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Our Missionthe University of Utah press is an agency of the J. Willard Marriott library of the University of Utah. in accordance with the mission of the University, the press publishes and disseminates scholarly books in selected fi elds and other printed and recorded materials of signifi cance to Utah, the region, the country, and the world.
the University of Utah press is a member of the association of american University presses.
On the Cover: the “protomammal” Kayentatherium from Tracks in Deep Time.
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. . .explore the thrill of
scientifi c discovery and
the enchantment of
Utah’s prehistoric life.
The Early Jurassic sphenodontian (tuatara) Clev-osaurus. Illustration for Tracks in Deep Time.
american indian Studies 7
archaeology/anthropology 10-14
essays 16
Folklore Studies 5
Geology 1
Guidebooks and Outdoors 2
literature 3
Middle east Studies 15
Mormon Studies 8, 9
nature and environment 3
paleontology 1
Regional Studies 6
Utah 1
Western History 3, 4, 7
Women’s Studies 9
new in paperback 16
Distribution partner/KUeD 17
Featured Backlist 19-21
essential Backlist 22-24
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1new books paleontology/geology/utah
Tracks in Deep TimeThe St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm
Jerald D. Harris and Andrew R. C. Milner
In February 2000, while excavating his property in
St. George, Utah, Sheldon Johnson turned over a piece of
ground and discovered a fully preserved dinosaur footprint.
That track was the first of many fossils to be uncovered. Five
years later, the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site (SGDS) at
Johnson Farm was established to preserve one of the richest
and oldest dinosaur-age fossil sites in Utah.
Tracks in Deep Time presents, for the first time, an
engaging, thoroughly readable account of the history,
geology, and paleontology of this important site. Two
hundred million years ago, Lake Dixie covered this area.
Within its waters and along its shores, a diverse ecosystem
of organisms thrived, leaving behind thousands of
footprints and other fossils preserved in layers of rock.
Unusual fossils found here include the world’s largest
collection of tracks left by swimming dinosaurs, and one
of only six traces known to have been made by a sitting,
meat-eating dinosaur. With approachable text and lavish,
full-color photographs and illustrations, Jerald Harris and
Andrew Milner describe how geologists and paleontologists
have painstakingly reconstructed a vivid snapshot of life
from the Early Jurassic.
“This book will enhance the experience of anyone visiting the
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site. It provides an exceptional
opportunity for readers to explore the thrill of scientific discovery
and the enchantment of Utah’s prehistoric life.”
—Frank L. Decourten, author of Dinosaurs of Utah and The Broken Land: Adventures in Great Basin Geology
Jerald D. Harris is the director of paleontology at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah, and is an advisor to the Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm.
Andrew R. C. Milner is the site paleontologist and curator at the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm. He has been at the site since its inception and now runs the museum’s preparation laboratory and conducts field work in southern Utah.
November 2015 • 96 pp., 8 1/2 x 10 • 33 full-color illustrations | Paper 978-1-60781-437-5 $10.95 • eBook 978-1-60781-438-2
Dinosaurs of UtahSecond EditionFrank DeCourtenPaper 978-1-60781-264-7 $34.95
A Natural History of the Intermountain WestIts Ecological and Evolutionary StoryGwendolyn L. WaringPaper 978-1-60781-028-5 $29.95
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An engaging account of the history, geology, and paleontology of the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm
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2 new booksguidebooks and outdoors
New Edition
Hiking the EscalanteIn the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Rudi Lambrechtse
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
covers 1.7 million acres in southern Utah, offering the
hiker an experience of deep solitude surrounded by a wealth
of geological, biological, and archaeological treasures. Hiking
the Escalante opens the door to exploration of this highly
scenic area of meandering canyons with relatively few
marked trails. It lists fifty hikes by degree of difficulty and
includes directions to trailheads, instructions for how to
follow particular routes, choices of side canyons along the
way, suggestions for loop hikes, and occasional alternative
destinations. Along with hike descriptions, the book
provides information on the geology, natural history, and
human history of the area. This new edition contains seven
new hikes, new photographs, and updated information
about hike terrain.
“An invaluable resource to anyone traversing the Escalante.”
—Escalante Outfftters.com
“The classic Escalante guide book. First published in 1985,
Lambrechtse’s book describes most of the side canyon drainages
that feed into the Escalante River. From day hikes to backcountry
adventures this is one of the most used books in the canyons.”
—UtahCanyons.com
Rudi Lambrechtse has been hiking in the Escalante canyons for more than forty years, logging over 1,500 miles. He worked in the Grand Canyon for eight years as a trail and river guide. Recently retired from teaching elementary school, he’s still actively hiking and river running. Arizona has been his home for the past thirty-eight years.
January 2016 • 248 pp., 5.5 x 8.5 •130 illustrations, 5 maps | Paper 978-1-60781-463-4 $16.95 • eBook 978-1-60781-464-1
Hiking the WasatchThird EditionJohn VeranthPaper 978-1-60781-325-5 $16.95
Canyoneering the Northern San Rafael SwellSteve Allen and Joe MitchellPaper 978-1-60781-238-8 $19.95
An updated and comprehensive guide to fifty hikes in the canyons of the Escalante River
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3new books nature and environment/literature
The Rocky Mountain National Park ReaderEdited by James H. Pickering
Writer Wallace Stegner once wrote that “No place is
a place until things that have happened in it are
remembered.” This collection celebrates one of America’s
most loved places, Rocky Mountain National Park, which
marks its 100th birthday in 2015. Engagement with place
and the events that loom large in park history are the
underlying themes that connect the thirty-three selections
that make up this anthology.
Representative both in subject and approach, the
selections reach back to Arapaho and pioneer times,
before the park was established, and move forward to span
its entire first century. The voices that speak to us are
distinctive: some tell us about the past, recalling moments
of personal triumph and tragedy; some are quieter, others
more polemic. All capture and share a part of the national
treasure that is Rocky Mountain National Park.
This original collection is a rich literary and historical
compendium that provides an indispensable introduction to
the nation’s twelfth national park.
“A latter-day Enos Mills, Jim Pickering has emerged as the
foremost and most prolific historian-champion of Estes Park and
Rocky Mountain National Park. In this crackerjack anthology, Jim
celebrates the park’s centennial with a rich selection of reflections.”
—Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel, University of Colorado Denver
James H. Pickering is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Houston, where he served as dean, provost, and president. He has written or edited 30 books on Estes Park, Colorado, and the American West. Since 2006 he has served as Historian Laureate of Estes Park. His book, Joe Mills of Estes Park (2013), was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award.
