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Otero Mesa
Gregory Mcnamee
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Description for Otero Mesa
Paperback. Documents the subtle landscape of 1.2 million acres of remote Chihuahuan Desert grassland in southern New Mexico. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 254 x 10. Weight in Grams: 513.
Full-color images by renowned photographers Stephen Strom and Stephen Capra unite with text by prizewinning nature and geography writer Gregory McNamee to document the subtle landscape of 1.2 million acres of remote Chihuahuan Desert grassland in southern New Mexico. Home to many species of wildlife and native plants, Otero Mesa is a place of extraordinary beauty and ecological significance faced with the increasing threat of oil and gas development that has plagued the Rocky Mountain West.
Full-color images by renowned photographers Stephen Strom and Stephen Capra unite with text by prizewinning nature and geography writer Gregory McNamee to document the subtle landscape of 1.2 million acres of remote Chihuahuan Desert grassland in southern New Mexico. Home to many species of wildlife and native plants, Otero Mesa is a place of extraordinary beauty and ecological significance faced with the increasing threat of oil and gas development that has plagued the Rocky Mountain West.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826343970
SKU
V9780826343970
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About Gregory Mcnamee
Gregory McNamee is a widely published author, editor, and photographer who lives in Tucson, Arizona. His many books include Moveable Feasts: The History, Science, and Lore of Food. Stephen Strom has spent nearly forty years as a research astronomer, most recently serving on the staff of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson. His photographs have been widely exhibited, and ... Read more
Reviews for Otero Mesa
It is a strange and empty place, a place whose contours suggest that those who do not know it are best to leave it alone, as those who do know it will do in all events. And, as with all strange and empty places in this increasingly crowded, increasingly monocultural world, Otero Mesa is an important island in our geography ... Read more