| CHAPTER | PAGE | | I.—The Desert | 1 | | II.—The Land of Thirst | 17 | | III.—Curious Plants which Live in the Desert | 38 | | IV.—Strange Dwellers of the Desert | 60 | | V.—Humanity in the Desert | 68 | | VI.—A Funeral in the Region of Death | 80 | | VII.—Desert Basket-Makers | 92 | | VIII.—Ships of the Desert | 107 | | IX.—The Story of a Streak of Yellow | 124 | | X.—Desert Borax Mines | 142 | | XI.—Other Minerals Found in the Desert | 154 | | XII.—A Remarkable Harvest-Field | 162 | | XIII.—Death Valley | 172 | | XIV.—The Mouth of Hades | 184 | | XV.—Desert Miscellany—Unusual and Peculiar Features | 189 | | XVI.—Journalism below Sea-Level | 209 | | XVII.—The End of the Desert | 218 | | Index | 235 |
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