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The Secret Knowledge of Water: There Are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning
Craig Childs
Childs tracking water through the desert Southwest — seeps, springs, flash floods, and the hidden hydrology that makes life possible in the driest landscapes. Two ways to die in the desert: thirst and drowning. Both are real.
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River & Water
Narrative Nonfiction
American Southwest
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Publisher
Sasquatch Book
Published
2000
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