The Land of Poco Tiempo [Charles Lummis]

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The Land of Poco Tiempo

Charles Lummis

UNM Press, NM. 1952. Second printing hardcover. Mylar jacket is taped on, corner is clipped, store stamp on flyleaf, age appropriate yellowing. An excellent copy.

From the publisher:

"NEW MEXICO is an enchanted land that challenges description, but in 1893 a young Harvard man picked up that challenge. This book, written about "the land of Pretty-Soon," still stands as one of the best. In fact, Charles Lummis was first to label that region The Southwest. He had earned the right to christen the land because he became a part of it. Here he tells how he lived with the mysterious Penitentes at the foot of snow-capped, lava-based Mount Taylor. He did not merely visit Isleta Pueblo, he lived there. He climbed to the sky city of Acoma, and with the archaeologist Bandelier prowled the time-forgotten ruins in Frijoles Canyon."

This one is for my New Mexicans and New Mexico Curious friends. This is the guy who named it "The Southwest", that's got to mean something to you! Highly recommended.