Everett Ruess
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Everett Ruess, the young poet and artist who disappeared into the desert canyonlands of Utah in 1934, has become widely known posthumously as the spokesman for the spirit of the high desert. Many have been inspired by his intense search for adventure, leaving behind the amenities of a comfortable life. His search for ultimate beauty and oneness with nature is chronicled in this remarkable collection of letters to family and friends.
Everett Ruess, the young poet and artist who disappeared into the desert canyonlands of Utah in 1934, has become widely known posthumously as the spokesman for the spirit of the high desert. Many have been inspired by his intense search for adventure, leaving behind the amenities of a comfortable life. His search for ultimate beauty and oneness with nature is chronicled in this remarkable collection of letters to family and friends.
Introduction–by John NicholsBy the time Everett Ruess disappeared, he had fashioned a magnificent obsession that probably killed him.His determination to plod alone through the southwestern wilderness was so fierce and arrogant that at time he seemed to be utterly consumed. Eventually, it is probable he lost all understanding of natural scale or human endurance. And along the way that ordinary awareness of danger we human beings carry must also have dissolved from his consciousness.
ContentsPrefaceIntroductionThe Beauty and the Tragedy of Everett RuessThe Letters19301931193219331934Everett Ruess is Missing, Utah Clues and FrustrationsSpeculations in NavajolandWhere He May BeTo the End of the HorizonAfterwordNotesIndex
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Weight | 1 oz |
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Dimensions | 1 × 6 × 9 in |