Amazon.com Review
Writers and photographers are drawn to and inspired by the deserts of North America not merely because they are beautiful or exotic, says Lawrence W. Cheek, who has authored three books on Arizona. "It is because they provoke us." Novelist John Steinbeck, poet Bruce Berger, and naturalist Mary Austin are among the inspired voices heard in this anthology. Jeff Garton, whose color photographs illustrate this volume, has a passion for the subject that seeps through the pages. He is a master at creating mood in the interplay of light and shadow; a dune becomes an ocean of sand in his skilled hands.
From School Library Journal
YA?The photos in these three books are so gorgeous that they alone would justify purchase. The essays, excerpted (mostly) from previously published works of nonfiction nature writing, are well chosen and excellently crafted. In the first book, writers from 1795 to the present describe the beauty and majesty of the deserts of the U.S. Southwest, as well as the danger caused by humanity's attempt to shape them to meet its wants. The essays in Ehrlich's collection celebrate the partnership of horse and rider that grows from a combination of intuition, knowledge, trust, and respect. The work of seven photographers graces the nine essays in the Zwingers' book. The selections tell of modern women discovering, in solitude, the power and beauty of the natural world, and of finding their places in it. Concern for the welfare of our natural resources resounds throughout the selections, and could be summed up by the warning to "do no more damage, and heal what you can." All three volumes are real winners.?Judy Sokoll, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
