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House Made of Dawn, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969, tells the story of a young American Indian named Abel, home from a foreign war and caught between two worlds: one his father's, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons and the harsh beauty of the land; the other of industrial America, a goading him into a compulsive cycle of dissipation and disgust.
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Indian tribal policemen Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee investigate a casino robbery which killed a guard and wounded another. A manhunt takes them into the canyons of the Four Corners, a region bordering Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
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When Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police discovers a corpse with a mouthful of sand at a crime scene seemingly without tracks or clues, he is ready to suspect a supernatural killer. Blood on the rocks ... A body on the high mesa ... Leaphorn must stalk the Wolf-Witch along a chilling trail between mysticism and murder.--From publisher description.
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Chilling discoveries unearthed at a dig for Navajo clay pots bring Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Police to the site and put them on the trail of stolen artifacts, a missing woman, and bizarre and mystifying murders.
A noted anthropologist vanishes at a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground for profit. When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Navajo Tribal Policemen...
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Crown Publishers
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[1977]
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A 15th century Indian clan makes an arduous journey in search of the legendary "Mesa of Flowers."
In the Mesa of Flowers, Harold Courlander brilliantly evokes from the myths and legends of a people an epic test of human endurance and character. He chronicles the journey of the Grey Fox clan across the American South west in search a prophesied Mesa of Flowers where the people may live in peace and harmony with the great forces of nature. In their...
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Kiva Pub
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[2003]
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A young boy who is made fun of by a classmate is unsure how to deal with his feelings. After walking in the desert with his grandmother and listening to her parables, he learns how to keep his heart open and not be afraid of his feelings.
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