A magnificent illustrated journey into California’s famed deserts and the astonishingly abundant life they contain. A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller! From Obi Kaufmann, author-illustrator of the best-selling California Field Atlas, comes a grand adventure through time, geography, and ecology in California’s deserts. Of a piece with his richly illustrated books The Forests of California and The Coasts of California, this volume features hundreds of vivid watercolor maps and illustrations, blending art and science to breathtaking effect. Journeying through the Great Basin, Mojave,...
A magnificent illustrated journey into California’s famed deserts and the astonishingly abundant life they contain. A San Francisco Chronicle Bests...