randall henderson petroglyphs - Desert Magazine of the Southwest

Ready for delivery before Christmas--a
new book on the American desert that offers
adventure in infinite and exciting variety . . .
THE
DESERT
IS
YOURS
by ERLE STANLEY GARDNER
Author of The Hidden Heart of Baja, etc.
WILLIAM MORROW AND COMPANY, INC.
425 Park Avenue South, New York,
New York 10016
This book centers on the western desert of the United
States — its cruelty and beneficence, its fauna and flora.
Using every means of transportation from helicopter to a
form of motorcycle with enormous balloon tires, Mr.
Gardner and his fellow adventurers make frequent expe-
ditions into the desert to explore for lost mines, such
as the legendary Lost Arch, Lost Dutchman and Lost
Dutch Oven mines; to join up with parties of rock hunters in
search of semiprecious stones which are later made into
handsome articles for use or for decoration; or to accompany
members of a four-wheel-drive club whose enthusiasts enter
as many as 322 specially rigged cars for a foray into un-
trammeled country of shifting sands and high, narrow ridges;
or search for relics of a bygone age around the sites of
old forts in use during the wagon-train days.
The desert is indeed full of wonderful possibilities,
and as Mr. Gardner points out, it is available, it furnishes
excitement, health and recreation — and the desert
is yours. $7.50
Order now from your bookseller ... or from the publisher—