"This book occupies a unique place in the annals of the Colorado River; none other has dealt directly with the long series of fascinating historical events that occurred at Lee's Ferry." -- Senator Barry M. Goldwater

Desert river crossing: Historic Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River

CRAMPTON, C. Gregory

Rusho, W. L.

Peregrine Smith

This guidebook has it all for the amateur LA architecture sleuth on a quest to discover the vast and important treasures in the Los Angeles area--interesting descriptions and historical narratives, numerous photos of current (circa 1977) structures and some--for whatever wretched reason--destroyed buildings, plus maps (again, circa 1977) and tips to get there. Private residences, commercial buildings, movie palaces, cemeteries, churches, schools and parks are all well represented in the wonderful ranges of style that only LA can offer (although one genre, the fabulous 50's "Googie", is minimally covered). The book is worth its weight in gold both as a fascinating guide and as a historical record of architecture in southern California. Happy Hunting!

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Everett Ruess: A Vagabond For Beauty

Everett Ruess, the young poet and artist who disappeared into the desert canyonlands of Utah in 1934, has become widely known posthumously as the spokesman for the spirit of the high desert. Many have been inspired by his intense search for adventure, leaving behind the amenities of a comfortable life. His search for ultimate beauty and oneness with nature is chronicled in this remarkable collection of letters to family and friends.

Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Gibbs-Smith Publisher

Lees Ferry: Desert River Crossing

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Cricket Productions, Inc.

INTRODUCED BY PAUL KINGSNORTH, Booker-shortlisted author of The Wake\n'I thought that there were two rules in life - never count the cost, and never do anything unless you can do it wholeheartedly. Now is the time to live.'\nArtist and wanderer Everett Ruess left home at the age of sixteen to immerse himself in the harsh desert landscapes of the American Southwest. With only his donkeys for company, driven by an insatiable longing for beauty and experience, he ventured ever further from civilisation and into the wilderness of Navajo country.\nIn 1934, at the age of twenty, he vanished without trace in Utah, a disappearance that remains unsolved to this day. Through letters, diary excerpts and poems - charting not only his rugged adventures and his exquisite nature writing but his progression as a writer, and into adulthood - and with commentary by W. L. Rusho, A Vagabond for Beauty tells his remarkable story.

A Vagabond for Beauty: A John Murray Journey (Overcoming Books)

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

John Murray

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