About this title: Spanning 25,000 years and covering topics that range from Pleistocene glaciers to the ill-fated Donner Party, The Desert's Past presents the first complete synthesis of the environmental and human history of North America's Great Basin. Centering on Nevada, this region covers some 165,000 square miles and includes substantial parts of California, Oregon, and Utah. The Great Basin takes its name from the fact that its rivers flow inward rather than to the sea. Offering an encyclopedic scope with a storyteller's tone, Donald K. Grayson recounts the historical development of the Great Basin. ...
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Description: Good. 1560989335 Nice looking Ex-library with related stickers and stampings. Mild wear on corners. Writing on pgs throughout. Creasing on a few pg corners. Book has clean text and good binding unless otherwise noted. No International or pri or ity shipping offered. -5a- read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. nice used copy, owner's name else no markings evident in text; shiny jacket, nice boards. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fine. Collectible 1st Edition (1993 HC), 1st printing with 10 full numberline. Excellent condition. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. Minor shelfwear on dj. Free deliver confirmation! Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Smithsonian
Date Published: 1993-08-17
ISBN-13:9781560982227ISBN:1560982225
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Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Fine/Fine in archival mylar. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Smithsonian
Date Published: 1993-10-17
ISBN-13:9781560989332ISBN:1560989335
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"The book is a great review of the environmental and cultural history of the Great Basin. Grayson has simplified it so that you don't have to be an archaeologist to enjoy it. I especially enjoyed the discussion about movements by prehistoric peoples into and out of the Great Basin throughout the Holocene. He uses many types of evidence to illustrate his points, such as the environment and languages, and discusses the relevance of the data. I really enjoyed it."
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