Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the Southwest

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AuthorPreston, Douglas
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
Bindingpaperback
PublishedMarch 30, 1999
EditionReprint
LanguageEnglish
Pages480
ISBN-100826320864
ISBN-139780826320865
Weight1.63 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L
1.18 in × 5.98 in × 8.98 in

Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the Southwest

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a Modern Horseback Journey Across 1,000 Miles Of Desert And Wilderness Following The Trail Of The First European Explorer In The American Southwest. publishers Weekly the Old West's Last Glimmers Flicker Through This Piercingly Beautiful Adventure, An Unforgettable Saga In Which Preston, Astride His Horse Popeye, Traverses The Desert And Mountain Wilderness Of Arizona And New Mexico, Retracing The Trailblazing 1540-1541 Expedition Of Spanish Explorer Francisco Vasquez De Coronado. Accompanied By A Photographer Friend, Former Natural History Columnist Preston (dinosaurs...

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a Modern Horseback Journey Across 1,000 Miles Of Desert And Wilderness Following The Trail Of The First European Explorer In The American Southwest.

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the Old West's Last Glimmers Flicker Through This Piercingly Beautiful Adventure, An Unforgettable Saga In Which Preston, Astride His Horse Popeye, Traverses The Desert And Mountain Wilderness Of Arizona And New Mexico, Retracing The Trailblazing 1540-1541 Expedition Of Spanish Explorer Francisco Vasquez De Coronado. Accompanied By A Photographer Friend, Former Natural History Columnist Preston (dinosaurs In The Attic ) Talks With Navahos, Zunis, Acomas, Ranchers, Cowboys, Prospectors And Rattlesnake Hunters. His Text Shuttles Back And Forth In Time, From The Complex Prehistoric Civilization Of The Anasazi Indians To The U.s. War Against Apache Chief Geronimo, Whose Followers Were Deported As Prisoners Of War To Florida, To The Cautionary Tale Of A Once-lush New Mexico Valley (larger Than Connecticut) Reduced To Desert By Cattle Herding And The Clear-cutting Of Timber. In Place Of The Mythical Winning Of The West, Preston Unfolds A Harrowing Tale Of Loss. History Book Club Alternate. (nov.)


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