August 2015 • 328 pp., 6 x 9 | Paper 978-1-60781-451-1 $17.95 • eBook 978-1-60781-452-8
Canyon of DreamsStories from Grand Canyon HistoryDon Lago Paper 978-1-60781-314-9 $19.95
A Zion Canyon ReaderEdited by Nathan N. Waite and Reid L. NeilsonForeword by Lyman HafenPublished in partnership with Zion Natural History AssociationPaper 978-1-60781-347-7 $14.95
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A rich literary and historical compendium of the best that has been written about Rocky Mountain National Park
The Rocky Mountain National Park Reader is the first book of the National Park Readers series edited by Lance Newman and David Stanley.
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4 new books western history
Last Chance BywayThe History of Nine Mile Canyon
Jerry D. Spangler and Donna Kemp Spangler
Nine Mile Canyon is famous the world over for its
prehistoric rock art and remnants of ancient Fremont
habitation. But it also teems with Old West history that
is salted with iconic figures of the nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries. Last Chance Byway tells the stories of
human endeavor and folly in a place historians have too long
ignored.
The history of Nine Mile Canyon is often the story
of those who came with dreams and left broke and
disillusioned, although there were exceptions. Some who
left their mark include famed outlaw hunter Joe Bush,
infamous bounty hunter Jack Watson, the larger-than-life
cattle baron Preston Nutter, and Robert Leroy Parker, better
known as Butch Cassidy.
“A first of its kind, this book clarifies aspects of the folk history
surrounding Nine Mile Canyon. The Spanglers have documented
and backed up their writing, giving it weight beyond just story,
moving the lore into the field of history.”
—H. Bert Jenson, Utah State University
“An original and valuable synthesis that brings together widely
separated threads and fills a real need for a longer treatment
not only of the area, but of many of the canyon’s fascinating
characters.”
—Roy Webb, author of Lost Canyons of the Green River: The Story before Flaming Gorge Dam
Jerry D. Spangler is an archaeologist and a recognized expert on the pre-historic peoples of eastern Utah, and is the executive director of the non-profit Colorado Plateau Archaeological Alliance, which is dedicated to preserving the past.
Donna Kemp Spangler is an award-winning writer, a former journalist, and currently the communications director for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
October 2015 • 352 pp., 8 1/2 x 10 • 188 illustrations, 13 maps | Paper 978-1-60781-442-9 $34.95 •eBook 978-1-60781-443-6
Nine Mile CanyonThe Archaeological History of an American TreasureJerry D. SpanglerPaper 978-1-60781-226-5 $34.95
Wrecks of Human AmbitionA History of Utah’s Canyon Country to 1936Paul T. NelsonPaper 978-1-60781-333-0 $19.95
Explores Nine Mile Canyon’s role in Old West stories of fur trappers and miners, ranchers and homesteaders, cattle barons and barkeeps, outlaws and bounty hunters
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5new books folklore studies
Putting the Supernatural in Its Place Folklore, the Hypermodern, and the Ethereal
Edited by Jeannie Banks Thomas
Just exactly where do we find the supernatural in the
contemporary world? It’s both pervasive—everywhere—
and specific—a particular somewhere. Otherworldly
traditions and stories still spread through oral narration.
They pervade mass media and the digital world and often
form the stuff of hypermodern folklore—the stew of folk,
popular, consumer, and digital culture that constitutes
much of contemporary life. People also imbue specific
places—from the local haunted house or cemetery to whole
towns or cities—with supernatural manifestations or
significance.
Putting the Supernatural in Its Place explores zombies,
vampires, witches, demented nuns, mediums, and ghosts
in their natural (and unnatural) habitats while making
sense of the current ubiquity of the supernatural on the
Internet, in movies, tourism, and in places like New Orleans.
This unique study of how we locate the supernatural sheds
light on why certain sites and their stories captivate us. It
demonstrates how pondering the supernatural can bring a
better understanding of the places we create and inhabit.
“A fine collection of articles exploring the tension between
the ethereal and the firmly local in supernatural folklore. The
scholarship is up to the minute, and the approach is engaging
enough to invite any reader fascinated by the allure of the
inexplicably spooky.”
—Erika Brady, editor-in-chief of the Journal of American Folklore
Jeannie Banks Thomas is a professor at Utah State University, where she is head of the Department of English. Her many publications include Featherless Chickens, Laughing Women, and Serious Stories, which received the Elli Köngäs-Maranda Prize, and Haunting Experiences: Ghosts in Con-temporary Folklore (2007), coauthored with Diane Goldstein and Sylvia Grider, which won the Brian McConnell Book Award in legend studies.
September 2015 • 240 pp., 6 x 9 • 56 Illustrations | Paper 978-1-60781-449-8 $24.95 • eBook 978-1-60781-450-4
Latter-day LoreMormon Folklore StudiesEdited and with introductions by Eric A. Eliason and Tom MouldPaper 978-1-60781-284-5 $34.95
Animal Myths and Metaphors in South AmericaEdited and with an introduction by Gary UrtonPaper 978-0-87480-205-4 $27.00s
Grounds the supernatural in particular places, both geographical and virtual
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6 new books regional studies
Published in Cooperation with the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University
Bridging the DistanceCommon Issues of the Rural West
Edited by David B. Danbom Foreword by David Kennedy
As David Kennedy points out in his foreword, the West was
once seen as a beacon of opportunity, and it is still a
place where many ways of life can flourish. But it is also a
region that leaves some people isolated both culturally and
geographically. The essays collected here, the results of a
2012 conference, consider the problems and prospects of the
rural West and its residents.
The issues are considered in four sections—Defining
the Rural West, Community, Economy, and Land Use—
each with an introduction by editor David Danbom. They
highlight factors that set the region apart from the rest of
the country and provide varied perspectives on challenges
faced by those living in often remote areas, including the
shortcomings of rural health care, disagreements about the
use of natural resources, conflicts over water, and cultural
divides within communities.
Providing fresh, informative, and insightful
examinations of the complex problems facing the rural
West, these essays will spur conversations and the search
for solutions.
“These essays are pertinent, offering valuable perspectives and
insights.”
—William D. Rowley, author of Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Newlands
“This book represents current thinking across a variety of disciplines
regarding the rural West. It is up to date and offers a fresh look at
current challenges facing the region.”
—Brian Q. Cannon, coeditor of Immigrants in the Far West and coauthor of The Awkward State of Utah: Coming of Age in the Nation, 1896–1945 (both University of Utah Press)
David B. Danbom is the Fargo Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Pro-fessor Emeritus at North Dakota State University, where he taught for 36 years. He has authored six books, most recently Born in the Country: A His-tory of Rural America and Sod Busting: How Families Made Farms on the 19th-Century Plains.
