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An Illustrated Guide to the Land and Its History THIRD EDITION Author : Thomas Wiewandt     Maureen Wilks Media : Paperback Price : $24.95 ISBN : 978-1879728059 Pages : 208 :: Size 8" x11.25" Distributed by Mountain Press for Wild Horizons Publishing Buy a Copy Signed by the Author for an additional $5 (if you want it inscribed to someone special and sent as a gift, please provide details on our CONTACT page). We will process your order once we have received payment through PayPal.

Cover: Paper, laminated with sewn binding + 6 flaps
Illustrations: 315 color photographs; 33 drawings; 7 maps (with a 15 x 20 tear-out road map)
Annotated listings for 109 scenic attractions and 63 outstanding books
136 useful websites
Comprehensive Index

READING LEVEL:
Suitable for all adults and students in junior high and up

KEY WORDS:
Southwest, environment, nature, travel, geology, outdoors, ecology

SYNOPSIS:

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED – Books built around the astonishing beauty of the American Southwest seem to be everywhere. But this one really is different, in ways that will appeal to travelers and residents alike. It’s full of visual and factual surprises, and each page-spread is self-contained for clarity and ease of use on the road.

The text blends travel tips, Native American legends, prehistoric and historic vignettes, and -as a unifying theme- explanations of earthly processes and events that have shaped land, people, and wildlife. The writing is informative without being academic. Readers will discover musical dunes and racing rocks, vanishing lakes and dinosaur tracks… which volcanoes are potentially dangerous, what makes the Grand Canyon grand, how the Painted Desert got its colors, and much, much more.

The broad geographic scope of this book -the Greater Southwest- is defined more by natural features than by political boundaries. With it, readers can explore desert and canyon landscapes that stretch from southern California to western Texas and from northern Mexico to northern Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.

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