Mesa Verde

by Gene Engene and Gary McCarthy

Book Overview

In the harsh, wilderness landscape of desert Colorado, the ancient Anasazi had built a great sanctuary into the walls of cliffs, a civilization that becomes lost for more than a thousand years, until... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786003901
• ISBN13: 9780786003907
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A must-read before visiting the Four Corners area

I am very glad I read this book before visiting Mesa Verde because it helped me appreciate the cliff dwellings and the way of life they represent on a visceral (as opposed to intellectual) level. I was able to "read between the lines" of architecture and imagine the people who lived there through McCarthy's eyes. His research seems to be in line with what the rangers and anthropologists shared. The storytelling was delightful, lean and haunting. A wonderful, fast read!

Buy this one!

In MESA VERDE Gary McCarthy has produced a novel that is as magnificent as the national park that is its setting. It is highly recommended for anyone who enjoys vivid history brought to life in a stirring saga of the human spirit