Where the Sky Touched the Earth: The Cosmological Landscapes of the Southwest

The landscapes of the American Southwest-the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Sedona red rocks-have long filled humans with wonder about nature. This is the home of Lowell Observatory, where astronomers first discovered evidence that the universe is expanding; Meteor Crater, where Apollo astronauts trained for the moon; and Native American tribes with their own ancient, rich ways of relating to the cosmos. With the personal, poetic style of the very best literary nature writing, Don Lago ...