Turquoise In America

Author : Philip Chambless,Mike Ryan
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781611394986

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The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910 by Philip Chambless,Mike Ryan Pdf

The Great American Turquoise Rush was the period of the largest concerted effort to mine, process and market turquoise in the history of the United States. It started when traditional markets for the clear sky blue Persian turquoise closed and the east coast jewelers, who controlled the jewelry trade in the United States, were forced from necessity to reappraise the quality of turquoise from the southwest. The efforts to control this new market were begun in New Mexico but would expand into other states. This is the true story of that time, largely forgotten or remembered only from oral tradition.

Author : Mike Ryan,Philip Chambless
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 0578642956

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Turquoise in America Part Two, 1910-1990 by Mike Ryan,Philip Chambless Pdf

Turquoise in America Part Two continues the story of turquoise presented in The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910.. It begins with a shift from investment of east coast jewelers making and selling Victorian-style jewelry to east coast, Midwest, Canadian, and European customers, to Native American jewelry produced by traders contracting with local artists and Native American art dealers operating in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Gallup, New Mexico, and later, in Scottsdale, Arizona, and selling to a growing tourist trade. The story follows successive periods of development in Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

Author : Mike Ryan, 2nd,Philip Chambless
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578914379

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Turquoise in America Part One the Great American Turquoise Rush 1890-1910 by Mike Ryan, 2nd,Philip Chambless Pdf

Author : Mike Ryan,Philip Chambless
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781632931658

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The Great American Turquoise Rush: 1890–1910 by Mike Ryan,Philip Chambless Pdf

The Great American Turquoise Rush was the period of the largest concerted effort to mine, process and market turquoise in the history of the United States. It started when traditional markets for the clear sky blue Persian turquoise closed and the east coast jewelers, who controlled the jewelry trade in the United States, were forced from necessity to reappraise the quality of turquoise from the southwest. The efforts to control this new market were begun in New Mexico but would expand into other states. This is the true story of that time, largely forgotten or remembered only from oral tradition.

Author : Joe Dan Lowry
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1423619803

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Turquoise by Joe Dan Lowry Pdf

Turquoise has been mined on six continents and traded by cultures throughout the world's history, including the Europeans, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, Inca, and Southwest Native Americans. It has been set in silver and gold jewelry, cut and shaped into fetish animals, and even formed to represent gods in many religions. This gemstone is displayed in museums around the world, representing the arts and traditions of prehistoric, historic, and modern societies. Turquoise focuses on the latest information in science and art from the greatest turquoise collections around the globe.

Author : Carol Karasik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993-10-05
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UCSD:31822016719478

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Turquoise Trail by Carol Karasik Pdf

This collection of 146 stunning colorplates shows turquoise in the context in which it is worn and used today. Images depict Native American rituals, daily life, pow-wows, rodeas, portraits, and the landscape and ruins of the Southwest, as well as some of the finest pieces made in the last 50 years.

Author : Kristin Schell
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400311415

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The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell Pdf

Loneliness is an epidemic right now, but it doesn't have to be that way. The Turquoise Table is Kristin Schell's invitation to you to connect with your neighbors and build friendships. Featured in Southern Living, Good Housekeeping, and the TODAY Show, Kristin introduces a new way to look at hospitality. Desperate for a way to slow down and connect, Kristin put an ordinary picnic table in her front yard, painted it turquoise, and began inviting friends and neighbors to join her. Life changed in her community, and it can change in yours too. Alongside personal and heartwarming stories, Kristin gives you: Stress-free ideas for kick-starting your own Turquoise Table Simple recipes to take outside and share with others Stories from people using Turquoise Tables in their neighborhoods Encouragement to overcome barriers that keep you from connecting This gorgeous book, with vibrant photography, invites you to make a difference right where you live. The beautiful design makes it ideal to give to a friend or to keep for yourself. Community and friendship are waiting just outside your front door.

Author : Terri Cohlene,Charles Reasoner
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0439635888

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Turquoise Boy by Terri Cohlene,Charles Reasoner Pdf

A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier. Includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs.

