Barren, wild, and worthless: living in the Chihuahuan Desert (1st Univ. of Ariz. Press paperbound ed.)

A former field ecologist, Tweit explores the geography and history of the Chihuahan Desert of the U.S.-Mexican border region.

In seven essays, she touches upon such topics as the ecology of the spadefoot toad, the disappearance of the grizzlies and other animals from the region, the plight of illegal immigrants in the U.S., and the ecological damag