{"product_id":"wandering-in-american-deserts-paperback","title":"Wandering in American Deserts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Watanabe McFerrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoanna Biggar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLaurie McAndish King\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether or not we have ever visited a desert, we all carry within us our imagined Saharas-dry, harsh and barren, wastelands of unremitting emptiness. But once we step foot in one, we find something else-vast spaces filled with life, beauty and serenity; perhaps mysticism, in the way of all spiritual seekers; perhaps sacred connections to ancestors, in the way of Native Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn America, deserts comprise so much of our country-Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California-that once we go there, we encounter no wasteland, but a staggering variety of landscapes, animal life, plants and geographical and human history that leave trails for us to follow into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this 9th volume of the beloved Wanderland Writers series, contributors explore the salt basins, the shifting sands, the sunbaked plateaus, the starry-starry nights of American deserts. What they find-shamans, fault lines, bird singers, and both hidden and not-so-hidden treasures-is sometimes mystifying, often satisfying, and always surprising as landscapes slip, slide and shape-shift around them. It may not be settling, but it certainly sets the stage for a deeper understanding of what the American desert and, by extension, the planet we inhabit, have to teach us about ourselves and our place in our rapidly changing, sometimes confounding world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50399865438445,"sku":"9798988702160","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/wandering-in-american-deserts-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}