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Either there's something about the desert that inspires people to eloquence, or else eloquent people are naturally drawn to the desert. Whatever the order, the sere sands and barren spaces of deserts the world over have prompted a wonderful assortment of fine writing, here collected in one book. There are tribal folk tales plus pieces by Bruce Chatwin, Richard Byrd, Edgar Allan Poe, Teddy Roosevelt, Marco Polo, Pablo Neruda, Luis Borges, Herodotus, Pliny the Elder and lots more.
Midwest Book Review
Desert Readers will appeal to natural history buffs who also have an affection for literature. This literary collection includes poems, essays, and descriptions of human encounters with the desert and its wildlife, gathering a body of work from writers from indigenous cultures as well as Westerners. Chapters divided by region allow for a close inspection of observations of a particular area.
The Sierra Club Desert Reader
The Sierra Club Desert Reader,Gregory Mcnamee,Random House, Inc.,0871564262,Desert Conservation,Desert Ecology,Deserts,Earth Sciences - Geography,General,Literary collections,Nature / Field Guide Books,Nature/Ecology,Short Stories (Anthologies),Non-Classifiable
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