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Title: Southern California's Mysterious Deserts
Review: In the second edition of Desert Lore of Southern California, Choral Pepper, former owner and publisher of Desert Magazine, takes readers on a wide ranging journey around the lower deserts of California. Her knowledge of the history and legends of the area is unsurpassed. Desert Lore begins with a brief natural history of the Salton Sea, followed by a fascinating sketch of the human history behind the origins of this, the latest reincarnation of ancient Lake Cahuilla. From this point, the book diverges through the desert, weaving its tales of lost gold, fabulous gems, Viking ships wedged into geologic formations, plank roads and Felicity, CA, The Center of the World.Travelers crossing the desert in anticipation of other, more moist environs, as well as the hardened, grizzled, sand-blasted desert rat can garner much by carrying this fine book along with them during their travels.
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