October 2015 • 312 pp., 6 x 9 • 17 Illustrations, 4 maps | Paper 978-1-60781-455-9 $30.00s • ebook 978-1-60781-456-6
Roads in the Wilderness Conflict in Canyon CountryJedediah S. RogersCloth 978-1-60781-311-8 $39.95 Paper 978-1-60781-313-2 $24.95
Desert WaterThe Future of Utah’s Water ResourcesEdited by Hal CrimmelPaper 978-1-60781-375-0 $24.95
Examines the challenges confronting those living in today’s rural West
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7new books american indian studies/western history
The Railroad and the Pueblo IndiansThe Impact of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880–1930
Richard H. Frost
Richard Frost examines the profound effects that
the coming of trains had on Pueblo Indians in New
Mexico’s Rio Grande Valley, where their arrival was a social
and cultural tsunami. It affected community autonomy,
privacy, and well-being and destroyed or damaged crops,
livestock, and irrigation ditches. The trains brought lawyers,
speculators, politicians, missionaries, anthropologists,
timber thieves, health seekers, and government servants.
While the trains also brought farm tools, clothing for
children, and customers for Pueblo pottery, these were
comparatively marginal benefits.
The pueblos responded variously, though mostly
conservatively, to sustain their communities, and this
book spotlights two very different responses. Santo
Domingo Pueblo was defensive, while Laguna Pueblo chose
accommodation. Overlooked aspects of these pueblos’
histories provide compelling reasons behind their varying
responses and the fateful consequences.
“The author’s experience with and deep understanding of Indian
history and law, combined with detailed research, create a
compelling picture of the impact of western railroad development
on the pueblos. The paired case studies of Laguna/Acoma and
Santo Domingo illuminate the range of pueblo choices.”
—Laura Bayer, coauthor of Santa Ana: The People, the Pueblo, and the History of Tamaya
“Frost consistently impresses the reader with his articulate prose
and good choices of illustrative detail. He is a seasoned historian
who knows intuitively how to engage his readership.”
—Martin Padget, author of Indian Country: Travels in the American Southwest, 1840–1935
Richard Frost is Professor Emeritus of American history and Native Amer-ican studies at Colgate University. He founded Colgate’s Native Ameri-can Studies program in Santa Fe, where he now resides. He has served as an expert historical witness for eight of the nineteen pueblos in natural-resource lawsuits.
October 2015 • 280 pp., 6 x 9 • 23 Illustrations, 2 maps | Cloth 978-1-60781-440-5 $34.95 •eBook 978-1-60781-441-2
Troubled TrailsThe Meeker Affair and the Expulsion of Utes from ColoradoRobert SilbernagelForeword by Floyd A. O’NeilPaper 978-1-60781-129-9 $24.95
American Indian TreatiesA Guide to Ratified and Unratified Colonial, U.S., State, Foreign, and Intertribal Treaties and Agreements, 1607–1911David H. DeJongPaper 978-1-60781-425-2 $40.00s
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Explores the social, cultural, and economic consequences of the railroad for the Pueblo Indians
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8 new books mormon studies
Second Edition
A Kingdom Transformed Early Mormonism and the Modern LDS Church
Gordon Shepherd and Gary Shepherd
To survive in an often disapproving society, the LDS
Church has made adaptive changes in belief, practice,
and organization over time. Gordon and Gary Shepherd
elucidate these changes through statistical analyses of the
rhetoric found in proceedings of the church’s semiannual
General Conference. The first edition of A Kingdom
Transformed covered the years 1830 to 1979. This new edition
revises that work and adds to it by examining the subsequent
thirty years of conference talks, revealing what new trends
have emerged. Every chapter has been rewritten and updated
with theoretical and empirical support from contemporary
sources and a new conceptual framework for interpreting
findings.
Early twentieth-century LDS leaders mainstreamed
church doctrines, but by the mid-twentieth century, church
authorities began emphasizing a more conservative theology
that coincided with an increasingly conservative political
orientation. This new edition adds such current issues as the
roles of women in the church and of international growth
versus member retention.
“A valuable addition, both substantively and methodologically, to
the study of the transformations that have occurred in institutional
Mormonism across time . . . It will be an interesting read.”
—Armand L. Mauss, author of Shifting Borders and a Tattered Passport: Intellectual Journeys of a Mormon Academic
“The book is already an essential work on Mormonism in the
twentieth century; this new edition, expanding its reach into the
twenty-first century, is quite welcome.”
—Matthew Bowman, author of The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith
Gordon Shepherd is a professor of Sociology at the University of Central Arkansas.
Gary Shepherd is Professor Emeritus of sociology at Oakland University in Michigan. The Shepherds (identical twins) have collaborated on a number of scholarly projects over many years, including six books.
October 2015 • 368 pp., 6 x 9 • 7 Illustrations | Paper 978-1-60781-444-3 $35.00s • eBook 978-1-60781-445-0
Saints ObservedStudies of Mormon Village Life, 1850–2005Howard M. BahrCloth 978-1-60781-320-0 $37.95
Shifting Borders and a Tattered PassportIntellectual Journeys of a Mormon AcademicArmand L. MaussForeword by Richard L. BushmanCloth 978-1-60781-204-3 $25.00s
The evolution of LDS doctrinal emphases explored through content analysis of General Conference rhetoric
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9new books mormon studies/women’s studies
A Faded LegacyAmy Brown Lyman and Mormon Women’s Activism, 1872–1959
Dave Hall
Amy Brown Lyman was a leader once admired for her
dynamic personality, her inspiring public addresses,
and for her remarkable vision of what Mormon women in
the Relief Society could achieve. Yet today her name is barely
known. This volume introduces her to a new generation,
showing how the accomplishments of Lyman and her peers
benefitted subsequent generations.
Dave Hall examines the roots and trajectory of Mormon
women’s activism. Lyman entered public life at a time when
the practice of polygamy was ending and Mormonism was
assimilating mainstream trends. The book recounts her
involvement in the Relief Society, the Mormon women’s
charity group that she led for many years and sought to
transform into a force for social welfare. Lyman’s later life,
after she resigned from the Relief Society amidst personal
tragedy, offers insight into the reasons Mormon women
abandoned an activist heritage for a more conservative role,
that is again evolving.
“The book is particularly valuable in its exploration of the tensions
between the Mormon experience and the American tendency of
requiring women to strike a balance between home and the wider
world.”
