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Described as "a writer in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and other self-educated seers" by the __San Francisco Chronicle__, David Rains Wallace turns his attention in this new book to another distinctive corner of California—its desert, the driest and hottest environment in North America. Drawing from his frequent forays to Death Valley, Red Rock Canyon, Kelso Dunes, and other locales, Wallace illuminates the desert’s intriguing flora and fauna as he explores a controversial, unresolved scientific debate about the origin and evolution of its unusual ecosystems. Eminent scientists and scholars appear throughout these pages, including maverick paleobiologist Daniel Axelrod, botanist Ledyard Stebbins, and naturalists Edmund Jaeger and Joseph Wood Krutch. Weaving together ecology, geology, natural history, and mythology in his characteristically eloquent voice, Wallace reveals that there is more to this starkly beautiful landscape than meets the eye.

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Author

Wallace, David Rains

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520256163

Category

history

Subjects

Science, History, Travel

Rating

4 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14