THE DESERTS OF CALIFORNIA: A CALIFORNIA FIELD ATLAS

A magnificently illustrated journey into California’s famed deserts and the astonishingly abundant life they contain.

From Obi Kaufmann, author-illustrator of the bestselling California Field Atlas, comes a grand adventure through time, geography, and ecology in California’s deserts. This volume features hundreds of vivid watercolor maps and illustrations, blending art and science to breathtaking effect. Kaufmann pays special attention to national and state parks and monuments, as well as the dozens of wilderness areas that reveal the underappreciated natural abundance of California’s arid lands.

The Deserts of California is a canonical entry into the literature of the American deserts, uniquely colorful and celebratory and abounding in hope and wonder. 

• 576 pages
• Softcover with book sleeve