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Nature, Gardens & Animals
The desert
John C. Van Dyke
192 pages~3 hr 49 min read22 chapters$4.99
Most travelers saw only barren waste; John Van Dyke saw color, light, and terrible beauty. He crosses the American desert with an artist's eye, dwelling on its air, its skies, its cactus and its illusions. A lyrical classic that taught the world to find splendor in the dry lands. Cross the burning country with a writer who loved it fiercely.
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Inside this book
22 chapters
- 1THE DESERT
- 2PREFACE-DEDICATION To A. M. C.
- 3CONTENTS
- 4CHAPTER I THE APPROACH
- 5Footnotes
- 6CHAPTER II THE MAKE OF THE DESERT
- 7Footnotes
- 8CHAPTER III THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL
- 9CHAPTER IV THE SILENT RIVER
- 10Footnotes
- 11CHAPTER V LIGHT, AIR, AND COLOR
- 12CHAPTER VI DESERT SKY AND CLOUDS
- 13CHAPTER VII ILLUSIONS
- 14Footnotes
- 15CHAPTER VIII CACTUS AND GREASE WOOD
- 16Footnotes
- 17CHAPTER IX DESERT ANIMALS
- 18CHAPTER X WINGED LIFE
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