In the Sierra Madre

by Jeff Biggers

Book Overview

A stunning history of legendary treasure seekers and enigmatic natives in Mexico's Copper Canyon

Based on his one-year sojourn in Copper Canyon among the Raramuri/Tarahumara, award-winning journalist Jeff Biggers offers a rare look into the ways of the most resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the fascinating parade of argonauts and accidental travelers who have journeyed into the Sierra...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252031016
• ISBN13: 9780252031014
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"