Southwest Books of the Year 2010: Margaret Loghry's Picks

A Photo Chronicle of the Counterculture

by Price, Roberta

Book - 2010

Price and her companion David Perkins, while graduate students at the State University of New York at Buffalo, visited communes in New Mexico and Colorado...Show more Price and her companion David Perkins, while graduate students at the State University of New York at Buffalo, visited communes in New Mexico and Colorado in the summer of 1969 and later in winter 1970, photographing members, buildings, scenery, and everyday life. Later they took up residence at the Libre commune in Colorado where they stayed for six and one-half years, while Price created more photographs. The photos and text triumphantly capture the hope, creativity and energy of the youth of that era. This is fascinating not only as a slice of history, but is also a testament to the power of the human spirit. Highly recommended with one small reservation: I wish Price had included a map showing locations of the various settlements. Show less

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Innocent Until Interrogated

The True Story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four

by Stuart, Gary L.

Book - 2010

This non-fiction account about the incompetence and inhumanity of the team investigating the Phoenix-area Buddhist Temple Massacre almost 20 years ago sho...Show more This non-fiction account about the incompetence and inhumanity of the team investigating the Phoenix-area Buddhist Temple Massacre almost 20 years ago should be required reading for all American citizens. It’s a page turner worthy of Grisham, but frightening in that it really happened. Four people, initially pleading innocent, subsequently confessed to crimes they did not commit, all because they were exhausted, brain-washed, sleep-deprived and ignorant of their basic rights. The case is still not settled. One perpetrator got a plea bargain; the other, only seventeen at the time, may have his verdict overthrown because of the way the case was handled. The author has done his research, and he’s a great writer Show less

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We Will Dance Our Truth

Yaqui History in Yoeme Performances

by Shorter, David Delgado

Book - 2009

This modern analysis of Yaqui history and resilience is based on years of field work conducted while the author was a student at Arizona State University ...Show more This modern analysis of Yaqui history and resilience is based on years of field work conducted while the author was a student at Arizona State University in the 1990s. He proposes that scholars have been overly dependent on written records rather than considering performance, ritual and oral traditions. The book is thoroughly researched and clearly presented. For me the best parts were six transcriptions of interviews between the author and unnamed respondents, and quotes from the author's informal field notes. This work is a major contribution to the body of Yoeme study. Show less

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Yellow Dirt

An American Story of A Poisoned Land and A People Betrayed

by Pasternak, Judy

Book - 2010

This account of the effects of uranium mining in the Navajo Nation during the 1940s through the early 1960s, and the negligence of mining companies and go...Show more This account of the effects of uranium mining in the Navajo Nation during the 1940s through the early 1960s, and the negligence of mining companies and government agencies, both U.S. and Indian, is appalling and spellbinding. It is a story of greed, apathy, and buck-passing. Safety precautions were not taken. Warnings were not heeded. It was years after exposure that miners died of lung cancer, and other cancers and birth defects rocketed on the reservation. Sadly, the dangers had been documented through earlier studies. Wrongs only recently began to be righted. This clearly and concisely written piece is more than an expose: it also captures the enduring spirit of the Navajos. Show less

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