California the Beautiful - Hardcover

Rowell, Galen; Beren, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0941807673 ISBN 13: 9780941807678

Publisher: Welcome Books, 2002

Synopsis

As America stands to the rest of the world, so stands California to America - a bright shining promise of endless possibility. This exquisite celebration of "California The Beautiful" is both a portrait of the diverse natural beauty of the Golden State and through the incredible voices of its writers, a testament to the ever-renewing spirit that it has come to embody. Aldous Huxley, British author turned Hollywood resident, described the California dream as "This great crystal of light, whose base is as large as Europe and whose height for all practical purposes, is infinite." Among the other authors offering praise are Maya Angelou, Mary Austin, Ray Bradbury, Joan Didion, Gretel Ehrlich, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, M.F.K. Fisher, Robertson Jeffers, Jack Kerouac, Clarence King, Jack London, Henry Miller, John Muir, William Saroyan, April Smith, John Steinbeck, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Nathanael West, and Walt Whitman. Land of innovation and opportunity, California is both dream and reality. California The Beautiful is a gift for all who have felt the lure of this dual promise and who have marveled at the unrivaled beauty of this quintessentially American land.

About this title

About the Author:

Galen Rowell (1940-2002), an internationally acclaimed outdoor photographer, mountaineer, and author, had images in Life, Outside, Sports Illustrated, and numerous other publications. He also has more than a dozen best-selling books to his credit.

Review:

"....the most famous outdoor photographer since Ansel Adams." -- Gordon Wiltsie

About this edition

• Publisher: Welcome Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0941807673
• ISBN 13: 9780941807678
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160