Four Corners
History, Land, and People of the Desert Southwest
In this masterful tour de force of nature writing, Kenneth Brown explores one of the most awe-inspiring regions on earth -- the Four Corners of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Weaving together its geological, ecological and human histories, he presents a unique portrait of this ruggedly beautiful landscape that goes beyond mere description to give readers a true sense of the land in all its richness. Here are rock croppings that are 2 billion years old and broad desert valleys where rivers of lava cooled to form floors of solid rock. Here ancient hunter-gatherers stalked the woolly mammoth, four-story pueblos were carved by the Anasaz…
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- ISBN: 978-0-06-092759-2
- EAN: 9780060927592
- Produktnummer: 11226095
- Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
- Seitenangabe: 400 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
Über den Autor
Kenneth A. Brown's work has appeared in Newsweek, The Christian Science Monitor, and Discover. He lives in Kettering, OH.
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