| The Land of Journeys' Ending: Facsimile of Original 1924 Edition Contributor(s): Austin, Mary (Author), Muth, Marcia (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0865345716 ISBN-13: 9780865345713 Publisher: Sunstone Press OUR PRICE: $27.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Austin writes about the high plateau country lying between the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, the traditional homeland of many Indian peoples--the Pueblo, the Zuni, the Hopi, and the Navajo. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Travel | United States - West - Mountain (az, Co, Id, Mt, Nm, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006052311 |
| Series: Southwest Herigage |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 6" W x 9" (1.56 lbs) 488 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the joys of going on a trip is coming home to share with others your adventures and experiences. Mary Austin felt that way, so when she took an extended trip through an area of the American Southwest, she recorded her impressions in The Land of Journeys' Ending. This is no ordinary travel book and she was no ordinary tourist. Her book goes beyond the descriptions of flora and fauna of the land between the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. It also covers the history, culture and customs of the area. Austin includes not only figures from the past but people she met on the trip. While the book is now decades old, it is timeless and still valid. Humorously, in the author's preface to "The Land of Journeys' Ending" Austin said, "If you find holes in my book that you could drive a car through, do not be too sure they were not left there for that express purpose." Her statement rings true today as much as it did back in 1924. |