{"product_id":"the-opal-desert-peter-wild-9780292791299","title":"The Opal Desert: Explorations of Fantasy and Reality in the American Southwest","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe opalescent deserts of the American Southwest have become romantic icons in the public imagination through the words of writers, the images of artists and photographers, and the visual storytelling of filmmakers. In this spirited, personal, beautifully written book, Peter Wild explores the lives and works of sixteen writers whose words have shaped our visions of the opal desert.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWild begins with Cabeza de Vaca, whose \u003ci\u003eRelación\u003c\/i\u003e of his desert wanderings sent treasure-hungry Spaniards searching for cities of gold. He goes on to discuss the works of both widely read and lesser-known nineteenth- and twentieth-century authors, including such luminaries as Mary Austin, Joseph Wood Krutch, Edward Abbey, Ann Zwinger, and Charles Bowden. He links all the writers as explorers of one kind or another, searching for tangible or intangible treasures, some finding and some losing their dreams in the opal desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Wild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292791291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292791299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 5.97w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/1999 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 94 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Peter Wild","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637130903807,"sku":"9780292791299","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e97c765-0121-4986-bf01-80ac7c17d881.jpg?v=1765114110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-opal-desert-peter-wild-9780292791299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}