Susan Lamb
Writer/Naturalist


Selected Works
and
Works in Progress

Cultures of the Southwest
American Indian Folk Art of the Southwest
One of four guides to Southwestern arts by Susan Lamb.
Pueblo and Mission
Cultural roots of the Southwest
National Parks
Grand Canyon: The Vault of Heaven
An illustrated portrait.
Channel Islands National Park
A guide to the park.
Mesa Verde
Interpretive essays.
Natural History
100 Common Wildflowers of California
A field guide with notes on natural history.
Work in Progress: Fiction
The Bishop's Woman
A Novel of the New West.
Work in Progress: Natural and Cultural History
A Canticle of the Seasons
Nature, Science, and Faith.

Comments from the Critics


  "The thoughtful text approaches the topic of culture and history with reverence…The result is an interdisciplinary story written by a scholar whose generous spirit excludes no one." (Bloomsbury Review re: Pueblo and Mission.)

  "There is a perfect balance between the facts you need to understand and the quality of magic in the places, the haunting haunted evocative specialness of the places. I incline to be silly on this subject, this book does it honor." (Book Bag re: Ancient Walls.)

  "The author has a pleasing way of telling the story of the history, geology, and wildlife of these not-so-remote places." (2001 Selection of Western Books, Rounce and Coffin Club, Occidental College re: Channel Islands National Park.)

  "Very well done presentation of an unusual subject. Good, quick, clearly expert information here. The quotes are a nice element. Subject is excellently handled." (NPCA Award re: A Guide to Navajo Rugs.)

  "Lamb’s texts emphasize in literate prose the geological structures that give these National Parks their individual natures." (U of A Library “Critical Checklist of Current Southwestern Americana” re: Lightfall and Time.)

In Brief

  My work explores the connections between the natural world and the traditional cultures of the American Southwest and Europe. Current works in progress include The Flower Clock: What Wildflowers Tell Us About Time ; and The Bishop's Woman: A Novel of the New West.



PUBLICATIONS BY SUBJECT


Native Americana


Cultural Studies
Pueblo & Mission:
  Cultural Roots
  of the Southwest.
Ancient Walls.

Guides to Artisanry
American Indian Folk
  Art of the SW
Zuni Carvings
Pueblo Pottery.
Navajo Rugs.




Natural History


100 Common
  Wildflowers of
  California (guide).
Wildflowers of
  California (essays).
Wildflowers of
  the Pacific
  Northwest.
Wildflowers of the
  Plateau and
  Canyon Country.
The Smithsonian
  Guide to
  Natural America:
  Southern Rockies.



National Park System


Mesa Verde: Life,
  Earth, Sky.
Channel Islands
  National Park.
Mesa Verde: Ladder,
  Sandstone, Sky.
Grand Canyon: The
  Vault of Heaven.
Wupatki National
  Monument.
Tumacacori National
  Historical Park.
Petroglyph National
  Monument.
Montezuma Castle
  National
    Monument.
Lava Beds National
  Monument.



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