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A History of San Juan County

Author : Robert S. McPherson

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Page : 440 pages

File Size : 38,72 MB

Release : 1995

Category : History

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In the palm of time: Understanding the saga of San Juan -- Land of contrast, land of change: The geography and place names of San Juan County -- Academics, amateurs, and the Anasazi: An overview of the prehistory of San Juan County -- Utes, Paiutes, and Navajos come to San Juan: Setting the foundation, A.D. 100 to 1880 -- Entradas and campaigns, entrepreneurs and surveys: Early entrants into the San Juan Country -- Civilization comes to San Juan: Homesteading and city-building, 1880-1940 -- Pushing the line: Navajo Conflict and boundary expansion, 1880-1933 -- Shrinking lands in a crucible of change: The Ute and Paiute experience, 1880-1933 -- Beef, wheat, and biology: Livestock and farming industries in San Juan, 1880-1990 -- From beads and blankets to dollars: Ute and Navajo economic development, 1900-1990 -- Tall timbers, mountain streams, and desert rivers: The development of forest and water resources in San Juan County -- Mines and roads: A hundred years of boom and bust -- Taking care of its own: Health and education in San Juan County -- Faiths of the land: Religious expression in San Juan County -- Taming San Juan: The establishment of law, order, and government -- From "Blank Spot" to "Sagebrush Rebellion": The rise of federal hegemony in San Juan County -- San Juan in the imagination: A writer's paradise, a philosopher's dream -- Through a glass darkly: One historian's view of the future.



The Pig War

Author : Mike Vouri

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 49,31 MB

Release : 2008

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738558400

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Historian Mike Vouri has selected nearly 200 historical images to illustrate the history of the Pig War on San Juan Island in Washington state. Each image has a descriptive caption.



Rock with Wings

Author : Anne Hillerman

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 34,74 MB

Release : 2015-05-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0062270532

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Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! Navajo Tribal cops Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, investigate two perplexing cases in this exciting Southwestern mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Spider Woman’s Daughter. Doing a good deed for a relative offers the perfect opportunity for Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Officer Bernie Manuelito, to get away from the daily grind of police work. But two cases will call them back from their short vacation and separate them—one near Shiprock, and the other at iconic Monument Valley. Chee follows a series of seemingly random and cryptic clues that lead to a missing woman, a coldblooded suspect, and a mysterious mound of dirt and rocks that could be a gravesite. Bernie has her hands full managing the fallout from a drug bust gone wrong, uncovering the origins of a fire in the middle of nowhere, and looking into an ambitious solar energy development with long-ranging consequences for Navajo land. Under the guidance of their mentor, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Bernie and Chee will navigate unexpected obstacles and confront the greatest challenge yet to their skills, commitment, and courage.



Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920

Author : William Thorndale

Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com

Page : 453 pages

File Size : 12,25 MB

Release : 1987

Category : Census districts

ISBN : 0806311886

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Genealogical research in U.S. censuses begins with identifying correct county jurisdictions ??o assist in this identification, the map Guide shows all U.S. county boundaries from 1790 to 1920. On each of the nearly 400 maps the old county lines are superimposed over the modern ones to highlight the boundary changes at ten-year intervals. Accompanying each map are explanations of boundary changes, notes about the census, & tocality finding keys. In addition, there are inset maps which clarify ??erritorial lines, a state-by-state bibliography of sources, & an appendix outlining pitfalls in mapping county boundaries. Finally, there is an index which lists all present day counties, plus nearly all defunct counties or counties later renamed-the most complete list of American counties ever published.



San Juan Capistrano

Author : Pamela Hallan-Gibson

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 136 pages

File Size : 39,94 MB

Release : 2005

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738530444

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The legendary swallows aren't the only annual returnees to San Juan Capistrano. The great coastal mission draws more than 500,000 visitors a year into the southern reaches of Orange County. The most famous of all the missions in the California system established in the 18th century by Franciscan friar Junipero Serra, Mission San Juan Capistrano still contains the Serra Chapel, the oldest church in California, and the only building still standing where the good padre celebrated mass. But San Juan Capistrano is more than its well-known mission. Its epic story encompasses the rancho days and land barons, California statehood, the arrival of the San Diego Freeway in 1958, city incorporation in 1961, and recent growth from 10,000 residents in 1974 to 34,000 in 2004.



Forts of Old San Juan

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Publisher : National Park Service

Page : 84 pages

File Size : 24,63 MB

Release : 1998

Category : History

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Tells the story of the evolution of the defenses of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the role they played in helping to safeguard Spanish possessions in the Caribbean from the 16th to the 19th centuries.



Outpost of Empire

Author : Mike Vouri

Publisher : University of Washington Press

Page : 124 pages

File Size : 18,70 MB

Release : 2004

Category : History

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The occupation of San Juan Island by the Royal Marines between 1860 and 1872 marked the last time "redcoats" would be stationed in lands south of the 49th parallel. Following the nearly disastrous "Pig War" crisis, their primary mission with their U.S. Army counterparts was keeping the peace on an island considered ripe for the taking by Britons and Americans alike. Drawing on historical, archaeological and photographic research, Outpost of Empire offers an intriguing glimpse of a frontier garrison in the Victorian age. Mike Vouri is the San Juan National Park historian and author of The Pig War.



Sagebrush Empire

Author : Jonathan P. Thompson

Publisher : Torrey House Press

Page : 275 pages

File Size : 49,52 MB

Release : 2021-08-03

Category : History

ISBN : 9781948814447

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Award-winning journalist Jonathan P. Thompson delves into the spectacular land, rich history, and twisted politics of a remote Utah county.



Birding in the San Juan Islands

Author : Mark G. Lewis

Publisher : Mountaineers Books

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 10,96 MB

Release : 1987

Category : Nature

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The famous San Juan Islands of Washington State, a prime touring location for hikers, bikers, beach walkers and boaters from all over the country, are also distinctive, fascinating bird-watching areas. The islands are home to one of the largest concentrations of breeding and wintering bald eagles in the world. The vast majority of breeding seabirds in Puget Sound nest within the San Juans or nearby rain shadow islands. Loons, auklets, cormorants and murrelets are regularly spotted by visitors to the islands' shores.



The San Juan Islands, Afoot & Afloat

Author : Marge Mueller

Publisher : Mountaineers Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 21,62 MB

Release : 1995

Category : San Juan Islands (Wash.)

ISBN : 9780898864342

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