Fire on the Plateau
Subtitle: Conflict And Endurance In The American Southwest
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press; Island Press/Shearwater Books
Published: April 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781559636476
Subjects: American history; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Indigenous peoples; United States - State & Local - General; History: American; Native Americans - Southwest; History - U.S.; North America; Indians of North America; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; General; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Native American; Colorado Plateau; Government relations; History; Indians, Treatment of
First sentence: I remember the first time I saw the Colorado Plateau.
Description: The Colorado Plateau, stretching across four states and covering nearly 80 million acres, is a unique and spectacular region. Remote, rugged, dry - at once forlorn and glorious - it is a separate place, a place with its own distinctive landscape, history, and future.

In Fire on the Plateau, Charles Wilkinson examines the history of that complicated region - the sometimes violent conflicts between indigenous populations and more recent settlers, the political machinations of industry, the treachery of the legal establishment, the contentious disputes over land - and provides a compelling look at the epic events that have shaped the region.