Mojave Desert
Author | : John Howard Weeks |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 0738588873 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780738588872 |
Rating | : 4/5 (872 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mojave Desert written by John Howard Weeks and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a desert like no other, stretching from the eastern outskirts of Los Angeles across the width of Southern California and into parts of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. The Mojave Desert's attractions include Death Valley, the Joshua Tree National Park, the Mojave National Preserve, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, the Colorado River, Palm Springs, the Cabazon Dinosaurs, Calico Ghost Town, and dozens of Route 66 landmarks. It is the most spectacular desert on Earth, and it draws more tourists each year than all other deserts of the world combined. Mojave Desert is the first book of its kind, using rare and vintage postcards to provide a pictorial, historical grand tour of this American wonderland.