—John Sillito, coeditor of Mormon Mavericks: Essays on Dissenters
“We need this book. There has been so much talk for so long about
how scholars need to look at Mormonism in the twentieth century.
Hall gets down in the trenches and actually does this—and does
this well. It’s very strong work.”
—Susanna Morrill, author of White Rose on the Floor of Heaven: Mormon Women's Popular Theology
Dave Hall lectures in history at California State University Fullerton and Cerritos Community College. His “A Crossroads for Mormon Women: Amy Brown Lyman, J. Reuben Clark, and the Decline of Organized Women’s Activism in the Relief Society,” won the T. Edgar Lyon Award for best arti-cle in Mormon history and the Western History Association’s Arrington- Prucha Award for Best Article of the Year for Western Religious History.
October 2015 • 300 pp., 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 • 34 Illustrations | Cloth 978-1-60781-453-5 $29.95 • eBook 978-1-60781-454-2
Helen Andelin and the Fascinating Womanhood MovementJulie Debra NeufferPaper 978-1-60781-327-9 $19.95
Juanita BrooksThe Life Story of a Courageous Historian of the Mountain Meadows MassacreLevi S. PetersonPaper 978-1-60781-151-0 $24.95
Social worker, progressive, and activist Amy Brown Lyman's fight for welfare issues and Mormon women’s lives and concerns
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10 new books archaeology/anthropology
Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Series Jim Skibo, Series Editor
Tracing the RelationalThe Archaeology of Worlds, Spirits, and Temporalities
Edited by Meghan E. Buchanan and B. Jacob Skousen
T racing the Relational examines the recent emergence of
relational ontologies in archaeological interpretation and
explores how using this perspective can help archaeologists
better understand the past. Traditional representational
approaches reflect modern or Western perspectives, which
focus on the individual and see the world in terms of
dichotomies that separate culture and nature, human and
object, sacred and secular. In contrast, ancient societies
saw themselves as connected to and entangled with other
human and nonhuman entities. Contributors argue that
in order to gain deeper insight into how people in the
ancient world lived, experienced, and negotiated their lives
archaeologists must explore the myriad relationships and
entanglements between humans and other beings, places,
and things. As contributors unravel these relationships, they
demonstrate that movement is an inherent feature of these
relational webs and is the driving force behind a continually
shifting reality. Chapters focus on various regions and time
periods throughout the Americas, tracing how movements
between other-worldly dimensions, spirits and deities, and
temporalities were integral to everyday life.
“This is an excellent collection of essays that are timely, empirically
rich, well written, and that engage with current theoretical
debates within archaeology, as well as a range of other humanities
disciplines. This volume will offer a significant contribution to
archaeological research and anthropological scholarship more
broadly, aligning itself with current theoretical trends while also
pushing such scholarship in new and productive directions.”
—Darryl Wilkinson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Meghan E. Buchanan is a research scientist for the Glenn A. Black Labo-ratory of Archaeology at Indiana University Bloomington. She received an MA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a PhD from Indiana University.
B. Jacob Skousen is a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He specializes in Midwestern archaeology, with an empha-sis on Mississippian societies and the Cahokia site in southern Illinois. His research interests include religion, pilgrimage, movement, and relational ontologies.
August 2015 • 200 pp., 7 x 10 • 28 illustrations, 14 maps | Paper 978-1-60781-435-1 $45.00s • eBook 978-1-60781-436-8
The Archaeology of Meaningful PlacesEdited by Brenda J. Bowser and María Nieves ZedeñoPaper 978-0-87480-882-7 $35.00s
Power and Identity in Archaeological Theory and PracticeCase Studies from Ancient MesoamericaEdited by Eleanor Harrison-BuckPaper 978-1-60781-174-9 $35.00s
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Explores the connections between humans and other beings, places, and things
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11new books archaeology/anthropology
Winner of the 2014 Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Prize
Sending the Spirits HomeThe Archaeology of Hohokam Mortuary Practices
Glen E. Rice
This data-rich monograph provides new and stimulating
perspectives on the Hohokam people and their mortuary
practices. It breaks new ground by using the knowledge
of descendent peoples to generate archaeologically
testable hypotheses; demonstrating the need for mortuary
analyses conducted at a regional scale; and synthesizing
the interaction of beliefs, ideology, social organization,
and ecology in determining Hohokam mortuary practices.
Various chapters discuss body treatment, mortuary
furniture and goods, mortuary architecture, and cemeteries.
Numerous figures help document the variability of Hohokam
practices.
Sending the Spirits Home synthesizes data from various
excavations, applied archaeology, and cultural resource
management projects. This study combines archaeological
and ethnographic sources and provides tools for the
adoption of standardized protocols needed to facilitate
cross-project comparisons on which future regional
syntheses can be based.
“The coding protocols are a major contribution to the study
of Hohokam mortuary patterns, the compilation of the data is
impressive and informative, the conclusions are interesting—and
some even surprising.”
—Todd W. Bostwick, Director of Archaeology, Verde Valley Archaeology Center, Camp Verde, Arizona
“The book stands alone as the first detailed summary and analysis
of Hohokam mortuary practice. It brings together over three
decades of work and greatly advances our understanding of the
Hohokam, with useful analyses that get well beyond the old
debates.”
—Randall H. McGuire, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, SUNY Binghamton
Glen E. Rice has more than thirty-five years of experience directing Cul-tural Resource Management research projects in the arid Southwest, the majority focused on Hohokam archaeology. He was head of the Office of Cultural Resource Management at Arizona State University and for ten years has run his own consulting firm, Rio Salado Archaeology.
November 2015 • 240 pp., 7 x 10 • 89 Illustrations, 11 maps | Cloth 978-1-60781-459-7 $60.00s • eBook 978-1-60781-460-3
Children in the Prehistoric Puebloan SouthwestEdited by Kathryn A. KampPaper 978-1-60781-361-3 $20.00s
Environmental Change and Human Adaptation in the American SouthwestEdited by David E. Doyel and Jeffrey S. DeanCloth 978-0-87480-853-7 $45.00s
Examines 1200 years of mortuary practices of the ancient Hohokam and their modern descendants in southern Arizona
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12 new books archaeology/anthropology
Late Holocene Research on Foragers and Farmers in the Desert WestEdited by Barbara J. Roth and Maxine E. McBrinn
This book brings together the work of archaeologists
investigating prehistoric hunter-gatherers (foragers) and
early farmers in both the Southwest and the Great Basin. Most
previous work on this topic has been regionally specific, with
researchers from each area favoring a different theoretical
approach and little shared dialogue. Here the studies of
archaeologists working in both the Southwest and the Great
Basin are presented side by side to illustrate the similarities
in environmental challenges and cultural practices of the
prehistoric peoples who lived in these areas and to explore
common research questions addressed by both regions.
