The California Deserts: An Ecological Discovery Bruce M. Pavlik. 2008. Berkeley: University of California Press. Cloth, $60.00. ISBN: 978-0-520-25140-3. Paper, $27.50. ISBN: 978-0-520-25145-8. 384 pages.

Rachel D. Shaw received her doctorate in history at the University of California, San Diego, and has taught courses in environmental history and environmental studies. Her research focus is the interaction between culture and the environment in the American West. Currently she is working as a freelance writer and photographer in Indiana.