Chuckwalla Land: The Riddle of California's Desert

by David Rains Wallace

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520256166
• ISBN13: 9780520256163
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"