Miraculous Air (Record no. 2178)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01306nam a2200181 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2002007147 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780874807400 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 49942912 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | F1246 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 917.2204836 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | C. M. Mayo |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Miraculous Air |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | University of Utah Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 328 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Baja California. "The very air here," wrote John Steinbeck, "is miraculous." Was it the air, or was it something else that attracted C. M. Mayo to the Baja peninsula? Whatever it was, Mayo has devoted years to traversing this land, researching it, inhaling it. The result is Miraculous Air, a travelogue that takes the reader on a remarkable journey through history, economics, literature, and politics, from mountaintop missions to beachside tourist towns. Along the way she introduces a stellar cast of intriguing characters including daredevil aviators, sea turtle researches, starving Jesuit missionaries, goat ranchers, hawkers of plastic virgins, and many more. Sometimes awash in tackiness and poverty, often lifted by the richness of its heritage and natural beauty, Baja California is a world of contrasts. Mayo beautifully, sometimes heartbreakingly, captures candid moments of a place and its people. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Geography & Travel |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | MEX 917.2 MAYO | 37895 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |