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In the arms of saguaros : iconography of the giant cactus / William L. Bird Jr.
Van Pelt Library QH104.5.S58 B57 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bird, William L., Jr., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plants--Symbolic aspects.
- Plants.
- Saguaro.
- Plants in art.
- Sonoran Desert--Symbolic representation.
- Sonoran Desert.
- North America--Sonoran Desert.
- Physical Description:
- 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "In the Arms of Saguaros pictures how nature's sharpest curves became a symbol of the American West. From the botanical explorers of the nineteenth century to the tourism boosters in our own time, saguaros and their images have fulfilled attention-getting needs and expectations"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bird Jr., William L. In the arms of saguaros
- ISBN:
- 9780816552832
- 0816552835
- OCLC:
- 1376159099
- Publisher Number:
- 99994623880
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