‘Oak Flat’ Tells The Story Of An Apache Tribe Fighting To Save Its Land From Mining

"It is said that when those warriors jumped from the cliff tops, Apache women cried, and their tears were transformed into black stones. At the Apache Tear Caves, tourists hunt for these so-called Apache Tears. Some claim the obsidian nuggets possess healing properties." --- From Oak Flat

Artist and writer Lauren Redniss mixes art, design, and rigorous research with a prose style that is at once assertive, journalistic and poetic to create a book like no other.

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Artist and writer Lauren Redniss mixes art, design, and rigorous research with a prose style that is at once assertive, journalistic and poetic to create a book like no other.