Death Valley The Facts Author:W.A. Chalfant You'll find the facts about Death Valley in this book, and you'll find them stranger than the popular legends about the region. Here are stories of the forty-niners who made the dangerous journey across the wastelands and gave the Valley its sinister name, the down and out prospector who discovered borax, the ex-cowboy who built a $2,000,000 cas... more »tle, the curious plants and animals of the area. Thirty two photos and maps.« less