Author : Kari Chalker,Lois Sherr Dubin,Peter M. Whiteley,American Museum of Natural History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-07
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UCSC:32106017796225

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Totems to Turquoise by Kari Chalker,Lois Sherr Dubin,Peter M. Whiteley,American Museum of Natural History Pdf

« Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest celebrates the timeless beauty and power of the jewelry of the American Southwest and Northwest Coast, two regions with distinguished traditions of visual creation whose contemporary artists continue to work in the best of those traditions while expanding upon them to make jewelry an art form expressive of individual vision and creativity." "Lavishly illustrated, both with historical photographs and a wealth of new photography commissioned for this publication, Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest will be an important resource for students, scholars, designers, and indeed for anyone who loves beautiful and well-made objects. 185 illustrations, including 150 plates in full color. »--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Author : Jonathan C. H. King,Max Carocci,Caroline Cartwright,Colin McEwan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Design
ISBN : 1904982794

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Turquoise in Mexico and North America by Jonathan C. H. King,Max Carocci,Caroline Cartwright,Colin McEwan Pdf

This volume is about the history and cultural use of turquoise in Mexico and North America. ,

Author : Mike Ryan,Philip Chambless
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : OCLC:1380695494

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Turquoise in America by Mike Ryan,Philip Chambless Pdf

"Turquoise in America Part Two continues the story of turquoise presented in The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910. It begins with a shift from investment of east coast jewelers making and selling Victorian-style jewelry to east coast, Midwest, Canadian, and European customers, to Native American jewelry produced by traders contracting with local artists and Native American art dealers operating in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Gallup, New Mexico, and later, in Scottsdale, Arizona, and selling to a growing tourist trade. The story follows successive periods of development in Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico."--Google Books description

Author : John D. MacDonald
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812984064

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The Turquoise Lament by John D. MacDonald Pdf

From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Turquoise Lament is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat. Funny thing about favors. Sometimes they come back to haunt you. And Travis McGee owes his friend a big one for saving his life once upon a time. Now the friend’s daughter, Linda “Pidge” Lewellen, needs help five time zones away in Hawaii before she sails off into the deep blue with a cold-blooded killer: her husband. “The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author.”—Jonathan Kellerman When treasure hunter Ted Lewellen saved his life in a bar fight, McGee could never have thought he’d end up paying his rescuer back in such a way. But years later he finds himself headed to Hawaii at Ted’s request to find out whether Pidge’s husband really is trying to kill her, or if she’s just losing her mind. Of course, once McGee arrives he can’t help but give in to his baser instincts, and as his affair with Pidge gets underway, he can’t find a single thing wrong. McGee chalks up Pidge’s paranoia to simple anxiety, gives her a pep talk, and leaves for home blissfully happy. It’s not until he’s back in Lauderdale that he realizes he may have overlooked a clue or two. And Pidge might be in very serious danger. Features a new Introduction by Lee Child

Author : Leslie Marmon Silko
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101464588

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The Turquoise Ledge by Leslie Marmon Silko Pdf

A highly original and poetic self-portrait from one of America's most acclaimed writers. Leslie Marmon Silko's new book, her first in ten years, combines memoir with family history and reflections on the creatures and beings that command her attention and inform her vision of the world, taking readers along on her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran desert in Arizona. Silko weaves tales from her family's past into her observations, using the turquoise stones she finds on the walks to unite the strands of her stories, while the beauty and symbolism of the landscape around her, and of the snakes, birds, dogs, and other animals that share her life and form part of her family, figure prominently in her memories. Strongly influenced by Native American storytelling traditions, The Turquoise Ledge becomes a moving and deeply personal contemplation of the enormous spiritual power of the natural world-of what these creatures and landscapes can communicate to us, and how they are all linked. The book is Silko's first extended work of nonfiction, and its ambitious scope, clear prose, and inventive structure are captivating. The Turquoise Ledge will delight loyal fans and new readers alike, and it marks the return of the unique voice and vision of a gifted storyteller.

Author : Mark P. Block
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : 0764326422

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Turquoise by Mark P. Block Pdf

Illustrated with over 390 color photos, this book shows turquoise in its natural state, cut, polished, and set into silver and gold jewelry. The turquoise presented spans mines from New Mexico to Nevada, China to Iran. Examples shown by native artists helped make turquoise popular in America. The text discusses the gemstone, its values, and many mines that produced turquoise over thousands of years.

Author : Ellen Meloy
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-08
Category : Design
ISBN : PSU:000056166057

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The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy Pdf

There is a swim across the Mojave, a harrowing error on a solo trip down a wild river, and a birthday party with wild sheep."--BOOK JACKET.