IN THE SIERRA MADRE by Jeff Biggers

A rare travel book in good, used condition: pages and cover and nice and clean, ageing lightly; light reading wear to corners. A nice book. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: The Sierra Madre - no other mountain range in the world possesses such a ring of intrigue. "In the Sierra Madre" is a groundbreaking and extraordinary memoir that chronicles the astonishing history of one of the most famous, yet unknown regions in the world. Based on his one-year sojourn in Copper Canyon among the Raramuri/Tarahumara, award-winning journalist Jeff Biggers offers a rare look into the ways of the most resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the fascinating parade of argonauts and accidental travelers who have journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries. From African explorers, Bohemian friars, Confederate and Irish war deserters, French poets, Boer and Russian commandos, Apache and Mennonite communities, bewildered archaeologists, addled writers, and legendary characters including Antonin Artaud, Henry Flipper, B. Traven, Sergei Eisenstein, George Patton, Geronimo, and Pancho Villa, Biggers uncovers the remarkable treasures of the Sierra Madre.

Book Details

Code: SKU551

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 184

Published: 2007 by University of Illinois Press

ISBN: 0252074998

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $10.00