Desert Passages : Encounters with the

This lively book traces the development of American attitudes toward the desert using case studies from the writings of John C Frémont, William Lewis Manly, Mark Twain, William Ellsworth Smythe, John Van Dyke, George Wharton James, Joseph Wood Krutch, and Edward Abbey.

Preface

3

(12)

Part I: Introduction

15

(76)

John C. Fremont

25

(20)

William Lewis Manly

45

(16)

Mark Twain

61

(16)

William Ellsworth Smythe

77

(14)

Part II: Introduction

91

(86)

John Van dyke

95

(18)

George Wharton James

113

(14)

Joseph Wood Krutch

127

(22)

Edward Abbey

149

(16)

The Significance of Deserts in American History

165

(12)

Notes

177

(20)

Bibliography

197

(18)

Index

215

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Desert Passages : Encounters with the American Deserts

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