The Demise of Desert Bighorn Sheep in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness
Once plentiful in the mountains of southern Arizona, by the 1990s desert bighorn sheep were wiped out in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness of the Santa Catalina Mountains as a result of habitat loss and alteration. This book uses their history and population decline as a case study in human alteration of wildlife habitat. When human encroachment had ......
Anti-Catholicism in the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1940 examines anti-Catholic leaders and movements during the Mexican Revolution, an era that resulted in a constitution denying the Church political rights. Anti-Catholic Mexicans recognized a common enemy in a politically active Church in a predominantly Catholic nation. Many books have elucidated ......
Anti-Catholicism in the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1940 examines anti-Catholic leaders and movements during the Mexican Revolution, an era that resulted in a constitution denying the Church political rights. Anti-Catholic Mexicans recognized a common enemy in a politically active Church in a predominantly Catholic nation. Many books have elucidated ......
Golems and dybbuks and Nazis, oh my! Jacques Fux, Brazil's answer to Philip Roth, offers a remarkably original and entertaining work of autofiction that is essential reading for those interested in the Jewish experience in Latin America. Winner of Brazil's prestigious Sao Paulo Prize, Jacques Fux's brilliant literary debut novel unveils an ......
Scenic hikes and scrumptious dining are combined in this great guide to Arizona's best vistas and food! No matter where you are in Arizona, you're only minutes from an amazing hiking trail-and there's probably a locally owned eatery nearby if you know where to look. Roger Naylor, "the dean of Arizona travel writers," knows where to look. ......
A Guide to Amazing Places in the Grand Canyon State
Home to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Arizona is a beacon for outdoor enthusiasts--the desert landscape is brimming with opportunities for exploration and adventure. In this guide we join travel writer Roger Naylor as he takes us through the state parks of this amazing region. The parks featured throughout this book offer some of ......
Warfare and Military Culture in the Texas-Northeastern Mexico Borderlands,1686-1845
Armed Frontier is a deeply researched and yet accessible history of border skirmishes from mid-colonial times to the first Texas secession. The history of warfare and armed organization during the colonial period and early nineteenth century in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico remains largely untold. Previous studies either cover the ......
Warfare and Military Culture in the Texas-Northeastern Mexico Borderlands,1686-1845
Armed Frontier is a deeply researched and yet accessible history of border skirmishes from mid-colonial times to the first Texas secession. The history of warfare and armed organization during the colonial period and early nineteenth century in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico remains largely untold. Previous studies either cover the ......