The Great Southwest, The Story of a Land and Its People

The Great Southwest, The Story of a Land and Its People published by Weathervane Books, New York, NY, 1988. Republication1st Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. 283 Pgs. ISBN 0517187655. LCCN 72-75554. The Great West Series. By Elna Bakker and Richard G Lillard. With exceptional depth, scope, and beauty, this book captures the exciting panorama of the Southwest. It presents the entire story of one of the most unusual and intriguing areas of the Western Hemisphere; a biologically rich region where strange plants and animals survive in a hypnotically beautiful land of rugged mountains, massifs, and mesas rising from desert floors; where cracks become arroyos and arroyos widen into colorful canyons; where snow-covered, tree clad mountains share the scene with burgundy shadows deep in vermilion canyons. Black & white and color photos. Description text copyright 2012 BooksForComfort. Item ID 27028.