Waterless Mountain | Resources

Waterless Mountain For Further Reference

Amsden, Charles Avery. Navaho Weaving: Its Technique and History.

Chicago: Rio Grande Press, 1964. This book provides interesting insights into an ancient Navajo art and includes photographs showing techniques.

Bleeker, Sonia. The Navajos: Herders, Weavers, and Silversmiths. New York: William Morrow, 1958. A valuable background for understanding Navajo life, customs, and skills.

Breed, Jack. "Better Days for the Navajos." National Geographic 114 (December 1958): 809-847. An easy to read account of the Navajo life in the 1950s, highlighted by excellent photographs.

Frisbie, Charlotte J., and David P. McAllester, eds. Navajo Blessingway Singer: The Autobiography of Frank Mitchell, 1881-1967. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1978. An account of one man's experiences as a Navajo ceremonial singer.

Gilpin, Laura. The Enduring Navajo.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1968. Readable text augmented with photographs of the Navajo land and its people....
(read more)