Only book available on the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas, New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and central Mexico. Covers geology, climate, plants, animals and human presence, both past and present. An excellent and only introduction to the region. Includes dozens of spectacular photographs.
James W. Cornett is a desert ecologist. He is a retired Director of Natural Science at the Palm Springs Desert Museum. He has published forty-five books and dozens of scientific papers. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Riverside Press-Enterprise, the Arizona Republic, and the Desert Sun.