Lords of the Earth: A History of the Navajo Indians

Lords of the Earth: A History of the Navajo Indians

Cover of the book
Author	Jules Loh
Cover artist	Paul Conklin
Language	English
Subject	Navajo Nation
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Crowell-Collier Press
Publication date	1971
Publication place	United States
Pages	164
OCLC	161215

Lords of the Earth: A History of the Navajo Indians is a 1971 non-fiction book about the Navajo Nation in Arizona, United States, by the Associated Press journalist Jules Loh. The book was published by Crowell-Collier Press. It has received mixed reception.

Reception

Lords of the Earth received mixed reception. Loh's AP colleague John Barbour praised Loh's "vivid and gentle ... understanding of the Navajo". ^[1] Editha L. Watson in The Navajo Times likewise praised Loh for his sensitivity toward the Navajo people and his storytelling ability. ^[2] The historian William H. Lyon, by contrast, called the book superficial in its analysis and criticized it for its disorganized, sometimes off-topic historical narrative and lack of citations. ^[3]

References

1. Barbour, John (January 7, 1972). "A Navajo History" . Book Reviews. The Daily Inter Lake . Kalispell, Mont. Associated Press. p. 7.
2. Watson, Editha L. (February 3, 1972). "Book Review" . The Navajo Times . Vol. 13, no. 5.
3. Lyon, William H. (July 1993). "The Navajo Histories: The Surveys of the Navajo Past". New Mexico Historical Review . Vol. 68, no. 3. pp. 258–259. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.