Three main themes link these papers: the role of the
environment in shaping prehistoric behavior, flexibility
in foraging and farming adaptations, and diversity in
settlement strategies. Contributors cover a range of topics
including the varied ways hunter-gatherers adapted to arid
environments, the transition to farming and the reasons
for it, the variation in early farming across the Southwest
and Great Basin, and the differing paths followed as they
developed settled villages.
“The authors provide an array of articles that highlight parallels in
Southwestern and Great Basin research and show how theoretical
approaches commonly used in one region may be usefully applied
to the other. The papers illustrate through example, rather than by
being prescriptive.”
—Andrew Ugan, Far West Anthropology Reseach Group
Barbara J. Roth is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has studied hunter-gatherer adap-tations in the southern Southwest and the transition from hunting and gathering to farming for much of her career.
Maxine E. McBrinn is curator of archaeology at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is also a research associate at the Field Museum in Chicago and the Den-ver Museum of Nature and Science. She has studied hunter-gatherers pri-marily in the Mogollon region and the northern Southwest.
November 2015 • 216 pp., 6 x 9 • 19 Illustrations, 13 maps | Cloth 978-1-60781-446-7 $50.00s • eBook 978-1-60781-447-4
Archaeology in the Great Basin and SouthwestPapers in Honor of Don D. FowlerEdited by Nancy J. Parezo and Joel C. JanetskiPaper 978-1-60781-307-1 $50.00sCloth 978-1-60781-282-1 $75.00s Evolutionary Ecology and ArchaeologyApplications to Problems in Human Evolution and PrehistoryEdited by Jack M. Broughton and Michael D. CannonPaper 978-0-87480-935-0 $50.00s
Observes parallels across time between prehistoric foragers and
farmers in the Southwest and Great Basin
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Engineering Mountain LandscapesAn Anthropology of Social Investment
Edited by Laura L. Scheiber and María Nieves Zedeño
Humans have occupied mountain environments and
relied on mountain resources since the terminal
Pleistocene. Their continuous interaction with the land
from generation to generation has left material imprints
ranging from anthropogenic fires to vision quest sites. The
diverse case studies presented in this collection explore
the material record of North American mountain dwellers
and habitual users of high-elevation resources in terms of
social investment—the intergenerational commitment of a
group to a particular landscape. Contributors look creatively
at the significance of social investment and its material
and nonmaterial consequences, addressing landscape
engineering at different times using diverse, theoretical
standpoints and archaeological, historical, and ethnographic
data from varied mountain environments. Engineering
Mountain Landscapes offers substantive ideas of broad
intellectual interest, specific case studies with state-of-the-
art methodology, and a wealth of comparative data.
“This volume elucidates important archaeological and
ethnographic cases in which mountains transform, and
become transformed by, human agency. The multidisciplinary
contributions document sophisticated landscape modification
strategies that range from construction of facilities and features,
to innovative high altitude settlements, to alteration of the very
rhythms of mountain ecosystems. Only through the synthesis of
science and Native domains of knowledge could a book like this
bear witness to human resiliency, adaptation, and innovation in
mountain cultures.”
—Pei-Lin Yu, author of Rivers, Fish, and the People
Laura L. Scheiber is an associate professor of anthropology and director of the William R. Adams Zooarchaeology Laboratory at Indiana Univer-sity, and coeditor of two books. Her research interests include hunter-gatherer identities, zooarchaeology, ethnohistory, and culture contact and colonialism.
María Nieves Zedeño is a research anthropologist and professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona, Tucson. She has authored one monograph and coedited three books. Her research focuses on contempo-rary archaeological theory and North America’s hunter-gatherer societies, past and present.
September 2015 • 264 pp., 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 • 33 Illustrations, 24 maps | Paper 978-1-60781-433-7 $45.00s • eBook 978-1-60781-434-4
From Mountain Top to Valley BottomUnderstanding Past Land Use in the Northern Rio Grande Valley, New MexicoEdited by Bradley J. VierraCloth 978-1-60781-266-1 $60.00s
The First Rocky MountaineersColoradans before ColoradoMarcel KornfeldeBook 978-1-60781-263-0Cloth 978-1-60781-262-3 $65.00s
Explores how humans transformed mountains and other elevated areas through time into culturally rich places
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The Archaeology and Rock Art of Swordfish CaveUniversity of Utah Anthropological Paper No. 129
Clayton G. Lebow, Douglas R. Harro, and Rebecca L. McKim
With contributions by Carole Denardo, Jill Onken, Ann M. Munns, and Rick Bury
Swordfish Cave is a well-known rock art site located on
Vandenberg Air Force Base in south-central California.
Named for the swordfish painted on its wall, the cave is a
sacred Chumash site. When it was under threat and required
measures to conserve it, nearly all of the cave’s interior
was excavated to create a rock art viewing area. That effort
revealed previously unknown rock art and made it possible
to closely examine how early occupants used the space
inside the cave. Archaeologists identified three periods of
human use, including an initial occupation around 3,550
years ago, an occupation about 660 years later, and a final
Native American occupation that occurred much later,
between A.D. 1787 and 1804.
Well illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings
of the rock art, the excavations, and the artifacts revealed
therein, the book presents a rare opportunity to directly
link archaeology and rock art and to examine the spatial
organization of prehistoric human habitation.
“Well written and meticulous, the book will be of interest to broad
audiences for its unusual combination of protection, conservation,
and mitigation efforts focused simultaneously on both cave art and
cave deposits. A tremendously important contribution.”
—Terry L. Jones, professor of Anthropology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Clay Lebow, Doug Harro, and Rebecca McKim are all registered profes-sional archaeologists and employee-owners of Applied EarthWorks, Inc. They spent eighteen years working on numerous studies for Vandenberg Air Force Base, with Lebow serving as principal investigator, Harro as lithic analyst, and McKim as faunal analyst.
