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Last Water on the Devil's Highway: Cultural and Natural History Of Tinajas Atlas
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- Subject Area
- Natural History
- ISBN
- 9780816530830
- Publication Name
- Last Water on the Devil's Highway : a Cultural and Natural History of Tinajas Altas
- Item Length
- 11in
- Publisher
- University of AriZona Press
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Series
- Southwest Center Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Width
- 8.5in
- Item Weight
- 30.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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The Devil's Highway--El Camino del Diablo--crosses hundreds of miles and thousands of years of Arizona and Southwest history. This heritage trail follows a torturous route along the U.S. Mexico border through a lonely landscape of cactus, desert flats, drifting sand dunes, ancient lava flows, and searing summer heat. The most famous waterhole along the way is Tinajas Altas, or High Tanks, a series of natural rock basins that are among the few reliable sources of water in this notoriously parched region. Now an expert cast of authors describes, narrates, and explains the human and natural history of this special place in a thorough and readable account. Addressing the latest archaeological and historical findings, they reveal why Tinajas Altas was so important and how it related to other waterholes in the arid borderlands. Readers can feel like pioneers, following in the footsteps of early Native Americans, Spanish priests and soldiers, gold seekers and borderland explorers, tourists, and scholars. Combining authoritative writing with a rich array of more than 180 illustrations and maps as well as detailed appendixes providing up-to-date information on the wildlife and plants that live in the area, Last Water on the Devil's Highway allows readers to uncover the secrets of this fascinating place, revealing why it still attracts intrepid tourists and campers today.
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Publisher
University of AriZona Press
ISBN-10
0816530831
ISBN-13
9780816530830
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168651173
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Last Water on the Devil's Highway : a Cultural and Natural History of Tinajas Altas
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Series
Southwest Center Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
30.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Reviews
"The authors expertly collaborate in documenting this strangely beautiful but inhospitable area of the Sonoran Desert, a place unlike any in the world."- New Mexico Historical Review "The authors are all experienced writers and researchers, and they spare none of their expertise in producing this work. Their efforts regarding this corner of Arizona make fine reading for those with an interest in the Sonoran Desert. Last Water on the Devil's Highway , with its wonderful collection of photographs, will make an excellent addition to any Arizonan's library."- Journal of Arizona History, "The authors are all experienced writers and researchers, and they spare none of their expertise in producing this work. Their efforts regarding this corner of Arizona make fine reading for those with an interest in the Sonoran Desert. Last Water on the Devil's Highway , with its wonderful collection of photographs, will make an excellent addition to any Arizonan's library."- Journal of Arizona History, "The authors expertly collaborate in documenting this strangely beautiful but inhospitable area of the Sonoran Desert, a place unlike any in the world."-- New Mexico Historical Review "The authors are all experienced writers and researchers, and they spare none of their expertise in producing this work. Their efforts regarding this corner of Arizona make fine reading for those with an interest in the Sonoran Desert. Last Water on the Devil's Highway , with its wonderful collection of photographs, will make an excellent addition to any Arizonan's library."-- Journal of Arizona History, "The authors are all experienced writers and researchers, and they spare none of their expertise in producing this work. Their efforts regarding this corner of Arizona make fine reading for those with an interest in the Sonoran Desert. Last Water on the Devil's Highway , with its wonderful collection of photographs, will make an excellent addition to any Arizonan's library."- Journal of Arizona History, "The authors expertly collaborate in documenting this strangely beautiful but inhospitable area of the Sonoran Desert, a place unlike any in the world."- New Mexico Historical Review "The authors are all experienced writers and researchers, and they spare none of their expertise in producing this work. Their efforts regarding this corner of Arizona make fine reading for those with an interest in the Sonoran Desert. Last Water on the Devil's Highway , with its wonderful collection of photographs, will make an excellent addition to any Arizonan's library."- Journal of Arizona History
Table of Content
List of Maps List of Tables Preface Introduction: Crossroads Thomas E. Sheridan 1 Desert Water Bill Broyles, Gayle Harrison Hartmann, and Thomas E. Sheridan 2 Native Peoples of the Tinajas Altas Region: Prehistoric to Present Gayle Harrison Hartmann, Mary Charlotte Thurtle, and Gary Paul Nabhan 3 First Europeans to Forty-Niners: 1540-1854 Thomas E. Sheridan and Bill Broyles 4 Surveyors to Campers: 1854 to the Present Bill Broyles and Gayle Harrison Hartmann 5 Natural History Bill Broyles Conclusion: Reflections on an Exceptional Place When You Go Acknowledgments Appendices References About the Authors About the Appendix Contributors Index
Copyright Date
2013
Topic
Latin America / Mexico, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Regional, Essays, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Natural Resources
Dewey Decimal
979.1/71
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, History
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