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In the arms of saguaros : iconography of the giant cactus / William L. Bird.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bird, William L., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plants--Symbolic aspects.
- Plants.
- Saguaro.
- Plants in art.
- Sonoran Desert--Symbolic representation.
- Sonoran Desert.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson, Arizona : 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface: The Social Saguaro
- 1. Cactus Words and Pictures
- 2. Cactus Displays
- 3. The Arboreal Desert
- 4. On the Margins
- 5. Framing Up
- 6. Liberties Taken
- 7. The Viral Range
- Afterword: The Saguaro Moment
- Acknowledgments
- Figure Credits
- Literature Cited.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8165-5284-3
- OCLC:
- 1378192428
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