Searches in the American desert
Ten stories of desert explorations in which men and women, driven by dreams of discovery, searched for water, converts to Christianity, a homeland, and mineral treasure.
| Main Author: | Cowing, Sheila. |
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| Other Authors: | Cowing, Walter C., |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
M.K. McElderry Books,
[1989]
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| Physical Description: |
179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
Ten stories of desert explorations in which men and women, driven by dreams of discovery, searched for water, converts to Christianity, a homeland, and mineral treasure. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169). Ten stories of desert explorations in which men and women, driven by dreams of discovery, searched for water, converts to Christianity, a homeland, and mineral treasure. Acknowledgments -- The desert and its searchers -- The search for gold -- The search for souls -- The river no one could find -- Searching for a homeland -- Treasure -- The search for early Americans -- Finding enough water -- The mesa's secret city -- The search continues -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Physical Description: |
179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169). |
| ISBN: |
0689504691 9780689504693 |