The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert
Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 288pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with purple paper over boards. Boards with warping. Internally bright and fresh. In the dust jacket, with negligible wear. Signed by Craig Childs on the title page. Good / Near Fine. Item #71455
ISBN: 1570611599
"Childs's obsessive quest to find, map, observe and get wet in the waters of America's deserts has personal roots. Born in the Sonoran Desert of West Texas, this naturalist, river guide and author of four previous books... grew up learning to revere water, that fickle, scarce, elemental sustainer of life... Trekking for days or weeks, alone or with a companion, in search of random waterholes, rare creeks, waterfalls, springs, shrimp-filled pools and sudden, furious floods, Childs mingles personal observations with a cosmic perspective ('Most, if not all, water on this planet came from countless small comets thumping against the atmosphere... ') to make readers feel an integral part of earth's hydrologic processes. Far from being arid, his narrative ripples with adventure." - Publisher's Weekly.
Price: $200.00