The Oasis This Time: Living and Dying with Water in the West

by Rebecca Lawton

Book Overview

A 2019 Foreword INDIES Awards Finalist

"A powerful call for smarter water policy."
--THE OREGONIAN

Water, the most critical fluid on the planet, is seen as savior, benefactor, and Holy Grail in these fifteen essays on natural and faux oases. Fluvial geologist and former Colorado River guide Rebecca Lawton follows species both human and wild to their watery roots--in warming deserts, near rising Pacific tides,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193722693X
• ISBN13: 9781937226930
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Torrey House Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"