Overview
In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado, and illuminate the mysteries of the Ancestral Puebloans and their contemporary neighbors the Mogollon and Fremont, as well as of the more recent Navajo and Comanche.
Full Product Details
Author: David Roberts
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.286kg
ISBN: 9780393352337
ISBN 10: 0393352331
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 06 May 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
An utterly fascinating, beautifully written and elegiac exploration. -- Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times best-selling author Engaging ... enjoyable reading. -- Alex Heard - Pasatiempo Full of insights ... Roberts captivates the reader with the thrill of finding artifacts. -- Durango Herald A funny, witty and highly personal account. -- Sandra Dallas - Denver Post Stimulating, provoking, mournful... [Roberts] has a deep and infectious passion for the landscapes, history and people of the Southwest. -- Gerard Helferich - Wall Street Journal [H]as the pull and excitement of a suspense novel and appeals to a wide range of readers interested in this region's deep past and great beauty. -- Booklist, Starred review The rare sequel that stands alone yet also takes its rightful place as a classic alongside its predecessor volume. -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La Part ethnographer, part archaeologist-with healthy doses of skeptical enquirer, curiosity seeker, and professional mountain climber mixed in-this talented writer navigates the secret canyons and hidden watercourses of the American Southwest in search of a lost civilization. -- Alex Beam, author of American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church
"""An utterly fascinating, beautifully written and elegiac exploration."" -- Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times best-selling author ""Engaging ... enjoyable reading."" -- Alex Heard - Pasatiempo ""Full of insights ... Roberts captivates the reader with the thrill of finding artifacts."" -- Durango Herald ""A funny, witty and highly personal account."" -- Sandra Dallas - Denver Post ""Stimulating, provoking, mournful... [Roberts] has a deep and infectious passion for the landscapes, history and people of the Southwest."" -- Gerard Helferich - Wall Street Journal ""[H]as the pull and excitement of a suspense novel and appeals to a wide range of readers interested in this region's deep past and great beauty."" -- Booklist, Starred review ""The rare sequel that stands alone yet also takes its rightful place as a classic alongside its predecessor volume."" -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La ""Part ethnographer, part archaeologist-with healthy doses of skeptical enquirer, curiosity seeker, and professional mountain climber mixed in-this talented writer navigates the secret canyons and hidden watercourses of the American Southwest in search of a lost civilization."" -- Alex Beam, author of American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church"
Author Information
David Roberts (1943–2021) was the author of thirty books on mountaineering, exploration, and anthropology. His books have won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature and the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Competition.
