Susan Lamb
Writer/Naturalist

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Selected Works
and
Works in Progress

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 the Tallgrass Prairie
A field guide with notes on natural history.

Wildflowers of the Plateau and Canyon Country
Essay and photos.

Arizona's Scenic Seasons
Season-by-season in Arizona, coming September 2009 from Arizona Highways Books.

The Natural World of Saint Francis of Assisi
A Natural History of Central Italy (Work in Progress)

The Flower Clock
What Wild Plants Tell Us About Time. (Work in Progress)

Southwest Cultures

A guide to Zuni Fetishes and Carvings
One of four guides to Southwestern arts by Susan Lamb.

Pueblo and Mission
Cultural roots of the Southwest

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The Vault of Heaven

Favorite 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 writing explores the connections between the natural world and the traditional cultures of the American Southwest and Europe. Current works in progress include The Natural World of Saint Francis of Assisi: A Natural History of Central Italy; and The Flower Clock: What Wildflowers Tell Us About Time.

Arizona's Scenic Seasons by Susan Lamb
Coming September 2009
from Arizona Highways Books

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BOOKS BY SUBJECT

Native Americana

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

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

Natural History

100 Common Wildflowers of the
Tallgrass Prairie (field guide).
100 Common Wildflowers of
California (field guide).
Wildflowers of
California (essays).
Wildflowers of the
Pacific Northwest (essays).
Wildflowers of the Plateau
and Canyon Country (essays).
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.