Stunning images and enchanting text reveal the magical qualities of the upper Rio Grande region, a magnetic crossroads that includes Santa Fe, Taos, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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Wilma Mankiller was Chief of the Cherokee Nation for over ten years. She lives in Oklahoma.
Michael Wallis is an award-winning historian of the Old West and author of "Route 66: The Mother Road."
Michael Wallis is an award-winning historian of the Old West and author of "Route 66: The Mother Road."
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Gorgeous pictures, personal text, wonderful scenery,,
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This review is from: Heaven's Window: A Journey Through Northern New Me (Crossroads) (Hardcover)
Jack Parson took some wonderful photographs and Michael Wallis added some interesting, personal reactions to some of the most beautiful parts of New Mexico. Several of the photos appear on Parson's website, and this is one of Wallis's first books -- he has now written ten, all on the West, including Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride and Route 66: The Mother Road 75th Anniversary Edition.
Wallis's text has an autobiographical quality to it: "I stalked the mountains -- the Sandias, the Jemez and the Sangre de Cristos. I fished the Pecos and damn near died in untamed parts of the Rio Grande. I found eagle feathers and fresh cougar tracks. I watched black bears silently pad down Santa Fe streets in search of a cool drink of water. I became acquainted with magpies and roadrunners smarter than most human beings." Jack Parson is eloquent on his website about the beauty of his home state: "The magnificence and awe of Northern New Mexico's landscape has long proven a magnet for writers and artists, who have flocked here from around the world. Yet its profound beauty still defies description and even the most articulate have struggled to express its blend of sun and earth. D.H. Lawrence could only say, 'For greatness of beauty I have never experienced anything like New Mexico. What splendor!'" Visiting Parson's website is a wondorous journey; he has published a number of books containing a wide range of his photographs of New Mexico and many of the pictures appear on his website. Splendor indeed! The book has a National Geographic quality about it, but the excellent printing, binding, photography and text make it an enduring picture book of the region. Robert C. Ross 2009 2010
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Lovely Images,
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If all the "I"s were taken out - the text would shrink 20%. It is a effort to read through this book. It is not a photographers guide.
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This review is from: Heaven's Window: A Journey Through Northern New Me (Crossroads) (Hardcover)
THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST BOOK I HAVE READ ABOUT NEW MEXICO. IT SHOULD BE ON EVERYONE'S 'MUST READ' LIST. A WOINDERFUL GIFT BOOK.
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THE DAY I MOVED away from northern New Mexico, I drove out of Santa Fe and never looked back. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, Los Luceros, United States, San Juan, Santa Fe Trail, San Gabriel, Native American, Harvey Company, Los Alamos, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Palace of the Governors, Taos Pueblo, Arriba County, Charles Collier, Helen Corke, High Road, Las Vegas, Dorothy Brett, Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Santo Domingo, World War, Bandelier National Monument, Canyon Road, Elias Clark, Georgia O'Keeffe New!
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THE DAY I MOVED away from northern New Mexico, I drove out of Santa Fe and never looked back. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, Los Luceros, United States, San Juan, Santa Fe Trail, San Gabriel, Native American, Harvey Company, Los Alamos, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Palace of the Governors, Taos Pueblo, Arriba County, Charles Collier, Helen Corke, High Road, Las Vegas, Dorothy Brett, Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Santo Domingo, World War, Bandelier National Monument, Canyon Road, Elias Clark, Georgia O'Keeffe New!
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- Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence on page 116
- Sons and Lovers (Signet Classics) by D. H. Lawrence on page 116
- Ben Hur by Lew Wallace on page 37
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Perennial Classics) by Thornton Wilder on page 31
- Sons and Lovers (Penguin Reader Level 5) by Lawrence on page 116
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