Navajoland: A Native Son Shares His Legacy (Arizona Highways Special Scenic Collection) [Paperback]

LeRoy DeJolie (Author)

Book Description

Series: Arizona Highways Special Scenic Collection | Publication Date: August 31, 2010

Navajoland is a richly illustrated with full-color, landscape photography and tells stories about the ancient ways and beliefs of the Navajo people. You will se Dinétah (Din NAY Tah), the land between the four sacred mountains that mark the boundaries of Navajo land, through the eyes, camera, and culture of a Navajo artist steeped in the traditional ways of his people. 80 Pages; Full-color photography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Arizona Highways; First edition. edition (August 31, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932082425
• ISBN-13: 978-1932082425
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #917,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book, well worth owning, wish it shipped faster & was HBK, December 21, 2005

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A. Burchfield (Conway, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Navajoland: A Native Son Shares His Legacy (Arizona Highways Special Scenic Collection) (Paperback)

I saw this book mentioned on NBC Nightly News and decided to get a copy as a gift for my brother, just about all I can find to complain about is the long shipping time and the fact that it only comes as a paperback, not hardback.
Both in Mr. Hillerman's forward and in the photographer's own text you get some Navajo history and philosophy about how/why things happened and their beliefs. Apparently the ancestral Navajos considered four mountains to be the boundaries of their territory, much of that land is still inside present day reservation borders.
The book is divided into four sections, by mountain and north,south,east and west. Each section of the land is represented by some very nice photography, some of it similar to what you might have seen before but more often unfamiliar scenery. It's well worth owning.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I knew there was magic and this book proves it...., December 7, 2005

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K. Hazer (Silver City, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Navajoland: A Native Son Shares His Legacy (Arizona Highways Special Scenic Collection) (Paperback)

What beautiful pictures ...waves of emotions rippled thru my soul as I turned these timeless pages. Truly a gift to those fortunate enough to find this book in their hands. The history was as incredible as the Sunrise of course!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent!, March 17, 2007

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This review is from: Navajoland: A Native Son Shares His Legacy (Arizona Highways Special Scenic Collection) (Paperback)

The pictures will take your breath away. Absolutely magnificent. The photographer has managed to capture the beauty and sacredness of his land. What a gift!