I am very thankful for this book - I discovered many things about my Great, Great, Grandfather, Padre Polaco. I was grateful that someone chose to research and document this information. I felt it was written in an interesting and concise manner, as well as touching on many human interest points. Reading that my ancestor, as well as other Poles, had contributed significantly to the development of the Southwest, and were instrumental in the developement and settlement of the future State of New Mexico; gave me reason to be proud of my heritage. The book was a blessing and I am happy to be able to share this with my children. I think that it is ironic that the Author, Francis Casimir Kajencki was born in Erie, PA., and that is where I currently live.

Prefaced with a new biographical introduction by the author's son, James Schevill and wife Margot Blum Schevill, The Pollen Path retells twelve classic Navajo myths translated directly from her interviews of Navajo medicine men. The stories are enriched by line drawings of Navajo artist Andy Tsihnahjinnie and commentary by Dr. Joseph Henderson on Navajo myth and legend in relation to world mythology. Further embellishing this reissuing of the 1950 publication is the biographical material written by James Schevill. There is no doubt that Margaret Schevill Link led an unusual life. Her drive to seek out the authentic content of Navajo sacred tales has left us with a treasured legacy of recordings. In addition to the tales, there are many songs and chants in the appendix, plus multiple observations of the author from her many visits to the Southwest. She wrote: "The pollen path is the way between gods and men, and it expresses the harmony that should exist between them." This sacred way fascinated her and seeking it shaped her life. A contemporary, Wright, Henderson, Woelff, and Lorenzo Hubbell, trader, nurse, and philanthropist to the Navajo and Hopi tribes, Margaret Schevill Link translates the great Navajo tales of the First Worlds, the Turquoise Goddess, Changing Coyote, Earth Man, the Dreamer, and many more. The Pollen Path is a fine and beautiful collection of myth, worthy of pleasure and learning on many levels.

Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

Portraits is a good word to describe the artful way the author describes his subjects, both natural and human in this collection of stories about the Trans-Pecos. For a backpacker like myself, the story about the solo hike in the Guadalupes reflects my own feelings about the activity better than I ever could, and in fact inspired my own trip to the same place where I had much the same experiences. I collect books on the Big Bend area, and this is the best I've read. If you want a book with a soul but no sentimentality, this it. Reminds me somewhat of David Lavender.

As a resident of the southwest, I appreciated that the author clearly knows this region's rich cultural history well and recounts it lovingly in a very accessible way. It's beautifully written and the photographs are striking. I highly recommend it.

As a member of the Sun Clan of the Jemez people, Joe Sando was in a unique position to research and write this history. As a scholar trained at Eastern New Mexico State and at Vanderbilt, he developed his skills as an historian. As a person he retained his empathy and humanity while confronting the unjust policies that have been visited on the Pueblo peoples by the Spanish, Mexican and United States governments. If you are interested in a well-balanced, incisive history of the New Mexico Pueblo people (the Hopi are not covered here), this book is worth the money to buy, the effort to read and the time to understand.

Michael Light is a magnificent American artist whose photos are very thought provoking. His images portray mans attempt to conquer and control the space around him yet show the beauty of this landscape as well. Full Moon is another wonderful book by this wonderful artist.

This book has 29 true short stories of people who lived in New Mexico, when it was a territory. Each story is about 2-5 pages long. There are some black and white pictures of these same people included in the book.

What a wonderful book. I particularly liked these were people who lived in New Mexico and that I could look at the pictures of each person as I read about them. This author has certainly done a lot of research. I have read a lot of New Mexico history and this book is gem. Many of the stories were ones that I had never heard before. Because the stories are short, it is easy to pick the book up for 15 or 20 minutes, read a story and put it down without losing your place. I appreciated the humor that Marc Simmons displays through out this book, many of these short stories end on a humorous note.

This is a great book about the people who lived in New Mexico when it was still being formed into a state. It certainly provides a history of New Mexico through a different slant. I enjoyed every minute of reading it. My husband read it and enjoyed it as well.

I read this book with a great deal of interest. A good buy for anyone wanting to find out more about Texas literature. LUTHER BUTLE

It's a pity this elegant book is now out of print, since it traces the artistic evolution of Mark Klett, one of our foremost American landscape photographers. Combining his knowledge of geology with his interest in photography, Klett saw himself originally as a direct artistic descendant of great 19th Century American photographers such as Carleton Watkins and Timothy O'Sullivan. Indeed, one of his earliest projects was to photograph again the same locales these photographers photographed during their work as official photographers to several U. S. government scientific surveys. Klett's work shows a deep affection and appreciation of the American landscape, especially the Southwest. Yet it is also a series of cautionary visual tales noting how we have inadvertently ruined that landscape through pollution and other signs of human activity. Hopefully this splendid book will be published again soon.