 rode by Thomas Fox Averill Averill's novel captures the spriit of the ballad "Tennessee Stud" while telling the story of Robert Johnson, a man who holds love in his heart though adventure rules his time. Pursued by a bounty hunter, Indians, and his conscience, Johnson and his horse are tested, strengthened, and made resolute.  HOIST A COLD ONE! Historic Bars of the Southwest by Melody Groves photographs by Myke Groves This lively travelogue, complete with driving directions, will inspire visitors to the West's old mining camps, railroad towns, and ranching centers to stop in and belly up to the bar.  REINING IN THE RIO GRANDE: People, Land, and Water by Fred M. Phillips, G. Emlen Hall, and Mary Black This study examines human interactions with the Rio Grande from prehistoric time to the present day and explores what possibilities remain for the desert river.  RUINS by Margaret Randall In this poetry collection, Margaret Randall uses the metaphor of ruins to meditate on time's movement--through memory, through cities, through the leavings of history, and through the bodies of people who have experienced time's transformations and traumas. |