November 2015 • 224 pp., 8 1/2 x 11 • 58 Illustrations, 51 maps | Paper 978-1-60781-457-3 $50.00s • eBook 978-1-60781-458-0
The Prehistory of Gold ButteA Virgin River Hinterland, Clark County, NevadaKelly McGuire, William Hildebrandt, Amy Gilreath, Jerome King, and John BergPaper 978-1-60781-305-7 $50.00s
The Paleoarchaic Occupation of the Old River Bed DeltaEdited by David B. Madsen, Dave N. Schmitt, and David PagePaper 978-1-60781-393-4 $55.00s
Links rock art and archaeology while examining the usage patterns of the cave’s early occupants
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War and CollapseWorld War I and the Ottoman State
Edited by M. Hakan Yavuz with Feroz Ahmad
W ar and Collapse is the third volume in a series that
covers the last years of the Ottoman Empire. It stems
from a three-day international conference at which scholars
examined the causes and consequences of World War I,
with a focus on how these events pertained to the Ottoman
state and society. Fifty-three scholars—both new and
established—contributed to this collection, explaining what
happened within the Ottoman Empire before and during WWI
and how ethnic and national groups constructed these events
to enhance their identities and promote their interests.
The chapters provide insight into the mindsets of Ottoman
peoples, showing how earlier events and circumstances set
in motion Ottoman responses to the war and how continued
conflict had devastating, irreversible effects on Ottoman
society. What emerges is a comprehensive picture of the
events, encompassing a wide variety of perspectives.
“In a field of growing interest, this volume will be useful for
those wishing to learn more. It is by far the most compendious
assemblage of relevant material.”
—Norman Stone, author of The Eastern Front 1914–1917
“This collection of new and old approaches reveals that there is
still much to be said about World War I that requires an Ottoman
angle. The field is richer because of this valuable addition to the
scholarship.”
—Isa Blumi, author of Reinstating the Ottoman Empire
M. Hakan Yavuz is a professor of political science at the University of Utah. He is the coeditor of War and Diplomacy: The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and the Treaty of Berlin and of War and Nationalism: The Balkan Wars, 1912–1913, and Their Sociopolitical Implications.
Feroz Ahmad is chair of the Department of International Relations and Political Science at Yeditepe University in Istanbul. He is the author of several books, including The Young Turks and the Ottoman Nationalities: Armenians, Greeks, Albanians, Jews, and Arabs, 1908–1918.
November 2015 • 1500 pp., 6 x 9 • 3 Illustrations, 9 maps | Cloth 978-1-60781-461-0 $75.00s • eBook 978-1-60781-462-7
War and DiplomacyThe Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and the Treaty of BerlinEdited by M. Hakan Yavuz with Peter SluglettCloth 978-1-60781-150-3 $40.00s
War and NationalismThe Balkan Wars, 1912–1913, and Their Sociopolitical ImplicationsEdited by M. Hakan Yavuz and Isa BlumiCloth 978-1-60781-240-1 $48.00s
An unprecedented scholarly effort surveys the important but neglected role and consequences of World War I for the Ottoman state
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Grave GoodsEssays of a Peculiar Nature
John P. O’Grady
Just because this is a collection of essays about psychics,
murderers, strange disappearances, and occult
phenomena doesn’t mean it isn’t funny. With wit, wry
curiosity, and redemptive irony, John P. O’Grady peels back
the surface of the seemingly normal to reveal the dubious,
the inexplicable, and the outlandish.
Grave Goods includes ghost stories, macabre modern
legends, and metaphysical investigations, all informed by
the natural sciences, history, philosophy, literature, and
mythology. From laugh-out-loud funny to eerily thoughtful,
these essays reveal the natural world as a place of unnatural
surprises and strange beauty, a place where Rip Van Winkle,
O’Grady’s college buddies, and ragtag psychics rub shoulders
with Buddha, Socrates, and Stephen King—and it all makes
perfect sense.
“Reading this book is like walking through the world with a highly
knowledgable naturalist-poet-philosopher. I don’t know your
taste in journeys, but this book is mine.”
—Peter Coyote, poet and actor
“Grave Goods is a fi rst-rate collection, revealing not only the
surprising connections between ordinary things, but their
metaphysical and philosophical implications as well. His stories,
though rooted in everyday reality, stretch our imaginations toward
the fantastic and the supernatural.”
—John Algeo, editor of The Quest
John P. "Sean" O’Grady has taught American literature and environmen-tal writing at the University of Alaska Anchorage and at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. He currently lives and writes in the Catskill Mountains of New York. He is a coeditor of Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture and the author of Pilgrims to the Wild (University of Utah Press, 1993).
Available Now • 160 pp., 6 x 9 • Paper 978-1-60781-432-0 $21.95
Essays fi lled with unnatural surprises and strange beauty
Gravity HillA MemoirMaximillian WernereBook 978-1-60781-243-2Paper 978-1-60781-242-5 $15.95
The Way HomeEssays on the Outside WestJames McVeyeBook 978-1-60781-969-1Paper 978-1-60781-033-9 $19.95
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Wild Horses of the West
Narrated by Ali MacGraw
Wild horses are romantic symbols of the Old West, an
era that is fading from memory. From being one of
the most recognizable icons of the western landscape to
playing essential roles in therapy programs, two thing are
clear: the role of wild horses in America is multifaceted, and
they need to be protected. But there are ecological issues
that surround the wild mustang and, like the animal, they’re
complex.
Wild horses are part of the American story and a
staple of our history, having helped Native Americans hunt
buff alo and cowboys herd cattle. However, wild horses have
encountered adversity when confronted with modernity,
since they compete with livestock for range resources,
including watering holes and grazing. Former Secretary of
the Interior Ken Salazar has noted that, while beautiful, wild
horses pose signifi cant problems for public lands.
When the horse population is determined to be too high,
the Bureau of Land Management is tasked with removing
surplus horses, a process that often runs into logistical snags.
When helicopters are used to round up the herds, wild horse
advocates see it as inhumane.
Once rounded up, there are additional problems of
what should be done with the animals, especially when the
horse population outpaces adoption demand. The discussion
includes detainment in taxpayer-funded holding facilities,
sterilization, even euthanasia. With passionate, vocal voices
on all sides, these complex issues require multipronged
solutions.
The fi lm visits various therapy programs, including
the one off ered by the National Ability Center in Park City,
which has found that veterans and others benefi t from
friendships with horses. Mustangs are also used in prison
and young adult rehabilitation programs, and can teach
valuable lessons in bonding and patience.
Wild Horses of the West is the latest production by KUED’s
John Howe, and is narrated by Ali MacGraw of Love Story and
The Getaway fame.
