{"product_id":"9780826334176","title":"Into the Canyon: Seven Years in Navajo Country","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMoore, Lucy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUNM Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2005 Willa Award for Best Memoir from Women Writing the West \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA 2004 Southwest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1968 newlyweds Lucy Moore and her husband moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Chinle, Arizona, where he had taken a job with the recently created Navajo legal services program. They were part of a wave of young 1960s idealists determined to help others less fortunate than themselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After fulfilling the two-year commitment with the legal program, Lucy and Bob stayed for another five years. \u003ci\u003eInto the Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e is her account of the places and people they came to love and the lessons they learned from their Navajo neighbors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ms. Moore's recollection of time spent in Navajo County is a beautiful and spirited tribute to Chinle culture. Moreover, we are given a glimpse into what it means to be affected by a place, time, and people. Beautifully constructed. - \u003ci\u003eWomen Writing the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Never a false note. Clearly written, candid, and funny . . . an engaging read. - Peter Iverson, historian and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDiné\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFor Our Navajo People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lucy Moore tells this story with humor, sensitivity, and grace. Her absorbing memoir of seven years living, working, and being herself with Navajo people is a journey of discovery not only of 'the other' but, even more important, a confrontation with her own identity as a white person. - Mark Rudd, last national secretary of SDS, founder of the Weather Underground, teacher, and activist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A delight to read; an invaluable historical and cultural narrative. . . . A good deal of my first novel, \u003ci\u003eCeremony,\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by Chinle, but I didn't fully appreciate just how much was going on during those years until I read Lucy's book. - Leslie Silko, author of \u003ci\u003eGardens In the Dunes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCeremony\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"UNM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43410499010815,"sku":"9780826334176","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_22c35ff1-6802-4d16-b206-66daa52eae57.jpg?v=1771256479","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780826334176","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}