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Condition
GOOD: The book’s covers and spine are in good condition, showing very little sign of use or wear. There is some yellowing due to age, but otherwise, the pages are also in good condition.
Product Details
Sporting a cloth spine and a full-color photo on the front cover, this volume is one of at least 27 in The American Wilderness series of books published by Time-Life in the 1970s.
Still of relevance today, this volume contains a wealth of full-color photographs (some of which adorn two pages), maps, and illustrations to depict several aspects of the Mexican Sierra Madre, including geology, flora, and fauna.
Table of Contents:
- Across the Rio Grande
- Gateway to the Sierra Madre
- The Dark heart of a Cordillera
- A Nature Walk in Cuartro Ciénegas Basin
- Where the Birds Are
- A Glorious Botanical Confusion
- An Ocean of Mountains
- Changing Face of the Desert
- The Barranca Country
- Austere Beauty of a Far Place
The end of the book contains a Bibliography, Acknowledgements and Credits, and an Index.