The Navajo country: A geographic and hydrographic reconnaissance of parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
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Abstract
To my mind the period of direct contact with nature is the true "heroic age" of human history, an age in which heroic accomplishment and heroic endurance are parts of the daily routine. The activities of people on this stage of progress deserve a place among the cherished traditions of the human race. I believe also that the sanest missionary effort includes an endeavor to assist the uncivilized man in his adjustment to natural laws. With these ideas in mind the opportunity to conduct exploratory work in the Navajo country appealed to me with peculiar force. Within this little-known region are the remnants of an almost extinct race whose long occupation of the country is recorded in ruined dwellings and abandoned fields. This country is also the home of the vigorous and promising Navajos - a tribe in remarkably close adjustment to their physical surroundings. To improve the condition of this long-neglected but capable race, to render their life more intelligently wholesome by applying scientific knowledge, gives pleasure in no degree less than that obtained by the study of the interesting geologic problems which this country affords.
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Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | The Navajo country: A geographic and hydrographic reconnaissance of parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah |
Series title | Water Supply Paper |
Series number | 380 |
DOI | 10.3133/wsp380 |
Year Published | 1916 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
Contributing office(s) | Utah Water Science Center |
Description | Report: 219 p.; 2 Plates: 31.00 x 25.27 inches and 30.50 x 24.00 inches |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona, New Mexico, Utah |
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