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New Mexico's Pajarito Plateau encompasses the Bandelier National Monument and the atomic city of Los Alamos.On Rims and Ridgesthrows into stark relief what happens when native cultures and Euro-American commercial interests interact in such a remote area with limited resources. The demands of citizens and institutions have created a form of environmental gridlock more often associated with Manhattan Island than with the semiurban West, writes Hal K. Rothman.Rothman, Hal K. is the author of 'On Rims & Ridges The Los Alamos Area Since 1880' with ISBN 9780803239012 and ISBN 0803239017.
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