Mike Burns—born Hoomothya—was around eight years old in 1872 when the US military murdered his family and as many as seventy-six other Yavapai men, women, and children in the Skeleton Cave Massacre in Arizona. One of only a few young survivors, he was adopted by an army captain and ended up serving as a scout in the US army and adventuring in the West. Before his death in 1934, Burns wrote about the massacre, his time fighting in the Indian Wars during the 1880s, and life among the Kwevkepaya and Tolkepaya Yavapai. His precarious position between the white and Native worlds gives his account a distinctive narrative voice. Because Burns was unable to find a publisher during his lifetime, these firsthand accounts of history from a Native perspective remained unseen through much of the twentieth century, archived at the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott. Now Gregory McNamee has brought Burns's text to life, making this extraordinary tale an accessible and compelling read. Generations after his death, Mike Burns finally gets a chance to tell his story. This autobiography offers a missing piece of Arizona history—as one of the only Native American accounts of the Skeleton Cave Massacre—and contributes to a growing body of history from a Native perspective. It will be an indispensable tool for scholars and general readers interested in the West—specifically Arizona history, the Apache wars, and Yavapai and Apache history and lifeways.

Emphasizes core and foundational navigation skills using a compass and map Expanded sections on how to use GPS and other technologies Each chapter includes a full set of practice problems For thirty years, Wilderness Navigation has been the official textbook used in outdoor education courses across the country, with more than 150,000 copies sold. This fourth edition continues to provide an excellent manual on the essential tools and proven techniques of top-notch navigators, while also incorporating the latest innovations in navigation technology and trends. New material details guidance on using GPS and other satellite-based navigational products, updates the types and availability of topographical maps, and notes changes in magnetic declination. The authors, seasoned navigators with decades of experience teaching and mountaineering, continue to refine material for clarity, accuracy, and to address suggestions from readers.

CLICK HERE to download a sample • The official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students • Goodreads.com readers rated the previous edition 4 out of 5 stars (and now it’s even better!) • Map and compass skills remain the foundation for traveling safely in the wilderness This new third edition is a major and complete update of the popular textbook: • Improved throughout for clarity, with chapter objectives presented at the beginning of each chapter and summaries, “skills check” mini-quizzes, and practice problems listed at the end • Updated descriptions of the most current maps, compasses, altimeters, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers • Updated declination maps for the United States and the world (declination changes over time and compasses must be adjusted for a specific location to provide correct readings) • Much-expanded GPS chapter, including interfacing the GPS receiver with the home computer, maximizing battery life, and using the GPS function on a “smart” phones (along with a description of their limitations) • Additional information on non-GPS navigational techniques • Recommended websites, apps, and other sources of useful navigational information

CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Wilderness GPS * Simple, focused, and accessible, Wilderness GPS is for anyone using GPS in an outdoor setting * Trust us: first-timers need help to use their new backcountry GPS devices * From the authors of the bestselling Wilderness Navigation (65,000 copies sold) Thousands have learned compass and map skills with the help of father-and-son team Bob and Mike Burns and their straightforward, simply explained book, Wilderness Navigation. Now they’ve written a book for everyone who has bought a backcountry GPS device and found it inexplicably complicated to use (which includes most of us). Wilderness GPS is an easy-to-use guide to get you navigating the outdoors with your handheld GPS device. Wondering how to choose from the variety of gear and computer programs, or how to use a GPS with your map and compass effectively? Wilderness GPS details this and more including: * How to select your GPS gear * Getting started and practice routines * Different coordinate systems: latitude and longitude vs. Universal transverse Mercator (UTM) * Routefinding in wilderness settings, including common scenarios * GPS vs. map and compass routefinding * Using GPS on water * Using your GPS with a home computer or mobile “smart” device Bob Burns and Mike Burns are the authors of Wilderness Navigation, a nationally bestselling primer that serves as the official textbook for navigation courses taught by The Mountaineers and other outdoor education centers. Together, they have decades of professional experience in teaching map and compass, GPS, and navigation in the outdoors and have hiked, scrambled, climbed, and snowshoed all over the West Coast and beyond. They both live in Seattle.

The SHTF Stockpile (FREE Bonus Included)Learn the Most Important Items Your Bug Out Bag Should Have When Disaster Takes Place and How to Save Yourself in Those SituationsWould you know what to pack if disaster were to strike? Would you know how to save yourself and your family? You never know when the unexpected will strike and therefore you need to be organized and ready just in case it does.What would you put in your bug out bag? In fact do you even know what a bug out bag is? These are all questions that are answered in this book, "The SHTF Stockpile - Learn the Most Important Items Your Bug Out Bag Should Have When Disaster Takes Place and How to Save Yourself in Those Situations." Not only does the book give clear concise information about what you need, it also explains why. The following topics are covered in detail: The Great Outdoors Danger Zone Water storage and keeping things cold Freeze dried and dried foods Tinned foods Packaged survival foods Heating foods Surviving from the garden, finding and foraging Long life foods What is a bug out bag? Chance looks favorably on the prepared Could you bug out bag kill you? How you can lighten your bug out bag Choice of bags Organizing your bag Items for reference and comfort First aid, sun, bugs and toiletries Shelter and bedding Clothing and weather protection Water containers and treatment Get the fire started Lighting Tools I hope that you find this book informative and it helps you to be prepared and always ready to expect the unexpected!Getting Your FREE BonusRead this book, and find "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter right after the introduction or after the conclusion.

Monograph on job evaluation - discusses job evaluation as a management technique for assessing employment levels and assisting in wage determination, and covers trade union attitudes toward job evaluation, national evaluation systems, the use of job descriptions, performance appraisal, etc. Diagram and references.

This is a tribute to some of the Bosque County residents who served in Vietnam.