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California the Beautiful
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.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2002
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Galen A. Rowell
58 books17 followersGalen Avery Rowell (August 23, 1940 – August 11, 2002) was a wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972.
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May 21, 2013
Beautiful small-sized coffee table book of California photos by Galen A. Rowell. The scenery is gorgeous and most photos are accompanied by a quote from a famous person.
I read this book in the lobby of my hotel in Vacaville, California while waiting for a friend. The quotes are thought-provoking and the pictures are breathtaking. As Dan Jacobson mentions in the Foreword, Mr. Rowell was well-deserving of the Ansel Adams Award.
interesting quote:
(attributed to Henry Miller ) "If we are always arriving and departing it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things." (p. 152)
I read this book in the lobby of my hotel in Vacaville, California while waiting for a friend. The quotes are thought-provoking and the pictures are breathtaking. As Dan Jacobson mentions in the Foreword, Mr. Rowell was well-deserving of the Ansel Adams Award.
interesting quote:
(attributed to Henry Miller ) "If we are always arriving and departing it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things." (p. 152)
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