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Published more than forty years ago, The Desert Smells Like Rain remains a classic work about nature, how to respect it, and what transplants can learn from the longtime residents of the Sonoran Desert, the Tohono O'odham people.
In this work, Gary Paul Nabhan brings O'odham voices to the page at every turn. He writes elegantly of how they husband scant water supplies, grow crops, and utilize edible wild foods. Woven through his account are coyote tales, O'odham children's impressions of the desert, and observations of the political problems that come with living on both sides of an international border. Nabhan conveys the everyday life and extraordinary perseverance of these desert people.
This edition includes a new preface written by the author, in which he reflects on his gratitude for the O'odham people who shared their knowledge with him. He writes about his own heritage and connections to the desert, climate change, and the border. He shares his awe and gratitude for O'odham writers and storytellers who have been generous enough to share stories with those of us from other cultural traditions so that we may also respect and appreciate the smell of the desert after a rain.
In this work, Gary Paul Nabhan brings O'odham voices to the page at every turn. He writes elegantly of how they husband scant water supplies, grow crops, and utilize edible wild foods. Woven through his account are coyote tales, O'odham children's impressions of the desert, and observations of the political problems that come with living on both sides of an international border. Nabhan conveys the everyday life and extraordinary perseverance of these desert people.
This edition includes a new preface written by the author, in which he reflects on his gratitude for the O'odham people who shared their knowledge with him. He writes about his own heritage and connections to the desert, climate change, and the border. He shares his awe and gratitude for O'odham writers and storytellers who have been generous enough to share stories with those of us from other cultural traditions so that we may also respect and appreciate the smell of the desert after a rain.
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eBook ISBN
9780816548613Subtopic
Essays on NatureTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the 40th Anniversary Edition
- Acknowledgments
- O’odham Sounds
- The Desert Smells like Rain: An Overture
- 1. On the Trail of I’itoi: A Pilgrimage into the Baboquivari Mountains
- 2. Throwing Up the Clouds: Cactus Wine, Vomit, and Rain
- 3. What Do You Do When the Rain is Dying?
- 4. Changos del Desierto: Growing Up on the Reservation
- 5. Raising Hell as Well as Wheat: Papago Indians Burying the Borderline
- 6. Plants Which Coyote Steals, Spoils, and Shits On
- 7. Where the Birds Are Our Friends: The Tale of Two Oases
- 8. Gathering
- 9. Given Over to Santos and Spices: Magdalena’s Fiesta
- 10. You Make the Earth Good by Your Work
- Notes