Chuckwalla Land: The Riddle of California's Desert Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition
by David Rains Wallace
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"Wallace weaves science and mythology into a clear and entertaining story about the origin of California's deserts that invites the reader into a world of ancient mystery and modern revelation. This book will appeal to anyone who cherishes arid lands and their natural history."-Bruce M. Pavlik, author of The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery
"David Rains Wallace explores the origins of the California desert with the endless curiosity of a naturalist, with the wit and wordplay of a fine essayist, and with the attention to detail of a lifelong scholar. He burrows toward the solution of the desert's riddle by following two centuries of science; in doing so, Wallace writes a unique account of both the ecology of the Desert Southwest and the biologists who have devoted their lives to untangling its evolutionary history."-Stephen Trimble, author of The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin
"David Rains Wallace never fails to truly enter the world of which he writes. Here he tackles fiery heat, ancient lava flows, spiny plants, and scuttling reptiles, all in the service of asking some difficult "how's" and "why's." I learned a lot about places and critters I thought I knew well from this marvelous book."-Harry Greene, Cornell professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, author of Snakes: the Evolution of Mystery in Nature
Details
- Title Chuckwalla Land: The Riddle of California's Desert
- Author David Rains Wallace
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, U. S. A.
- Date 2011-05
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780520256163 / 0520256166
- Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 9.13 x 6.33 x 0.92 in (23.19 x 16.08 x 2.34 cm)
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Themes
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Deserts - California, Desert biology - California
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010029593
- Dewey Decimal Code 578.754
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 10/01/2011, Page 0
- Reference and Research Bk News, 10/01/2011, Page 227
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