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Of Earth and Little Rain: The Papago Indians
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Of Earth and Little Rain: The Papago Indians Paperback - 1989

by Bernard L. Fontana


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"This text reveals [Fontana's] interaction with his [Tohono O'odham] neighbors and how geography and climate define life and culture in this piece of dry land. Fontana's words introduce the reader to people and provide an excellent overview of tribal history, but no notice of this book can overlook John P. Schaefer's photographs . . . [which] give the reader a feeling for what day-to-day life is like . . . for the 12,000 or so people who call Papaguera their homeland."-Journal of Arizona History

From the rear cover

An appreciation of the Tohono O'odham (long known as the Papago) Indians, whose reservation is the second largest in the United States.
"Fontana, who has lived at the edge of the Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago) Reservation for decades, provides sympathetic insight into the history and lifeways of these gentle desert dwellers. Schaefer's photographs, many of them portraits, add timeliness and immediate presence." --Books of the Southwest "An unsurpassed insight into the Papago world, past and present." --Arizona Highways

From the jacket flap

An appreciation of the Tohono O'odham (long known as the Papago) Indians, whose reservation is the second largest in the United States.
"Fontana, who has lived at the edge of the Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago) Reservation for decades, provides sympathetic insight into the history and lifeways of these gentle desert dwellers. Schaefer's photographs, many of them portraits, add timeliness and immediate presence." --Books of the Southwest "An unsurpassed insight into the Papago world, past and present." --Arizona Highways

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  • Title Of Earth and Little Rain: The Papago Indians
  • Author Bernard L. Fontana
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd Pb Printing
  • Pages 170
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
  • Date 1989-12-01
  • ISBN 9780816511464 / 0816511462
  • Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.49 x 5.51 x 0.53 in (21.56 x 14.00 x 1.35 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Tohono O'Odham Indians
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89005225
  • Dewey Decimal Code 979.100

About the author

Bernard L. Fontana is the author of many articles and books, including Entrada: The Legacy of Spain and Mexico in the United States. He is also the author of Biography of a Desert Church: The Story of Mission San Xavier del Bac, which remains the standard source on the mission's history.
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