... the geography of hope (153)." Wallace Stegner makes this statement at the end of "Coda", a letter included in his book The Sound of Mountain Water. In this letter Stegner asks David Pesonen, who was working on the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, to work to preserve what wilderness ... is a necessary part not just of the physical American landscape, but the emotional and social landscapes as well. Throughout The Sound of Mountain Water Stegner relates his experiences traveling in the western United States, and in the second part reflects upon the ties of the western writer ...

• Word Count: 1836
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the geography of hope (153)." Wallace Stegner makes this statement at the end of "Coda", a letter included in his book The Sound of Mountain Water. In this letter Stegner asks David Pesonen, who was working on the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, to work to preserve what wilderness ... is a necessary part not just of the physical American landscape, but the emotional and social landscapes as well. Throughout The Sound of Mountain Water Stegner relates his experiences traveling in the western United States, and in the second part reflects upon the ties of the western writer ...

• Word Count: 1836
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... War. Groom's book recounts the thrilling, almost Hollywood-esque adventures and dangers that Kearny and his men encountered while venturing throughout the trail. Kearny's story also coincides along with famous mountain man Kit Carson; as well as Brigham Young and his Mormon followers fleeing religious persecution, and the tragic story of the Donner party; who were trapped in the snow of ... shaped our nation the way it is today. His writing creates a visual image for readers that make them feel as if they're right along side Kit Carson and other mountain men, taking place in the epic, h...

• Word Count: 693
• Approx Pages: 3
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... also began appearing in both Mexico and Peru. Which region developed it first is a matter of archeological debate, but its early stages can be most clearly traced in Mexico. Its mountain terrain provided many different growing conditions, ranging from dry to wet and from hot to cool. Consequently, it possessed an enormous variety of edible wild-plant species from which incipient ... ditches farther upstream and leading the water to areas it had not reached before. Under government control, the Peruvians on the coast carried the irrigation systems back up into their mountain sources. The...

• Word Count: 3974
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... in order to save drowning Americans (72,79). A more tragic example occurred during the events of the Donner party rescue. Two Native American youths found the lost travelers in the mountain only to be murdered and eaten (66). The American emigrants would have never been able to complete their journeys without the vital aid provided by the Native Americans. The long ... ...

• Word Count: 949
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of Harley. Tayo takes center stage in the kiva (the traditional ceremonial room) and tells his story of his ceremony "Remember these stars and the spotted cattle; I've seen a mountain and I've seen a woman" (p152). There are many similarities and differences between Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams. Both texts deal with characters who for various ... ...

• Word Count: 1765
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Nations considered sacred. Potential mineral resource developments around the Montezuma Canyon (southeastern Utah, San Juan Basin) were threatening archeological sites, petroglyphs, and ancient Pueblo and Navajo sites and artifacts. A sacred mountain containing multiple shrines and archeological dwellings for the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Pueblo of Zuni were being threatened by copper mining companies using block mining within the Oak ... ...

• Word Count: 1349
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of people. Endrich gives the unique perspective of mixed blood on her views of the Native American cultural identity. Her father is German and her mother is of the Turtle Mountain band of the Chippewa Indians, hailing from the Great Plains. Endrich attended Dartmouth University, and is a masterful storyteller. Some of her other works include That's What She Said: Contemporary poetry ... ...

• Word Count: 1165
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate