Book ID: 92432
Felger, Richard Stephen and Bill Broyles (eds.)
Dry Borders. Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. 2007. 321 halftones. 80 col. photogr. 27 figs. 5 maps. XVI, 799 p. 4to. Hardcover.
This evocative and informative excursion into the Sonoran Desert alongthe U.S.-Mexico border brings to life the beauty of a spare and seductive terrain, telling the stories of the people, plants, and politics that layer a landscape in need of understanding and protection.The contributors, all experts in their fields, bring to their respectiveessays both a passion for and a wide-ranging depth of knowledge of thisjewel of the Southwest. The book also contains a stunning array of bothcolor and black and white photographs.