"A collection of short stories, visualizing the Great American Desert as an imagined world unto itself, traced from prehistoric times to the future. Explores water--its use and abuses--and the consequences of the land's mistreatment over time"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Camp Clovis -- Major Long talks to his horse -- Dutch Joe -- Dirty thirties -- Bomb jockey -- Ogallala aquifer -- Cordless in the fifties -- Sally rides -- Rods -- Two feet, four feet -- Endangered species -- Alfalfa -- Africa -- All mapped out -- Mennonite forest -- Mugsy -- Prairie dogs -- Seconds -- Hot rain -- The mountain -- Pink pyramid.