THE FORGOTTEN PENINSULA : A Naturalist in Baja California
by Joseph Wood Krutch; (Ann Zwinger, Foreword)
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- ISBN 10
- 0816509875
- ISBN 13
- 9780816509874
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Tucson, AZ: Univ of Arizona Press, 1986. First Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 1996, First Edition, 3rd Printing. Softcover/Fine. Natural history of Baja California, written some 70 years ago, now a primary historical resource. First published 1961; this is a reissue of 1996. A travelogue of 10 visits by drama critic, book reviewer & author Joseph Wood Krutch (1898 - 1970). Baja California (literally, "Lower California"), a Mexican state since 1952, is a narrow strip of land joined to California & Arizona, w/the Pacific Ocean on its west & the Sea of Cortes to the east. Climate, Mediterranean. Its geography ranges from beaches to forests & deserts, and is rich in fauna & flora. 277 pgs, 15 essays. Baja as it was in the 1950's. Past records of a land no longer forgotten.
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- Title
- THE FORGOTTEN PENINSULA : A Naturalist in Baja California
- Author
- Joseph Wood Krutch; (Ann Zwinger, Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 3rd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0816509875
- ISBN 13
- 9780816509874
- Publisher
- Univ of Arizona Press
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 277
- Keywords
- Natural History, Travelogue, Baja California,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Ecology;
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