History Of Copper Canyon And The Tarahumara Indians

Author : Carl Lumholtz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Copper Canyon and the Tarahumara Indians written by Carl Lumholtz and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two classic historical texts on the Copper Canyon and the Tarahumara Indians.

Author : Richard D. Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967890708
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Copper Canyon Mexico written by Richard D. Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook to Copper Canyon area including crystal caves, Tarahumara Indians, and the famous railroad trip through the Sierra Madre

Author : William Dirk Raat
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806128153
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara written by William Dirk Raat and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tarahumara, "people of the edge", live on the boundaries of civilization, in the mountains and canyonlands of Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara. There, in southwestern Chihuahua, terrain terminates at the edge of canyons; there mountains border the sky. In these pages, words by W. Dirk Raat and images by George R. Janecek are testimony to the endurance of the Tarahumara people. Today, roughly fifty thousand Tarahumaras continue living in ways similar to those of their ancestors, retaining many customs from their pre-Columbian past. At the same time, as outsiders modify the environment in an effort to subsist - and to profit - the Tarahumara have adapted their culture in order to survive. Contemporary Tarahumara culture is a product largely of the Jesuit era, from 1607 to 1767. The native people responded to the Spanish either by trying to live beyond the influence of the Church or by becoming Christianized Indians and seeking Church protection. This distinction still can be seen. However, even those who became Christian did not succumb to attempts to eradicate traditional religious and cultural practices. Rather they incorporated Christianity into their own world view. The nineteenth century saw the arrival of gold and silver miners and of American promoters seeking to extend their commercial empire into northern Mexico. The twentieth century has witnessed the Mexican Revolution and the emergence of the "mestizo age". In the canyon homelands of the Tarahumara, railroads and electricity have facilitated extensive timber and copper mining as well as increased tourism.

Author : Christopher McDougall
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 184765228X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born to Run written by Christopher McDougall and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller 'A sensation ... a rollicking tale well told' - The Times At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on over a course 50 miles long. With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard, Nike, and elsewhere, he comes across an incredible cast of characters, including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini, pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.

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Publisher : The California Native
ISBN 13 : 0977043304
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The California Native Copper Canyon Companion written by and published by The California Native. This book was released on 2005 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard D. Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barranca Del Cobre written by Richard D. Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-illustrated with color photographs, this guide gives the reader history as well as practical traveler's tips. Includes information on the canyon train, the Tarahumara race, and the state of Chihuahua.

Author : Bernard L. Fontana
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816517060
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarahumara written by Bernard L. Fontana and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhabiting the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua in Mexico, the Tarahumara (or Rar‡muri) are known in their language as the "foot runners" due to the way in which they must navigate their rugged terrain. This book offers an accessible ethnography of their history, customs, and current life, accompanied by photographs that offer striking images of these gentle people. The subtitle of the book derives from the Tarahumar's belief that the soul works at night while the body sleeps and that during this "day of the moon" both the spirits of the dead and the souls of the living move about in their mysterious ways. As the authors observe, the fact that "so many men, women, and children persist in distinctive, centuries-old cultural traditions in spite of their nearness to all the complexities and attractions of modern industrial society is an importatn part of the story." Their book tells that story and brings readers closer to understanding the Tarahumara world and way of life.

Author : John G. Kennedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarahumara of the Sierra Madre written by John G. Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard L. Lutz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Running Indians written by Richard L. Lutz and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bernard L. Fontana
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816536619
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarahumara written by Bernard L. Fontana and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhabiting the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua in Mexico, the Tarahumara (or Rarámuri) are known in their language as the "foot runners" due to the way in which they must navigate their rugged terrain. This book offers an accessible ethnography of their history, customs, and current life, accompanied by photographs that offer striking images of these gentle people. The subtitle of the book derives from the Tarahumara's belief that the soul works at night while the body sleeps and that during this "day of the moon" both the spirits of the dead and the souls of the living move about in their mysterious ways. As the authors observe, the fact that "so many men, women, and children persist in distinctive, centuries-old cultural traditions in spite of their nearness to all the complexities and attractions of modern industrial society is an importatn part of the story." Their book tells that story and brings readers closer to understanding the Tarahumara world and way of life.