The backbone of the world
Subtitle: a portrait of a vanishing way of life along the Continental Divide
By: Frank Clifford.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Clifford, Frank, 1945- -- Travel -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.; West (U.S.) -- History, Local.; West (U.S.) -- Biography.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Natural history -- West (U.S.); Continental Divide National Scenic Trail -- Description and travel.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In recent years, Los Angeles Times writer and editor Frank Clifford has journeyed along the Continental Divide, the hemispheric watershed that spans North America from the alkali badlands of southernmost New Mexico to the roof of the Rockies in Montana and into Canada. The result is The Backbone of the World, an exploration of America's longest wilderness corridor, a harsh and unforgiving region inhabited by men and women whose way of life is as imperiled as the neighboring wildlife."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-270).