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Presents a comprehensive synthesis of a decade of investigations conducted by research teams working in different parts of the Old Riverbed Delta and explores questions about how the old riverbed was formed, how its distributary system changed through time, and how these changes affected early foragers. It concludes with an integrated summary and interpretation.

The Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana are home to some of the most important remaining American wilderness areas. Where Roads Will Never Reach tells the stories of hunters, anglers, outfitters, scientists, and other concerned citizens who devoted themselves to protecting remnant wild lands and ecosystems in the Northern Rockies.

Explores the life and work of conservation leader Guy M. Brandborg and his profound impact on the practices of the U. S. Forest Service. As supervisor of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest from 1935 to 1955, Brandborg sought to protect watersheds, wildlife habitat, and long-term jobs through a programme of careful, selective timber harvesting.

Sasun, a region of Anatolia formerly under Ottoman rule and today part of eastern Turkey, is frequently described as the site where, in 1894, the Turks massacred large numbers of Armenian Christians. This volume provides a close examination of the historical evidence to shed light on what happened at Sasun.

Presents a ground breaking foray into Mormon history. Brock Cheney explores the foodways of Mormon pioneers from their trek west through the arrival of the railroad and reveals new perspectives on the fascinating Mormon settlement era. Relying on original diaries, newspaper accounts, and recipe books from the 1850s, Cheney draws a vivid portrait of what Mormon pioneers ate and drank.

The red rock canyon country of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona is one of the most isolated, wild, and beautiful regions of North America. Wrecks of Human Ambition illustrates how this landscape undercut notions and expectations of good, productive land held by the first explorers, settlers, and travellers who visited it.

This creative memoir tells a coming of age story in a WWII Japanese-American internment camp

A history of American prejudice towards Turks in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Freemasonry's significant place in the early history of Mormonism

This second edition of Dinosaurs of Utah enlivens our understanding of these amazing vanished creatures by explaining them and their world to us. It moves beyond the often superficial representations that have been so prevalent and more accurately portrays the variety of dinosaurs that once roamed the region now known as Utah.

The essays in this collection are unified by three specific themes: landscape, movement, and technology. This volume provides both a cross section of current research from expert scholars and a broad perspective that seeks to integrate new data from lowland and upland contexts.

The rise of nationalism at the end of the Ottoman Empire

From the Uinta Mountains through the central Canyonlands to the Virgin River, Utah's abundant prehistoric rock art offers glimpses of a lost world

This thought-provoking collection sheds light on the plight of our nonhuman primate cousins--and what we can do to help

Documents spectacular features of the eastern Colorado Plateau, one of the most interesting and scenic geologic regions in the world. The area covered in detail stretches from the Book Cliffs to the deep canyons of the San Juan River area. The events that shaped this vast region are clearly described and include the most recent interpretations of ongoing geologic forces.

Beginning with the earliest origins of the Persian state and culture, these lectures, primarily focusing on Persian literature and mysticism, cover 2,500 years of a glorious way of life. Poetry is part of the fabric of Iranian life, appreciated by all members of society regardless of educational background or social milieu. It is also the primary form in which Persian mysticism is expressed.