| The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert Contributor(s): Childs, Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316610690 ISBN-13: 9780316610698 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: The author of "Crossing Paths" takes on the defining subject of the arid west: water. His odyssey of risk and adventure follows the search for the secretive water of the desert where flows are hidden, ephemeral, sudden, and violent. Line drawings throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Nature | Natural Resources - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 553.709 |
| LCCN: 99057283 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.54" W x 8.26" (0.67 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to seasoned explorers. Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and his treks through arid lands in search of water reveal the natural world at its most extreme. |