| Four Corners: History, Land, and People of the Desert Southwest Contributor(s): Brown, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060927593 ISBN-13: 9780060927592 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Deserts - Social Science | Human Geography - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 95040208 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.32" W x 8.02" (0.72 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Geographic Orientation - Utah |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Anasazi from sheer stone cliffs and an ancient midnight Holy Week ceremony is still practiced in a modern Spanish village. Providing a fresh perspective on a region currently enjoying an upwelling of interest, Four Corners is a fascinating study of one of the world's great wonders -- compelling reading for all science, nature, anthropology and travel aficionados. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Kenneth A.: - Kenneth A. Brown's work has appeared in Newsweek, The Christian Science Monitor, and Discover. He lives in Kettering, OH. |