Available Now • DVD 978-1-60781-439-9 $19.95
Horses of the WestAmerica’s Love StoryNarrated by Ali MacGrawKUED ProductionsDVD 978-1-60781-176-3 $19.95
Return of the WolvesThe Next ChapterNarrated by Peter CoyoteKUED ProductionsDVD 978-1-60781-360-6 $19.95
Explore the beauty and controversy of wild horses in a new KUED documentary
Also from KUED
Gasa Gasa Girl Goes to CampA Nisei Youth behind a World War II FenceLily Yuriko Nakai HaveyForeword by Cherstin Lyon
This creative memoir tells a coming-of-age story
in a WWII Japanese American internment camp,
illustrated with Havey’s watercolor paintings and
black and white photos.
224 pp., 7 x 10 • 69 color images and b/w illustrations
eBook 978-1-60781-345-3Cloth 978-1-60781-343-9 $29.95
Ballet WestA Fifty-Year CelebrationEdited by Adam Sklute
A tribute to Utah’s world-renowned ballet company,
fully and beautifully illustrated.
200 pp., 11 x 10 • 226 b/w and color photos.
Cloth 978-1-60781-376-7 $39.95
Requiem for the LivingA MemoirJeff Metcalf
When the drugs cease to keep his cancer at bay,
Jeff Metcalf begins writing weekly essays, resulting
in this delightful memoir in which he explores what
his life has been, who he has become, and what he
has learned along the way.
248 pp., 5 1/2 x 8 1/2eBook 978-1-60781-387-3Paper 978-1-60781-386-6 $21.95
Joseph’s TemplesThe Dynamic Relationship between Freemasonry and MormonismMichael W. Homer
Explores Freemasonry’s signifi cant place in the
early history of Mormonism.
480 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 • 35 IllustrationseBook 978-1-60781-346-0 Cloth 978-1-60781-344-6 $34.95
great b� ksGasa Gasa Girl Goes to CampA Nisei Youth behind a World War II FenceLily Yuriko Nakai HaveyForeword by Cherstin Lyon
This creative memoir tells a coming-of-age story
in a WWII Japanese American internment camp,
illustrated with Havey’s watercolor paintings and
black and white photos.
224 pp., 7 x 10 • 69 color images and b/w illustrations
eBook 978-1-60781-345-3Cloth 978-1-60781-343-9
Ballet WestA Fifty-Year CelebrationEdited by Adam Sklute
great b� ks
When the drugs cease to keep his cancer at bay,
Jeff Metcalf begins writing weekly essays, resulting
in this delightful memoir in which he explores what
his life has been, who he has become, and what he
The Dynamic Relationship between Freemasonry
Explores Freemasonry’s signifi cant place in the
Cloth 978-1-60781-376-7
Requiem for the LivingA MemoirJeff Metcalf
When the drugs cease to keep his cancer at bay,
Jeff Metcalf begins writing weekly essays, resulting
in this delightful memoir in which he explores what
his life has been, who he has become, and what he
has learned along the way.
248 pp., 5 1/2 x 8 1/2eBook 978-1-60781-387-3Paper 978-1-60781-386-6
Joseph’s TemplesThe Dynamic Relationship between Freemasonry and MormonismMichael W. Homer
A tribute to Utah’s world-renowned ballet company,
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The Awkward State of UtahComing of Age in the Nation, 1896–1945
Charles S. Peterson and Brian Q. Cannon
Copublished with the Utah State Historical Society
The half century between
statehood in 1896 and the end
of World War II in 1945 was a
period of transformation and
transition for Utah. This book
interprets those profound
changes, revealing sweeping
impacts on both institutions and
ordinary people. Drawing upon
expertise honed over decades
of teaching, researching, and
writing about Utah’s history, the
authors incorporate fresh archival
sources, new oral histories, and
hundreds of scholarly articles
and books as they narrate the
little-known story of the crucial
formative years when Utah came
of age.
344 pp., 7 x 1030 illustrationseBook 978-1-60781-422-1 Paper 978-1-60781-421-4 $29.95
The Mapmakers of New ZionA Cartographic History of Mormonism
Richard Francaviglia
For Mormons, maps had—and
continue to have—both practical
and spiritual signifi cance. In
addition to using maps to help
build their new Zion and to
explore the Intermountain West,
Latter-day Saint mapmakers
used them to depict locations
and events described in the
Book of Mormon. Featuring over
one hundred historical maps
reproduced in full color—many
never before published—The
Mapmakers of New Zion sheds new
light on Mormonism and takes
readers on a fascinating journey
using maps as both historical
documents and touchstones of
faith.
264 pp., 8 1/2 x 11122 maps and illustrationseBook 978-1-60781-409-2Cloth 978-1-60781-408-5 $34.95
Rediscovering National Parks in the Spirit of John MuirMichael Frome
As a journalist, advocate, and
professor, Michael Frome has
spent decades engaged with
conservation topics and has taken
particular interest in America’s
national parks. He draws on
this experience and knowledge
to address what remains to be
done in order to truly value and
preserve these special places.
Part memoir, part history, and
part broadside against those who
would diminish this heritage,
Rediscovering National Parks in
the Spirit of John Muir, through
thoughtful refl ections and
ruminations, bears witness to
the grandeur of our parks and
to the need for a renewed sense
of appreciation and individual
responsibility for their care.
272 pp., 6 x 9eBook 978-1-60781-419-1Paper 978-1-60781-418-4 $24.95
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Will Never ReachWilderness and Its Visionaries in the Northern Rockies
Frederick H. Swanson
The Rocky Mountains of Idaho
and Montana are home to some
of the most important remaining
American wilderness areas,
preserved because of citizens
who stood against massive
development schemes that would
have diminished both important
wildlife habitat and the abiding
sense of remoteness found in
such places. Where Roads Will
Never Reach tells the stories of
hunters, anglers, outfitters,
scientists, and other concerned
citizens who devoted themselves
to protecting remnant wild lands
and ecosystems in the Northern
Rockies. Environmental historian
Frederick Swanson argues that
their heartfelt, dedicated work
helped boost the American
wilderness movement to its
current prominence.
376 pp., 6 x 933 illustrations, 9 mapseBook 978-1-60781-405-4 Paper 978-1-60781-404-7 $24.95
The Electric Edge of AcademeThe Saga of Lucien L. Nunn and Deep Springs College
L. Jackson Newell
A look at the life and legacy of an
irrepressible innovator. Pushing
against both social convention
and technological boundaries,
L.L. Nunn left enduring marks on
economic and social history, labor
development, and educational
reform. The Electric Edge of
Academe is a bold portrayal of this
progressive-era hydroelectric
power magnate who, driven by
a dynamic conscience, became
a force for social change and
educational experimentation. In
1917, Nunn founded Deep Springs
College in eastern California. The
school remains one of the most
daring, progressive, and selective
institutions of higher learning
in America. Newell examines
how Nunn’s radical educational
ideas have survived internal and
external challenges for nearly a
century.
