People of the West Desert : finding common ground / Craig Denton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denton, Craig, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community life--Utah.

Community life.

Community life--Nevada.

Community life--Utah--Pictorial works.

Desert people.

Utah.

Nevada.

Community life--Nevada--Pictorial works.

Desert people--Utah.

Desert people--Nevada.

Desert people--Utah--Pictorial works.

Desert people--Nevada--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

xiv, 203 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1999.

Summary:

The West Desert is what Utahns call the basin and range salt desert in the eastern Great Basin. This arid region first caught the attention of photo documentarian and author Craig Denton when voices from it spoke out against turning over large desert valleys to roving MX missiles. Intrigued by the region, its people, and their choices, Denton began documenting who they were, why they were there, and how they lived.

Their reasons for living in one of the harshest and driest environments in America are diverse. Different as some of them may be, private as many of them are, these people have the same needs for community all of us have. They must find common ground. Their efforts occur at the intersection of the Old and New West and pose new questions for the future of the American Dream.

Denton portrays the regional society and people of the West Desert with insightful profiles of their lives and their world, probing discussion of common concerns, and striking photographs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.

ISBN:

0874212634

0874212626

OCLC:

40408935