The Proper Edge of the Sky: High Plateau Country of Utah
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0874804094 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Geary was born in Huntington, Utah, a small town in the heart of the High Plateau country.. Edward A
Edward Geary’s collection of writings on the High Plateau country of central and southern Utah, a combination guidebook, travel narrative, personal essays, and natural, social, and literary history, encompasses each of those forms with a sweep as broad as the landscape it describes.It traces the progress of travelers to the region, including the historic Dominguez-Escalante party in 1776, and trappers and explorers such as Jedediah Smith, John C. It is a book that will bring a rush of understanding to those who have lived in the High Plateaus and greater depth of appreciation to visitors.. Scandinavian and English descendants of the early Mormon pioneers, sent to settle Manti and surrounding areas by Brigham Young in 1849, populate many of the pages and dominate the agrarian villages described by the author. The book also describes the multiethnic society of French Basque, Greeks, Slavs, Italians, Chinese, Welsh, and Finnish laborers and coal miners that developed in the region.Geary writes of all these people with affection and a deep sense of place, of belonging to a distinctive landscape and its history. Freemont, and Kit Carson
About the AuthorEdward A. Geary was born in Huntington, Utah, a small town in the heart of the High Plateau country.
Carl B Boyd said An insightful study of an isolated region.. This is an excellent overview of a region which is well known for the scenery, but whose people and history are little noted. Blending history, literature and miscellaneous observation, Geary paints a fascinating picture of the sparsely populated Colorado plateau section of Utah, a land of small Mormon farming communities, wide spaces and beautiful landscapes.. Great book by a man who knows the country Christian Probasco Gives you a good sense of what it was like growing up in a beautiful and remote region of the West, on the edge of the desert, beneath the snow-capped high plateaus of Utah. Found myself growing nostalgic for a place I only discovered as an adult.. Five Stars Bob Great.