Navajo Country: A Geology and Natural History of the Four Corners Region
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Book Description
This popular geology explores the southern Colorado Plateau Province, the country roughly encompassed by the Navajo Nation in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest. Navajo country is a land of rock, little water, sparse vegetation, and breathtaking beauty. Some of America's most remarkable geographic formations embellish this harsh desert land: the Grand Canyon, Marble Canyon, Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, the Totem Pole, Canyon de Chelly, Shiprock, Spider Rock, Church Rock, and many others.
The Navajo Indians settled this region five hundred years ago, defining the boundaries of their homeland by the Four Sacred Mountains to the north, south, east, and west. Over the centuries, this rugged, beautiful country helped shape Navajo mythology, legend, and identity. Likewise, the American people have incorporated the spectacular geography of Navajo country into their own national mythology.
Liberally illustrated, Navajo Country sketches the long geological history and explores the many physical landscapes of this rocky, colorful region. Both the novice and professional will find this book a handy introduction to the geology of the southern Colorado Plateau Province.
About the Author
Donald L. Baars is the senior geologist at the Kansas Geological Survey. He is the author of The Colorado Plateau: A Geologic History and The American Alps: The San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado (both from UNM Press).
Navajo Country: A Geology and Natural History of the Four Corners Region,Donald L. Baars,University of New Mexico Press,0826315879,Colorado Plateau,General,Geology,History: American,Regional Geology,Science,United States - State & Local - General
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