B/W images. Presents over 500 locations with description and origin. The contents, originally published in 1948, were edited by Theodore Sherman Palmer, a member of the Death Valley expedition of 1891 and an ornithologist/naturalist.

Place Names of the Death Valley Region in California and Nevada

Palmer, Todd Starr

Sagebrush Pr

A Peculiar Piece of Desert: The Story of California's Morongo Basin

History

Lulu Rasmussen O'Neal

Americas

West Wind: The Life Story of Joseph Reddeford Walker

Watson, Douglas S.

El Rancho Gumbo: Five Thousand Days in Montana's Piegan Country

Wagner, Abner

Death Valley Prospectors

Coolidge, Dane

Death Valley Tailings

Koenig, George

An insider law enforcement account of the fugitive days of the Manson Family in the California Desert.

Desert Shadows: A True Story of the Charles Manson Family in Death Valley

Politics & Social Sciences

Murphy, Bob

Sociology

In 1992, ignoring the advice of every aviation expert who said it couldn't be done, a university professor decided to fly his small Cessna alone from California to South Africa. Plagued with horrendous weather, mechanical glitches, and uncooperative governments, nothing went right from the beginning. Yet, despite ice- and sandstorms, an earthquake, and the threat of civil war, he made it safely to his distant destination. His journey became a personal metaphor for the search for meaning in life and the crazy, breathtaking things that one man would do to find it.

The Cockpit: A Flight of Escape and Discovery

Travel

Gahlinger, Paul

Travel Writing

This detailed reference covers every aspect of illegal substance use and all 178 drugs outlawed in the United States. From medieval witchcraft to the latest club drugs, a complete overview of illegal drugs is provided, including the role of drugs in the workplace, the psychology of addiction, the war on drugs, and the biological effect of drugs on the brain. Each drug listing discusses its history, users, chemical characteristics, long-term health problems, and overdose information. A wealth of details on this controversial subject will prove informative to students, parents, and health-care professionals alike.

Illegal Drugs: A Complete Guide to Their History, Chemistry, Use and Abuse (The Sagebrush Medical Guides)

Gahlinger, Paul M.

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