Spanish Peaks: Land and Legends

The Spanish Peaks stand alone some distance from the main cordillera of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, outside the town of Walsenburg in south-central Colorado. These remarkable twin mountains are visible far out on the plains, and for centuries have served as a beacon for American Indians, Spaniards, fur trappers, traders, soldiers, and travelers. In Spanish Peaks: Land and Legends, author Conger Beasley Jr. and photographer Barbara Sparks collaborate to tell the story of these and many other legends and of the peoples who created them, impelled by the timeless allure of the twin peaks.
Beasley tells how the forebears of the Ute, Apache, and Navajo were the first to settle in the region, some 1,500 years ago. By the 17th century, Spanish conquistadors had already begun to make forays into the area, driven by their mania for gold and treasure, and for over two hundred years an uneasy relationship existed between them and the mountain tribes. French and Anglo fur traders further added to this volatile racial mix by the 1800s, followed by Hispanic settlers from New Mexico who established their own distinctive culture in the lush valleys radiating out from the peaks. In the wake of the Civil War, the area attracted a large contingent of Southerners seeking a fresh start as ranchers and farmers, and immigrants from all over Europe and North America flocked to the peaks, spurred by the mining of coal from rich deposits in the area and further complicating the cultural and racial tapestry.

History

Beasley, Conger, Jr.

Americas

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A candid and unsparing account of a great outdoor adventure as experienced and recorded by photographer Tim Hauf. In both pictures and words, he conveys what it's actually like to walk the arduous Solu-Khumbu trail - step by step, day by day - along the steep, terraced slopes of central Nepal to the icy elevations of Kala Patthar and the remarkable Gokyo Lakes. This book offers a stunning vision of a legendary destination. 
Award-winning author Conger Beasley Jr. contributes an illuminating introduction to the history and culture of Nepal.

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Arts & Photography

Hauf, Tim

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Photography & Video

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A patagonian fox pads toward the camera, curious, wary. Fire bush, hot red, frames a glacier. Snow that will never melt glows orange in sunset. Crumbling cliffs line a milky lake. Standing in hundreds on a rocky shore, penguins look as if they are there by accident. Hauf captures all this and dozens of other images of startling fields of wildflowers, llamas on the run, and small villages turned to the sea rather than the tail of the Andes in Patagonia. Chile and Argentina share this coda of landscape at the end of the world, as Conger Beasley, Jr. explains in the accompanying text, but it seems to belong primarily to itself as one of the last wild places, even in those portions encompassed in national parks. Patagonia is one of the world's greatest treks, which must be complicated by hikers standing transfixed for days stunned by the scenery. Distributed by Baker &amp; Taylor. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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