460 pp., 6 x 993 illustrationseBook 978-1-60781-407-8 Cloth 978-1-60781-406-1 $39.95
American Indian TreatiesA Guide to Ratified and Unratified Colonial, U.S., State, Foreign, and Intertribal Treaties and Agreements, 1607–1911
David H. DeJong
This volume examines intertribal
treaties and treaty-making and
explains both the agreements
and the diplomatic protocols in
which they were enmeshed. It
summarizes colonial Indian treaty
discourse, intertribal treaties
and diplomacy, the different eras
of ratified and unratified U.S.
treaties, foreign and state treaties
with Indian nations, and the
Indian agreements that followed
the cessation of official treaty-
making. It provides extensive
lists of over 1,500 Indian treaties
from all tribal diplomatic eras
and includes dates, participants,
purposes, and references.
272 pp., 8 1/2 x 11eBook 978-1-60781-426-9Paper 978-1-60781-425-2 $40.oos
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An 1860 English-Hopi Vocabulary Written in the Deseret AlphabetKenneth R. Beesley and Dirk Elzinga
In 1859 Brigham Young sent two
Mormon missionaries to live
among the Hopi and instructed
the men to teach the Hopi the
Deseret Alphabet. While the
alphabet faded out of use in just
over twenty years, the manuscript
penned by one of the missionaries
has remained in existence. For
decades it sat unidentified in the
archives of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints—a
mystery document having no
title, author, or date. But authors
Beesley and Elzinga have now
traced the manuscript’s origin
to those missionaries of 1859
and decoded its Hopi-English
vocabulary written in the short-
lived Deseret Alphabet. The
resulting book offers a fascinating
mix of linguistics, Mormon
history, and Native American
studies.
176 pp., 6 x 914 b/w Illustrations, 5 tables, 1 mapeBook 978-1-60781-354-5 Paper 978-1-60781-353-8 $19.95
Sushi in CortezInterdisciplinary Essays on Mesa Verde
Edited by David Taylor and Steve Wolverton
The Mesa Verde region is one
of the most popular tourist
destinations in the world and is
an area fraught with complexities,
anomalies, and layers of histories.
Sushi in Cortez is a collection of
essays by an interdisciplinary
group of academics, artists,
and cultural observers that
explores this diverse landscape
and heritage through various
disciplines. The authors share
personal stories about the
difficulties, joys, confusions, and
epiphanies they experienced as
they crossed the boundaries of
their professional lives, coming to
understand how incomplete any
single rendition of place can be.
144 pp., 6 x 953 illustrationseBook 978-1-60781-413-9 Paper 978-1-60781-412-2 $19.95
Rivers, Fish, and the PeopleTradition, Science, and Historical Ecology of Fisheries in the American West
Edited by Pei-Lin Yu
America’s western rivers are
under assault from development,
pollution, invasive species,
and climate change. Returning
these ecosystems to the time of
European contact is often the
stated goal for restoration efforts,
yet neither the influence of
indigenous societies on rivers at
the time of contact nor the deeper
evolutionary relationships are
yet understood by the scientific
world. This volume presents a
unique synthesis of scientific
discoveries and traditional
knowledge about the ecology
of iconic river species in the
American West.
160 pp., 6 x 920 illustrations, 11 mapseBook 978-1-60781-400-9 Paper 978-1-60781-399-6 $40.00s
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25th Street ConfidentialDrama, Decadence, and Dissipation along Ogden’s Rowdiest RoadVal HolleyeBook 978-1-60781-270-8 978-1-60781-268-5 Cloth $44.95978-1-60781-269-2 Paper $24.95
Nels Anderson’s World War I DiaryEdited by Allan Kent Powell Foreword by Charles S. PetersoneBook 978-1-60781-256-2 978-1-60781-255-5Cloth $34.95
True ValorBarney Clark and the Utah Artificial HeartDon B. Olsen978-1-60781-391-0Cloth $44.95
We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe /Recuerdo, Celebración, y EsperanzaLatinos in UtahArmando SolórzanoeBook 978-1-60781-359-0 978-1-60781-358-3Paper $19.95
Final LightThe Life and Art of Doug Snow Edited by Frank McEntire eBook 978-1-60781-253-1 978-1-60781-252-4 Cloth $26.95
The Hayduke TrailA Guide to the Backcountry Hiking Trail on the Colorado PlateauJoe Mitchel and Mike Coronella978-0-87480-813-1Paper $19.95
Opening ZionA Scrapbook of the National Park’s First Official TouristsJohn Clark and Melissa Clark978-1-60781-006-3Paper $15.95
Five Old Men of YellowstoneThe Rise of Interpretation in the First National ParkStephen G. BiddulpheBook 978-1-60781-247-0 978-1-60781-257-9Cloth $39.95978-1-60781-246-3Paper $24.95
Lost in the Yellowstone New Edition“Thirty-seven Days of Peril” and a Handwritten Account of Being LostTruman EvertsEdited by Lee H. Whittlesey978-1-60781-429-0Paper $14.95
Tony Hillerman’s Navajoland Hideouts, Haunts, and Havens in the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee MysteriesExpanded Third EditionLaurance D. Linford978-1-60781-137-4Paper $21.95
Dave RustA Life in the CanyonsFrederick H. SwansonForeword by Michael F. AndersoneBook 978-1-60781-295-1 978-0-87480-944-2Paper $15.95
Life’s Journey–ZuyaOral Teachings from RosebudAlbert White Hat Sr.Compiled and edited by John CunninghameBook 978-1-60781-216-6 978-1-60781-184-8Paper $24.95
Ghosts of Glen CanyonHistory beneath Lake PowellRevised EditionC. Gregory CramptonForeword by Edward Abbey978-0-87480-946-6Paper $29.95
Lost Canyons of the Green RiverThe Story before Flaming Gorge DamRoy WebbeBook 978-1-60781-214-2 978-1-60781-179-4Paper $21.95
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David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern MormonismGregory A. Prince and Wm. Robert WrighteBook 978-1-60781-396-5978-0-87480-822-3Cloth $29.95
Plain but WholesomeFoodways of the Mormon PioneersBrock CheneyeBook 978-1-60781-209-8 978-1-60781-208-1 Paper $19.95
A Frontier LifeJacob Hamblin, Explorer and Indian MissionaryTodd M. ComptonJuanita Brooks PrizeeBook 978-1-60781-235-7 978-1-60781-234-0Cloth $44.95
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