In his latest book; John Annerino―famed photographer and writer of America's desert southwest and old Mexico―went in search of clues that would unlock the mysteries of places sacred to the native peoples of the Colorado Plateau; Great Plains; sierra Madre; and Sonoran Desert. In the land inhabited for millennia by the Hopi; Navajo; Pápago; and Apache―and with the help of native leaders; who guided him to hallowed; secret places―Annerino scaled 13;000-foot mountain summits and descended into shadowy caves; he traced the footsteps of legendary warriors to granite strongholds and traced the handprints of ancient ancestral shamans on cliff walls. Along the way he chronicled his astonishing pilgrimage; capturing in remarkable photographs and evocative words a world that few of us have been privileged to glimpse; let alone partake in. Many of the lofty spires; towering monuments; and deep canyons that Annerino explored throughout the Great Southwest are familiar sites from Hollywood westerns and are sought out by avid climbers. But these sites are sacred ground to native peoples; and it is that venerated identity that Annerino experienced and conveys in Indian Country. His photographs and essays pull back the curtain on a timeless world and reveal some of the mysteries to be found within.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Shame On The U.S.By voracious readerThis book was very upsetting to read. Our anti-Semitic state department knew exactly what was happening to Jews in Europe in WWII and what did they do? They made it even more difficult for Jews to come to the U.S. Only 10% of the available visas were given out to Europeans before WWII. The state department and most Christian Americans did not want Europe's Jews to make homes even temporarily in our land. Franklin Roosevelt knew as well and did nothing. He bombed chemical plants 5 miles from the train tracks that took Jews to Auschwitz; but he declined to even make the small effort needed to bomb the tracks. This simple act alone would have saved thousands of Jews from the ovens. Roosevelt knew the state department was anti-Semetic and engaged in obstructionist conduct; but he did nothing about it. It was clear to me that Roosevelt himself was anti-Semetic. We willingly took in 10;000 British children escaping the London blitz; but would not do the same for Jewish children seeking to escape the ovens and certain death.Other countries were equally guilty. Britain could have used the man power of able bodied adults who could have provided agricultural labor; factory labor; and even soldiers in their time of need. Still other than the Kindertransport which took in 1000 Jewish children; they too did nothing to help the fleeing Jews. Austrailia with its vast lands was always seeking to attract populations to develop them. However;they too closed their doors to the Jews. Latin America which could have benefitted the most from the skills of physicians; engineers; professors; silver and goldsmiths; businessmen; accountants; musicians; composers; artists etc refused them entry as well. The tale of the condemned ship; the St. Louis is a testament to the Cuban betrayal of its promise to a few hundred Jews who paid dearly for entry permits that were not honored. A corollary to the Latin American anti-Semitism has to be that the Catholic church encouraged this discrimination and hatred.Think of all the inventions; medical treatments; pharmeceuticals; musical compostions; theatrical shows and art that were lost to humanity forever because so many educated and talented people were murdered. Today that anti-Semitism arises in anti-Israeli speech and propaganda. So much of the critisizm of Israel is merely anti-Semitism dressed in different clothes. The bar for Israel is set higher than for any other country. They are supposed to accept rocket attacks on their citizens and issue only a "proportional response." They are not supposed to win the skirmishes. What is that if not anti-Semitism. When a country without provocation attacks another country seeking to destroy it and push its people into the sea; it is the attacked country's right to fight with all its might. Then when the victim country wins territory previously under the perpetrator's control; the attacked country has never before been asked to return the territory. Only Israel is being asked to return to its 1967 borders. Why should it? Has any other similarly positioned country in the history of the world returned territory won in a war it did not start? We must rethink international opinions on Israel through the lens of an anti-Semitic bias. As for the U.S.- Give Me Your Tired; Your Poor; and Your Hungry Yearning to Be Free... as long as they are white Christians is our true motto. Ironically; this Poem was written by Emma Lazarus; a Jewish American. I wonder how many similarly beautiful poems were lost forever because we did not let their potential authors seek sanctuary in the U.S.This book should be required reading in any school course on the holocaust. Students should see American history even in this unflattering light. In the past we were always taught that the U.S. wore the white hat. The U.S. was always the hero and the beacon of hope. We were founded on idealistic principals that focused on the good of mankind. We were founded on the ideals of freedom of religion; assembly and speech. It is important to see America in a more critical and realistic light in various areas including our shameful treatment of American indians and Japanese Americans. This book offers a critical look at America's shameful response to the holocaust.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A critical and important work about the Holocaust.By Yitzhak HaLevyA critical and important work about the Holocaust.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Book about HolocaustBy gypsy59Excellent book. Fast shipping without damage.Comprehensive view of complex topic. Easy toread and comprehend. Tears of horror andshame welled in my eyes when details from thattime in history were revealed. 100% satisfied.
