First Impressions

A Reader's Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest

By David J. Weber and William deBuys
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

First Impressions: A Reader's Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first nonnatives to describe them.

About The Authors

David J. Weber

David J. Weber (1940-2010) was the founding director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University and the author of more than twenty books on the Southwest borderlands.

William deBuys

William deBuys is the author of numerous books, including Salt Dreams: Land and Water in Low-Down California, A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest, and the Pulitzer Prize nonfiction finalist River of Traps: A New Mexico Mountain Life, with photographs by Alex Harris.

Product Details

  • Publisher: UNM Press (April 1, 2022)
  • Length: 368 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826363558

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