American Oasis

An expansive and revelatory historical exploration of the multicultural, water-seeking, land-destroying settlers of the most arid corner of North America, arguing that in order to know where the United States is going in the era of mass migration and climate crisis we must understand where the Southwest has already been “A lively, thoughtful tour.”— The Los Angeles Times • “Elegant.”— The New Yorker “Essential reading for understanding the forces shaping the modern Southwest—and, possibly, the p