{"product_id":"0826320864","title":"Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the Southwest","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ea Modern Horseback Journey Across 1,000 Miles Of Desert And Wilderness Following The Trail Of The First European Explorer In The American Southwest.\u003c\/p\u003e publishers Weekly \u003cp\u003ethe Old West's Last Glimmers Flicker Through This Piercingly Beautiful Adventure, An Unforgettable Saga In Which Preston, Astride His Horse Popeye, Traverses The Desert And Mountain Wilderness Of Arizona And New Mexico, Retracing The Trailblazing 1540-1541 Expedition Of Spanish Explorer Francisco Vasquez De Coronado. Accompanied By A Photographer Friend, Former Natural History Columnist Preston (dinosaurs In The Attic ) Talks With Navahos, Zunis, Acomas, Ranchers, Cowboys, Prospectors And Rattlesnake Hunters. His Text Shuttles Back And Forth In Time, From The Complex Prehistoric Civilization Of The Anasazi Indians To The U.s. War Against Apache Chief Geronimo, Whose Followers Were Deported As Prisoners Of War To Florida, To The Cautionary Tale Of A Once-lush New Mexico Valley (larger Than Connecticut) Reduced To Desert By Cattle Herding And The Clear-cutting Of Timber. In Place Of The Mythical Winning Of The West, Preston Unfolds A Harrowing Tale Of Loss. History Book Club Alternate. (nov.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmericas\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMexico\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eExpeditions \u0026amp; Discoveries\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eState \u0026amp; Local\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting, Research \u0026amp; Publishing Guides\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMountain\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preston, Douglas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780826320865\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Poor","offer_id":49279972147390,"sku":"0826320864-6","price":5.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/713tFTcW9QL.jpg?v=1791949906","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0826320864","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}