Some Strange Corners of Our Country

by Charles Lummis, Lawrence Clark Powell (Foreword by)

Overview

Lummis's prose portraits of the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Montezuma Castle, and other sites reflect the author's knowledge of Southwest anthropology and history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816533145
Publisher:	University of Arizona Press
Publication date:	11/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	270
File size:	9 MB

Table of Contents

I THE GRANDEST GORGE IN THE WORLD 1 II A FOREST OF AGATE 20 III THE AMERICAN SAHARA 28 IV THE RATTLESNAKE DANCE 43 V WHERE THEY BEG THE BEAR'S PARDON 58 VI THE WITCHES' CORNER 66 VII THE MAGICIANS 75 VIII THE SELF-CRUCIFIERS 90 IX HOMES THAT WERE FORTS 94 X MONTEZUMA'S WELL 122 XI MONTEZUMA'S CASTLE 134 XII THE GREATEST NATURAL BRIDGE ON EARTH 142 XIII THE STONE AUTOGRAPH-ALBUM 163 XIV THE RIVERS OF STONE 183 XV THE NAVAJO BLANKET 198 XVI THE BLIND HUNTERS 208 XVII FINISHING AN INDIAN BOY 219 viii SOME STRANGE CORNERS OF OUR COUNTRY. XVIII THE PRAYING SMOKE 228 XIX THE DANCE OF THE SACRED BARK 235 XX DOCTORING THE YEAR 243 XXI AN ODD PEOPLE AT HOME 255 XXII A SAINT IN COURT 262