The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin

Trimble, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0874171288 / ISBN 13: 9780874171280

Published by Univ of Nevada Pr, Reno, NV, USA., 1999

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NEW/FINE. Tan brown cloth boards, gold titling. SIGNED by Publishers/Founders of University of Nevada Press. PAUL LAXALT (internationally renowned in his own right as a Nevada author) and TOM RADLER. This book is considered the best general introduction to the ecology and spirit of the Great Basin, Nevada, a place where "the desert almost seems to mirror the sky in size," where mountains hold "ravens, bristlecone pines, winter stillness and unseen, but satisfying, the possibility of bighorn sheep." Trimble's photographs come from the backcountry of this rugged land, from months of exploring and hiking the Great Basin wilderness in all seasons; and his well-chosen words come from a rare intimacy with the West. TIPPED IN: Signed "compliments of" card Tom Radler, UNR Press, a and Wikipedia biography of Robert Laxalt. Large book. USA medial mail delivery only. NO INTERNATIONAL SALES - excessive postal costs. SPECIAL as signed by the Nevada Press founders. [B10]. Seller Inventory # 011940

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Synopsis: The Sagebrush Ocean, Tenth Anniversary Edition This 10th anniversary edition, with text, photographs, and a new preface by Stephen Trimble, celebrates the Great Basin wilderness in all seasons. Full description

Review: ""The Sagebrush Ocean"is one beauty of a book, a triumph of regional literature of the kind we need, to relate more closely to his land of ours." Harold Gilliam, "The San Francisco Chronicle""

"The Sagebrush Oceanis one beauty of a book, a triumph of regional literature of the kind we need, to relate more closely to his land of ours." Harold Gilliam, The San Francisco Chronicle"

This seemingly harsh, but actually beautiful and fragile landscape cannot even be seen, much less appreciated, at seventy miles per hour. You have to dismount your Ford and investigate it on foot. If you cannot do so, Trimble s survey is the next best thing. His writing style is first-person informal (almost conversational), but informed. Richard Dillon, True West"

Books as well written, well researched, and nicely photographed as this one are a rare commodity in the expanding literary genre of Western natural history. What Stephen Trimble and the University of Nevada Press have combined to produce here is a single package that fits well in all these categories. Dan Flores, Department of History, University of Montana, Missoula"

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Title: The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of ...
Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr, Reno, NV, USA.
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Collectible
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed By Publishers
Edition: FIRST.