TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alex Shoumatoff
AU  - Alfred A.Knopf Publishers
TI  - Legends of the American Desert
SN  - 9780060977696
AV  - F787 
U1  - 979 
PB  - Harper Perennial
KW  - Geography & Travel
N2  - In this superbly rich epic of fact and reflection, Alex Shoumatoff records his quest to capture the vast multiplicity of the American Southwest. From the Biosphere to the Mormons, from the deadly world of narcotraffickers to the secret lives of the covertly Jewish conversos, Shoumatoff explores the many alternative states of being that have staked their claim in the Southwest. Full of profound sympathy and unique insights, Legends of the American Desert takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey into the most complex and myth-laden region of the American landscape and imagination
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