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Presents a narrative of the canyons and badlands of eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma and Texas. This title evokes the history and natural history that shaped the region, drawing upon geology, mythology, botany, art, history, and literature.

For less than $3.00! Build without tools! Sound incredible? Now you can silence any weapon, using items found in any neighborhood supermarket. This detailed manual includes over 65 close-up photographs and drawings to help anyone build disposable silencers that are just as effective as professional models, but can be easily constructed in seconds, without the use of tools, using only inexpensive, readily available items. Items such as: soft dr...

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Remember the Alamo!" reverberates through Texas history and culture, but what exactly are we remembering? Over nearly two centuries, the Mexican victory over an outnumbered band of Alamo defenders has been transformed into an American victory for the love of liberty. Why did the historical battle of 1836 undergo this metamorphosis in memory and mythology to become such a potent master symbol in Texan and American culture? In this probing book,...

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In The Natural West, Dan Flores asserts that western environmental history cannot be explained by examining place, culture, or policy alone but should be understood within the context of a universal human nature. In this thought-provoking collection of essays. Flores intersperses scientific theory, literature, and personal reflection to explain many of our attitudes toward the environment. Topics range from animals and exploration to the envir...

Dan Flores brings over twenty years of experience guiding clients' investments to this in-depth look at the needs of individuals receiving a lump-sum distribution from a qualified retirement plan. In clear and easy-to-understand language, Flores analyzes the lump-sum alternatives and investment strategies necessary to become an informed investor, including: The rules and regulations of lump-sum distributions and IRA rollovers. The penalties an...

Dan Flores brings over twenty years of experience guiding clients' investments to this in-depth look at the needs of individuals receiving a lump-sum distribution from a qualified retirement plan. In clear and easy-to-understand language, Flores analyzes the lump-sum alternatives and investment strategies necessary to become an informed investor, including: The rules and regulations of lump-sum distributions and IRA rollovers. The penalties an...

The circumstances surrounding Mercedes' birth were mysterious and the subject was always avoided. An unexpected package prompted her to revisit the past, retracing her journey littered with a roller coaster of challenges. Mercedes was not the typical girl, growing up poor in a third world country. She was determined to live a better life beyond the shores of her little fishing village. She was resourceful and highly intelligent. She would walk...

The Natural West offers essays reflecting the natural history of the American West as written by one of its most respected environmental historians. Developing a provocative theme, Dan Flores asserts that Western environmental history cannot be explained by examining place, culture, or policy alone, but should be understood within the context of a universal human nature.Gracefully moving between the personal and the objective, Flores intersper...

A decade before the celebrated mountain men entered the Northern Plains and Rockies, some dozen little-known trading forays were launched into the plains of the Southwest. Anthony Glass led one of the most important. In 1808-1809, with a party of twelve hunter-traders, he acted as semi-official emissary of the U.S. government in the practically uncharted lands of the Taovaya-Wichita and Comanche Indians. His was the first party of whites ever ...

Personal and historical meditations explore the human and natural history of the large expanse of land the Navajos once named the Horizontal Yellow.

Neither immigrants nor ethnics, neither foreign nor "hyphenated Americans" in the usual sense of that term, Puerto Ricans in New York have created a distinct identity both on the island of Puerto Rico and in the cultural landscape of the United States. Juan Flores considers the uniqueness of Puerto Rican culture and identity in relation to that of other Latino groups in the United States -- as well as to other minority groups, especially Afric...

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A collection of the essays on history, literature and culture by the most celebrated commentator on Puerto Rican and Caribbean culture in the United States, the winner of the de las Americas award for his monograph on Puerto Rican identity.

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