Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing, Gathering the Desert profiles twelve edible wild plants found in the Sonoran Desert to demonstrate just how bountiful the land can be. Gary Paul Nabhan has combed the desert in search of plants forgotten by all but a handful of American Indians and Mexican Americans. Each chapter focuses on a particular plant and is accompanied by an original drawing by artist Paul Mirocha. Word and picture together create a total impression of plants and people as the book ...
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Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing, Gathering the Desert profiles twelve edible wild plants found in the Sonoran Desert to demonstrate just how bountiful the land can be. Gary Paul Nabhan has combed the desert in search of plants forgotten by all but a handful of American Indians and Mexican Americans. Each chapter focuses on a particular plant and is accompanied by an original drawing by artist Paul Mirocha. Word and picture together create a total impression of plants and people as the book traces the turn of seasons in the desert.
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Add this copy of Gathering the Desert to cart. $31.93, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by University of Arizona Press.
Add this copy of Gathering the Desert to cart. $37.08, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by University of Arizona Press.
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Add this copy of Gathering the Desert to cart. $150.00, very good condition, Sold by Craig Olson Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Islesboro, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by University of Arizona Press.
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Mirocha, Paul. Very good in Very Good jacket. Gary Paul Nabhan's second book that dives deeper into the horticulture of the American Southwest and the edible plants still available. Much of Nabhan's work is derived from his close working relationship with the indigenous peoples of the area in which he works and their centuries of combined knowledge in regard to food and its gathering in arid regions. Inscribed by Nabhan on the title page. An increasingly scarce book, even moreso signed. First Printing. ix, 209 pp. 8vo. Slight wear and scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Small stains at base of cover boards from shelving. Previous owner's blind embossed library stamp on first free endpaper. Clean within.
