The desert between us /

"The Desert Between Us is about the beginnings of Route 66-a military road called The Great Wagon Road, built from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Colorado River in 1858-and the men and camels who helped hack this road out of the wilderness. After completion of the expedition, one of the roadbu...

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Main Author: Barber, Phyllis, 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno ; Las Vegas : University of Nevada Press, 2020.
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Summary:"The Desert Between Us is about the beginnings of Route 66-a military road called The Great Wagon Road, built from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Colorado River in 1858-and the men and camels who helped hack this road out of the wilderness. After completion of the expedition, one of the roadbuilders falls in love with the third wife of a polygamist in St. Thomas, Nevada"--
Physical Description:pages cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781948908566
1948908565