Desert Awakenings
- ISBN-10
- 1559716665
- ISBN-13
- 9781559716666
- Category
- Deserts
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- NorthWord Books for Young Readers
- Author
- John A. Murray
Description
Acclaimed author John Murray shares his profound love of the desert through his eloquent essays, offering a celebration of America's six desert regions: Painted, Sonoran, Colorado, Chihuahuan, Great Basin, and Mojave. Gnass's unparalleled photographs capture the grand beauty of this enduring landscape. 120 color images.
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