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The Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances by John Charles Van Dyke
The Desert by John Charles Van Dyke, published in 1901, is a lush, poetic description of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "What land can equal the desert with its wide plains, its grim mountains, and its expanding canopy of sky!" Van Dyke, a cultivated art historian, saw "sublimity" in the desert's "lonely desolation," which previous generations had perceived only as a wasteland, and his book has a conservationist flavor which seems distinctly modern. "The deserts should never be reclaimed," he writes. "They are the breathing spaces of the west and should be preserved for ever." T...
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Episodes
00 - Preface-Dedication 02.01.2026 7:57
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01 - The Approach 01.01.2026 32:05
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02 - The Make of the Desert 31.12.2025 32:04
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03 - The Bottom of the Bowl 30.12.2025 28:37
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04 - The Silent River 29.12.2025 20:05
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05 - Light, Air, and Color 28.12.2025 26:06
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06 - Desert Sky and Clouds 27.12.2025 20:49
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07 - Illusions 26.12.2025 28:53
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08 - Cactus and Greasewood 25.12.2025 34:08
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09 - Desert Animals 24.12.2025 35:26
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10 - Winged Life 23.12.2025 30:00
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11 - Mesas and Foot-Hills 22.12.2025 28:36
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12 - Mountain - Barriers 21.12.2025 31:32
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