Trails to Tiburón: The 1894 and 1895 Field Diaries of W J McGee

by Bernard L. Fontana and William John McGee

When William John McGee set out from Washington, D.C., for the Sonoran Desert in 1894, he was inspired by a passion for adventure as much as a thirst for knowledge. McGee lived in an era when discovery was made through travel rather than study, and reputations were forged by going where no outsiders had gone before.

A self-taught scientist in the newly forming field of anthropology, McGee led two expeditions through southern Arizona...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816520305
• ISBN13: 9780816520305
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"