Author: Wilkinson, Charles,
Title: Fire on the Plateau: conflict and endurance in the American Southwest.
Description: Washington, D.C., Island Press, (1999). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. History of the Colorado Plateau, sometimes violent conflicts between indigenous populatioins and more recent settlers,. treachery of the legal establishment, contentious disputes over land, provide a compelling look at the epic events that shaped the region. Wilkinson's powerful story of how he has been drawn during the past 30 years into the redrock country and Indian societies of the Plateau. He used his personal experiences as a lawyer working with Indian people and his insights about a land he grew to love.

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