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Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West

By Ruben , Martinez

Book information

Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.
ISBN
9780805095616, 9780805079777
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
473 kB (484712 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Introduction: snow in the desert -- Mornings in New Mexico -- House of the moon -- In the shadow of the Black Mesa -- Water in the desert -- A walk in the woods -- Where the river bends -- Conclusion: neighbors.;Over the last decade the West has undergone a political and demographic upheaval comparable only to the opening of the frontier. Now, in "Desert America," a work of powerful reportage and memoir, Rubén Martínez, acclaimed author of "Crossing Over," evokes a new world of extremes: outrageous wealth and devastating poverty, sublime beauty and ecological ruin.

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