Excerpt from Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition: Contributions to the History of the Southwestern Portion of the United States<br><br>I therefore present the papers herein contained as a mere beginning of a work temporarily interrupted. Should it be come possible to resume it, the plan above mentioned would be followed. The time is past when history, to be of per manent use, can be treated otherwise than in a monographic way. The greatest possible amount of detail is indispensable to make it, not merely vivid, but also sufficiently accurate, and therefore impartial. To be impartial is the only way to become truthful, - and truth, for the sake of the past, pres ent, and future, is the end and aim of historical research.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.