Desert: The American Southwest
Ruth Kirk and Louis Kirk
A naturalist and photographer provides insight into the characteristics of the desert and the interrelationship of man, animals, and plants in this type of environment through a case study of the Sonoran Desert.
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- 1973
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- Desert ecologySonoran DesertNatural history of the Southwest
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1974)
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