Leon Gaspard: The Call of Distant Places Milagros and Charms the Native American in the

the Native American in the city

A “raw and honest” (Los Angeles Review of Books) memoir from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States

feeding the Rio Grande some miles to the south

Hanami in Japan

The authors trace the complex tangle of conflicting jurisdictions and laws these pueblos faced when defending their extremely limited land and water resources

Leon Gaspard: The Call of Distant Places Milagros and Charms the Native American in theLeon Shulman Gaspard (18821964) was an interesting addition to the New Mexico arts scene when he arrived in 1918. A Russian born, French trained veteran of the airborne campaigns of the Great War, he arrived physically diminished from a horrific plane crash that had put him in a French hospital for two years. Seeking a more hospitable climate, he arrived in Taos to find a vibrant arts community and an exotic blend of native, western, and Hispanic