David Yetman

David Yetman is a research social scientist at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center and the host of the PBS documentary television series In the Americas with David Yetman. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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The Organ Pipe Cactus

The University of Arizona Press
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The Tropical Deciduous Forest of Alamos

Biodiversity of a Threatened Ecosystem in Mexico

The University of Arizona Press
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The Saguaro Cactus

A Natural History

The University of Arizona Press

The saguaro, with its great size and characteristic shape, has become the emblem of the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. This book offers a complete natural history of this enduring cactus, the largest and tallest in the United States. From its role in Sonoran Desert ecology, to its adaptations to the desert climate, to its sacred place in Indigenous culture, this book offers a definitive source on a distinguished desert plant.
 

  • Copyright year: 2020
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Sonora

An Intimate Geography

University of New Mexico Press

This informal account of the people, culture, land, and history of Sonora, Mexico, is now available in paperback.

  • Copyright year: 1999
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Conflict in Colonial Sonora

Indians, Priests, and Settlers

University of New Mexico Press

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries northwestern Mexico was the scene of ongoing conflict among three distinct social groups--Indians, religious orders of priests, and settlers. In this study, Yetman examines seven separate instances of such conflict, each of which reveals a different perspective on this complicated world.

  • Copyright year: 2012
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The Ópatas

In Search of a Sonoran People

The University of Arizona Press
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Natural Landmarks of Arizona

The University of Arizona Press

Natural Landmarks of Arizona celebrates the vast geological past of Arizona’s natural monuments through the eyes of an author who has called Arizona home for most of his life. In David Yetman’s new book, he shows us how Arizona’s most iconic landmarks were formed millions of years ago and sheds light on more recent histories of these landmarks as well.

  • Copyright year: 2021
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Mexico’s Valleys of Cuicatlán and Tehuacán

From Deserts to Clouds

The University of Arizona Press

Mexico’s Valleys of Cuicatlán and Tehuacán provides an accessible overview of an extraordinary region of Central Mexico. Through firsthand experience and engaging prose, the authors provide a synthesis of the environment, plants, and peoples of the valleys, showing their importance and influence as Mesoamerican arteries for environmental and cultural interchange through Mexico.

  • Copyright year: 2023
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Elephant Trees, Copales, and Cuajiotes

A Natural History of Bursera

The University of Arizona Press

Predominantly native to the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, and the Caribbean, the various species of the genus Bursera have been prized throughout history for their distinctive aromas, medicinal properties, and workable woods. Highlighting its importance and impact within the desert Southwest and Mexico, this volume will be the first book to describe the ecology, evolution, ethnobotany, and peculiar chemistry of the many species of Bursera. Written in an engaging style, enhanced with two hundred color photographs, and complete with a compendium of species descriptions, this book will be an essential reference on a significant North American plant.

  • Copyright year: 2024
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The Great Cacti

Ethnobotany and Biogeography

The University of Arizona Press
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Gentry's Rio Mayo Plants

The Tropical Deciduous Forest and Environs of Northwest Mexico

The University of Arizona Press
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