Everett Ruess

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 Nichols

By 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.

Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Beauty and the Tragedy of Everett Ruess

The Letters

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

Everett Ruess is Missing, Utah Clues and Frustrations

Speculations in Navajoland

Where He May Be

To the End of the Horizon

Afterword

Notes

Index

Additional information

Weight 1 oz
Dimensions 1 × 6 × 9 in