The San Juan Country

Author : Robert S. McPherson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of San Juan County written by Robert S. McPherson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the palm of time: Understanding the saga of San Juan -- Land of contrast, land of change: The geography and place names of San Juan County -- Academics, amateurs, and the Anasazi: An overview of the prehistory of San Juan County -- Utes, Paiutes, and Navajos come to San Juan: Setting the foundation, A.D. 100 to 1880 -- Entradas and campaigns, entrepreneurs and surveys: Early entrants into the San Juan Country -- Civilization comes to San Juan: Homesteading and city-building, 1880-1940 -- Pushing the line: Navajo Conflict and boundary expansion, 1880-1933 -- Shrinking lands in a crucible of change: The Ute and Paiute experience, 1880-1933 -- Beef, wheat, and biology: Livestock and farming industries in San Juan, 1880-1990 -- From beads and blankets to dollars: Ute and Navajo economic development, 1900-1990 -- Tall timbers, mountain streams, and desert rivers: The development of forest and water resources in San Juan County -- Mines and roads: A hundred years of boom and bust -- Taking care of its own: Health and education in San Juan County -- Faiths of the land: Religious expression in San Juan County -- Taming San Juan: The establishment of law, order, and government -- From "Blank Spot" to "Sagebrush Rebellion": The rise of federal hegemony in San Juan County -- San Juan in the imagination: A writer's paradise, a philosopher's dream -- Through a glass darkly: One historian's view of the future.

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Publisher : National Park Service
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forts of Old San Juan written by and published by National Park Service. This book was released on 1998 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the evolution of the defenses of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the role they played in helping to safeguard Spanish possessions in the Caribbean from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Author : Daughters of the American Revolution. Colorado State Society. Sarah Platt Decker Chapter, Durango
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of the San Juan Country written by Daughters of the American Revolution. Colorado State Society. Sarah Platt Decker Chapter, Durango and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Herbert Ernest Gregory
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The San Juan Country written by Herbert Ernest Gregory and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Herbert Ernest Gregory
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The San Juan Country written by Herbert Ernest Gregory and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Allan Kent Powell
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ISBN 13 : 9780913738351
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Juan County, Utah written by Allan Kent Powell and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Melvin Griffiths
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Juan Country written by Thomas Melvin Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the West a region is often called a country: Navajo country. Big Bend country. Mormon country. Four Corners country. Powder River country. Hopi country. Perhaps a surfeit of space led the westering pioneers to be profligate with the names they bestowed on the land: a modest region of the West was often larger than a whole European country so it deserved the name. A "country" in the western American sense usually took its name from its distinguishing feature -- physical, historical, social, institutional. In this way, the San Juan country of southwestern Colorado came by its name. San Juan Country covers about 20,000 square miles. At its heart lies the mountain mass which gives the region its name. The mountains themselves embrace about 12,000 square miles, with an additional 8,000 square miles of plateau and river valleys adjacent to the mountains. All except the small southeastern tip of San Juan country lies in southwestern Colorado. The San Juans are part of the Rocky Mountain system--the great mountain barrier which dominates the western third of the North American continent, separating the waters which flow to the Atlantic from those which drain to the Pacific. Geologically unique, with a fascinating history and a stunning beauty equalled by few other regions of the world and surpassed by none, the San Juans are one of the state's top ten tourist attractions in a recent survey, five were in or on the edge of San Juan country. Divided into two parts, "The Land" and "The Human Interface," San Juan Country explores the entire spectrum of the captivating San Juan story from its geologic birth and development, through the earliest inhabitants, the Spanish influence and the Ute problem. Other chapters deal with the mining story; the area's wildlife and climate; the destructive power of an avalanche; water, agriculture, and the current role of recreational entrepreneurship in the overall scheme of things. Beautifully written and profusely illustrated, the book captures all the spirit and mystique that is the essence of San Juan country.

Author : Thomas M. Griffiths
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ISBN 13 : 9780871087539
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book San Juan Country written by Thomas M. Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 1984-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : LaVerne Tate
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531636098
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early San Juan County written by LaVerne Tate and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Juan County was established in 1880 following the famous winter trek and steep descent through the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail to Bluff, Utah. Behind the settlement of this community by the San Juan River is a story of tenacity, determination, and hardship. The Hole-in-the-Rock was a sandstone crevice discovered fortuitously by pioneers when a wild ram escaped its pursuers and descended to the river by that route. After blasting, building up the grade, and lowering by ropes, the wagon train finally emerged through the crevice to the river below and finished the last difficult miles into Bluff. Miner and photographer Charles Goodman documented the early days of San Juan County, from the production of bricks and molasses to the establishment of Bluff Oil Company, and many of his unique images, dating from 1892 to 1913, are included in this volume.

Author : Gary Topping
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glen Canyon and the San Juan Country written by Gary Topping and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Glen Canyon and the San Juan Country, Gary Topping gives a complete history of the region and the people who came there. The author examines the nature of the country - its geology, geography, climate, and flora - and describes early exploration of the region by the Spaniards and the Mormons, as well as by the Powell, Hayden, and Wheeler Surveys. In addition to describing recreational use of the area, Topping includes background information on Glen Canyon Dam and the archaeology and history accomplished as a result of the Glen Canyon Survey. The story of Glen Canyon will interest historians as well as aficionados of Utah's river and red-rock canyon country. Although Glen Canyon is gone, it is remembered in this detailed, comprehensive study.