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Southwest: Three Peoples in Geographical Change, 1600-1970, published by D. W. Meinig, is one in a series of monographs about regions of the American West. The short but comprehensive book gained wide appeal among historians as well as historical and cultural geographers, both as a research synthesis and a popular text in college-level courses. Remarkably, the book remains in print today--fifty years on--under its original publisher, Oxford University Press. This article stems from a special session presented to the Eighty-Third annual meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers in San Diego, California, on October 15, 2021. It brings together a group of geographers, including some of Meinig's former students as well as admirers of Meinigian regional geography. Participants reflect on their relationships with Meinig, their experiences with Southwest, and how this small but influential work shaped their geographical perspectives. Keywords: D. W. Meinig, Southwest, Book Legacy, Introduction Daniel Arreola A World Catalog graphic of associated subjects linked to Donald W Meinig suggests the following topics in relation to his most popular published books: historical geography, landscape [...]

HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. By DEREK HAYES. 288 pp.; maps, diagrs., ills., bibliog., index. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 9780520256521. Derek Hayes's latest foray [...]

The rural American West is a rapidly changing region. Geographers often use the Old West and New West to describe the economic, cultural, and environmental shifts happening within the communities [...]

Yellowstone was the modern world's first national park, and examining the attitudes of Montana inhabitants demonstrates how significantly they influenced park management in its early years. Photographs and written accounts from their explorations publicized the park, their tourism identified key attractions, and the trails and roads they built remain largely unchanged.

Timothy Davis National Park Roads: A Legacy in the American Landscape Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016. xi + 331 pages, 230 black-and-white and color illustrations. ISBN: 978-0-8139-3776-2, $49.95 HB [...]