author
Zorro A. Bradley
1925–2010
A longtime National Park Service archaeologist, he wrote clear, accessible books that opened up the history of places like Canyon de Chelly and Chaco Canyon for general readers. His work blends field experience with a storyteller’s sense of place, bringing landscapes, ruins, and the people connected to them into view.
1 Audiobook
Canyon de Chelly: The Story of Its Ruins and People
by Zorro A. Bradley
About the author
Born in 1925 and passing away in 2010, Zorro A. Bradley was an American archaeologist who spent more than 30 years with the National Park Service. His published work centered on the archaeology and history of the American Southwest and Alaska, and he is especially known for writing Canyon de Chelly: The Story of Its Ruins and People.
Bradley also authored studies connected to Chaco Canyon, St. Lawrence Island, and other archaeological sites. His career was closely tied to public history and preservation, helping interpret important cultural landscapes for both specialists and everyday readers.
In addition to his writing, he appears in National Park Service historical material as a longtime anthropologist involved in research in Alaska. That background gives his books a practical, on-the-ground quality: they do more than list facts, inviting readers to understand how archaeology, landscape, and human history fit together.