AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL Monument. by Kathleen Groschpf, Bryan T. Brown, and R. Roy Johnson.
Overview of the studies of birds made in this area, with descriptions of desert habitat utilized by the different species and summaries of sightings at different months of the year to give seasonal distribution. Charts, 50 large-format pages. bibliography
ISBN:0-911408-24-6. 1988. Order #: SOPM4500 paper$9.95.

 

ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF THE GRAND CANYON REGION. by Edwin D. McKee.
The geological story of Zion, Bryce, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, and Grand Canyon. Details events in geologic periods from the earth's oldest rocks in the Grand Canyon through the formation of mountains, early climates, oldest known life and the first animal life, the age of fish, deposits of sedimentary rocks that make up so much of the landscapes of this area. Includes fossil trees, dinosaur tracks, and the "frozen" sand dunes of massive cliffs plus arches and bridges. Concludes with the erosive origins of features including cutting of canyons, glaciers, volcanic eruptions, and recent but now extinct animals, ending with the advent of man. Photographs, drawings, charts, and maps, bibliography, 52 pages.
ISBN: None. 1972. Order #: NOLA1008 paper$4.95.

WHAT KINDA CACTUS IZZAT? by Reg Manning.
A "Who's Who" of strange plants in the Southwestern American Desert. Presents the plants that are armed with needles, swords, and knives intended to fend off would-be eaters or for the purpose of grabbing a ride to a new site for reproduction. Explains what a cactus is compared to other plants that might also have spines, describes the structure of cactus plants, considers the nature of the desert environment, and provides the identifying characteristics of many species such as saguaro, ocotillo, cholla, and prickly pear. Cartoon drawings, 108 pages, map.
Inventory = 20. ISBN: None. 1987. Order #: REGA1224 paper$3.95.

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ACROSS ARIZONA IN 1883. by Anonymous.
Reprinted from Harper's Monthly, here is an eyewitness account--gathered via train, stage, horse, and on foot--of southern Arizona. The Indians are described, the wild element at Tombstone is reported, and the mission church of San Xavier del Bac is depicted. It was a time of cowboys, City Marshall Wyatt Earp and gambler "Doc" Holliday, and Apaches--the wild frontier days of Arizona long before it became a state. Period engravings. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-011-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-011-9. Order #: VIST0011 paper$3.95.

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