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The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in O'odham Country
by Gary Paul Nabhan
Product Group: Book
Publisher: University of Arizona Press (2002-04-01)
ISBN: 0816522499
EAN: 9780816522491
Dewey Decimal #: 304.20899745
Paperback: 148 pages
SKU: 080519008
Condition: New
Comments: 0816522499 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Product Description
Longtime residents of the Sonoran Desert, the Tohono O'odham people have spent centuries living off the land-a land that most modern citizens of southern Arizona consider totally inhospitable. Ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan has lived with the Tohono O'odham, long known as the Papagos, observing the delicate balance between these people and their environment. Bringing O'odham voices to the page at every turn, he writes elegantly of how they husband precious scant water supplies, grow crops, and utilize wild edible foods. Woven through his account are coyote tales, O'odham children's impressions of the desert, and observations on the political problems that come with living on both sides of an international border. Whether visiting a sacred cave in the Boboquivari Mountains or attending a saguaro wine-drinking ceremony, Nabhan conveys the everyday life and extraordinary perseverance of these desert people in a book that has become a contemporary classic of environmental literature.
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The Desert Smells Like Rain
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-02-17
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
My wife and I found it interesting how the Tohono O'odham used rainfall alone to successfully subsist in the desert. We were also fascinated with the knowledge and use of herbs to maintain their physical well-being and to ward off disease. We found some of the folk tales amusing. Having lived in the Tucson area, we found we could identify with the book. We thoroughly enjoyed it. The author did an excellent job of capturing the essence of the Tohono O'odham (Papago) culture and lifestyle.
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