Description
Book SynopsisA Land Between tells the stories of the people who have lived in the valley and uncovers the marks they have left on the land.
Trade ReviewA story well told, interwoven with the author's personal history and some fictional accounts based on the lives of those who struggled to wrest a living out of the high desert... The book is dotted with black-and-white photographs, historic and contemporary, some of which are quite beautiful. -- Robert Pavlik California History Action It's a story well told, interwoven with the author's personal history and some fictional accounts based on the lives of those who struggled to wrest a living out of the high desert... It contains fresh insights and perspectives that a landscape architect brings to the subject... A nice size to carry along with you as you create you own memories of a land between. -- Robert Pavlik California Historical Review
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: First Impressions
Chapter 1. A Land Between
Chapter 2. Dwelling Before
Chapter 3. Lives Diverted
Epilogue: Parting Glances
Maps of Owens Valley
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index
