Description: Yet a closer look at the economic and creative activity in this region, which straddles northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah, belies a far more interesting picture. In Traders, Agents, and Weavers, Robert S. McPherson unveils the fascinating--and at times surprising--history of the merging of cultures and artistic innovation across this land.
Brief description: Robert S. McPherson is Professor of History Emeritus at Utah State University-Blanding Campus. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on Navajo history and the history of the Southwest, including Under the Eagle: Samuel Holiday, Navajo Code Talker (with Samuel Holiday) and Viewing the Ancestors: Perceptions of the Anaasází, Mokwic, and Hisatsinom.
Review Quotes: "In this compelling and engaging narrative, Robert S. McPherson provides thick description and close analysis of the daily interactions among traders, the government, and Navajo peoples that readers will find accessible."--Michael M. Brescia, coauthor of Mexico and the United States: Ambivalent Vistas