Charles Bowden.
It's hard to describe this interesting book. The author presents the history of desert peoples, and how they survived living off the land. He then chronicles the impact of 'civilization' arriving in the form of government employees arriving from the east, bringing their thirsty life styles with them. Some desert tribes tried to fight the installation of wells, seeing that it would forever alter their culture and life style. Contains fascinatiing black and white pictures of desert life from the Smithsonian collection. This book will be of interest to people interested in the tribal cultures of the desert southwest, and those studying groundwater issues. Paperback, 183 pages, original edition, 1977. New edition has a new introduction by author.
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Reason for special price: Overstocked on old edition, some a bit shop worn. New edition has revised introduction, "What I learned watching the wells go down." List $17.95. Number available at this price at posting: 2*
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