Birds of the Sun

Birds of the Sun
Author: Christopher W Schwartz
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816544743

"The multiple, vivid colors of scarlet macaws and their ability to mimic human speech are key reasons they were and are significant to the Native peoples of the southwestern U.S. and northwest New Mexico. Although the birds' natural habitat is the tropical forests of Mexico and Central America, they were present at multiple archaeological sites in the region. Leading experts in southwestern archaeology explore the reasons why"--

Canoe and Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon

Canoe and Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon
Author: Philip N. Jones
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2007
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781594850325

Phillip Jones has been exploring the Northwest by canoe and kayak for more than 20 years, and presents his favourite outings in this completely revised guide to paddling the flat-water rivers and lakes of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. Most of these trips can be done in a day, although some can be combined for longer journeys. For each trip, you'll find complete information on where to launch, trip rating, distance, best time to go, points of interest, hazards, portages, and more. You'll find outings on the Willamette River and its tributaries, Oregon coastal rivers, the Columbia Gorge and the lower Columbia River, the Oregon Cascades, and southwest Washington. There are also tips on canoe and kayak paddling techniques, safety techniques, what to do if you capsize, transporting boats, and shuttling cars.

100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington

100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington
Author: William L. Sullivan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-04
Genre: Hiking
ISBN: 9781939312006

This updated guide covers the the trails within a two-hour drive of the Portland/Vancouver area. It includes day hikes, backpacks, best hikes with kids, hikes with dogs, wildflower walks, mountain bike routes, and equestrian trails.

Journal

Journal
Author: California. Legislature
Publisher:
Total Pages: 503
Release: 1860
Genre: California
ISBN:

Totems to Turquoise

Totems to Turquoise
Author: Kari Chalker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2004-12-07
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

« Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest celebrates the timeless beauty and power of the jewelry of the American Southwest and Northwest Coast, two regions with distinguished traditions of visual creation whose contemporary artists continue to work in the best of those traditions while expanding upon them to make jewelry an art form expressive of individual vision and creativity." "Lavishly illustrated, both with historical photographs and a wealth of new photography commissioned for this publication, Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest will be an important resource for students, scholars, designers, and indeed for anyone who loves beautiful and well-made objects. 185 illustrations, including 150 plates in full color. »--Résumé de l'éditeur.

West of Slavery

West of Slavery
Author: Kevin Waite
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2021-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469663201

When American slaveholders looked west in the mid-nineteenth century, they saw an empire unfolding before them. They pursued that vision through diplomacy, migration, and armed conquest. By the late 1850s, slaveholders and their allies had transformed the southwestern quarter of the nation – California, New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Utah – into a political client of the plantation states. Across this vast swath of the map, white southerners defended the institution of African American chattel slavery as well as systems of Native American bondage. This surprising history uncovers the Old South in unexpected places, far beyond the region's cotton fields and sugar plantations. Slaveholders' western ambitions culminated in a coast-to-coast crisis of the Union. By 1861, the rebellion in the South inspired a series of separatist movements in the Far West. Even after the collapse of the Confederacy, the threads connecting South and West held, undermining the radical promise of Reconstruction. Kevin Waite brings to light what contemporaries recognized but historians have described only in part: The struggle over slavery played out on a transcontinental stage.

Congressional Record

Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1126
Release: 1931
Genre: Law
ISBN:

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)