for a deeper understanding of what it means...
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English
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Utah Centennial County History Series history of Grand County, Utah. Contents: General Introduction; Introduction; Geography and geologic history; Climate, ancient life, and natural history; Early humans in the region; The historic period: Native Americans and the first Europeans; Attempted colonization and first settlement years, 1854-1855; Renewed white settlement: Moab in the 1870s and 1880s; The early years to 1890; Grand County: Creation and...
Author
Publisher
Utah State Historical Society
Language
English
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Utah Centennial County History Series history of San Juan County, Utah. Contents: Introduction; Understanding the Saga of San Juan; The Geography and Place Names of San Juan County; An Overview of the Prehistory of San Juan County; Setting the Foundation, A.D. 1100 to 1880; Early Entrants into the San Juan Country; Homesteading and City-building, 1880-1940; Navajo Conflict and Boundary Expansion, 1880-1933; The Ute and Paiute Experience, 1880-1933;...
Author
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
xi, 300 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
DeCourten presents an amazing assortment of information related to the dinosaurs that inhabited the area now known as Utah, from the tracks of their footprints to their skin impressions. He not only defines what qualifies anatomically as a dinosaur but also describes the ecological environment for each age, from climatic conditions to flora and fauna, providing a unique viewpoint from which to examine dinosaur evolution and species adaptations.
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Publisher
Canyon Country Pub
Pub. Date
1997, c1971
Physical Desc
160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A work of regional Americana destined to become a classic -- a unique authentic portrayal of the canyonlands of Utah and the nearby states, still relatively untouched by man, rich with plants and animal life and ragged rock formations ... illustrated.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1972
Physical Desc
264 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A detailed and exciting portrait of this extraordinary region. Aided visually by twenty-five photographs and thirty-four line drawings and maps, the reader is guided through Canyonland geologic history from the earliest times to present day developments, which include the damage wrought by damming and the ever-constant search for oil.
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Publisher
Times-Independent
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrated ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of eight stories about the history of Moab, Grand County, Utah from the Elk Mountain Mission in 1855 to the Uranium Boom of the 1950's. Includes historical photographs.
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Publisher
K.C. Publications
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each book in this series tells a compelling story through the eyes of an experienced interpreter whose writing reflects true enthusiasm for the park. Complete with running text and interpretive captions, accompanied by abundant full-color photographs.
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