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Show I Your Library I I by Rev. Wm. Burton I -J..,.. i j While you're making New Year's resolutions, make one to "read more in '54." You'll be doing do-ing yourself a big favor if you 3o. Your library will be closed Saturday, Jan. 2. Here's some news for all of you who have overdue books out. No matter how much your book is past due, no matter how big a fine has accumulated, bring in your book and you won't have to pay a fine. That's a New Year's gift to you who owe money. Of course the point is that we want the books back that are AVVOL. riease cooperate. Everyone who lives in the West and loves it is automatically interested in-terested in its scenery and its early inhabitants. Three new books of interest along this line deserve to be mentioned. The first is "Land of Room Enough and Time Enough," by Richard E. Klinck. The very title of this book sounds restful to us who live in this day of speed and rush. This volume deals with Monument Valley, a place of beauty and enchantment locat-eo" locat-eo" in southeastern Utah and northeast Arizona, an dis en-1 riched by many beautiful pictures. pic-tures. Next we mention "The Pueb'o Indian World." the w rk of two authors and compilers: Dr. Edgar L. Hewett and Bertha P. Dutton. This book deals with the PueUoj Indian's way of life and culture as related to his environment. It also contains a treatise on Southwest South-west Indian languages by John P. Harrington. The volume is extensively ex-tensively illustrated. Incidentally, Incidental-ly, the reader learns much about the mountains, rivers, and natural natur-al features in this part of the United States which is the Pueblo Pueb-lo Indian's home, namely, the Rio Grande valley. This publication publica-tion will hold the interest of every student of the Science of Man as well as the casual reader. read-er. The third book in this series is "River of the Sun," by Ross Calvin. It is stories of the storied Gila. The Gila country was seen by white men before Plymouth or Jamestown. The Spanish conqueror con-queror and explorer Coronado slashed his way across it first, fighting the Indian with sword and medieval lance. Until 18s6 the red man gave the white man blow for blow. Such personages as Geronimo, Kit Carson, and "Thomas the Lion, Cattle Baron," cross the scenes of this historical writing. The Gila country is In southern Arizona, near the old Mexican border. "The world's I 1 muddiest river," Is one way in which the Gila River is described. Read this book for a better knowledge of your west. All three of the above books were published by the University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. |