“American Oasis” quite rightly closes with a discussion of water ... As the region grows, Southwestern culture will evolve. The treatment of ethnic minorities in the past may have been horrendous, but ...

“American Oasis” unsparingly details the ways the southwest was not filled with promise for everyone — particularly not for its Native Americans, Hispanics and Black people. In Tucson and ...

Las Vegas Last Oasis in America is an irreverent exploration of ... intense concentration at the gaming tables Cohen portrays a culture of high expectations and inevitable disappointment ...

It’s a tendency that Kyle Paoletta rightfully finds annoying. In “American Oasis,” Mr. Paoletta, a journalist and critic, focuses on the region spanning California to Texas and argues that ...