A Land Between
Owens Valley, California
Published on 2. February 2001
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-8018-6460-5 (ISBN)
Description
A landscape history, this text explores the central idea of how people's preconceptions and perceptions of a place - in this case, Owen's Valley - influence their interventions on the land. Rebecca Fish Ewan draws on primary sources, oral histories and conversations, offering a story that reaches beyond the tale of water wars with Los Angeles. The poetic essays, illustrated with historical images and Ewan's own photographs of the region, provide a multifaceted perspective on the land, the history and the people of Owens Valley.
Reviews / Votes
A story well told, interwoven with the author's personal history and some fictional accounts based on the lives of those who struggled to wrest a living out of the high desert . . . The book is dotted with black-and-white photographs, historic and contemporary, some of which are quite beautiful. -- Robert Pavlik * California History Action * It's a story well told, interwoven with the author's personal history and some fictional accounts based on the lives of those who struggled to wrest a living out of the high desert . . . It contains fresh insights and perspectives that a landscape architect brings to the subject . . . A nice size to carry along with you as you create you own memories of a land between. -- Robert Pavlik * California Historical Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 Karten, 45 s/w Abbildungen
45 Illustrations, black and white; 2 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-6460-5 (9780801864605)
DOI
10.56021/9780801864605
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Book
02/2001
Johns Hopkins University Press
€32.00
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Person
Rebecca Fish Ewan is an assistant professor in the School of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: First Impressions
Chapter 1. A Land Between
Chapter 2. Dwelling Before
Chapter 3. Lives Diverted
Epilogue: Parting Glances
Maps of Owens Valley
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index
Introduction: First Impressions
Chapter 1. A Land Between
Chapter 2. Dwelling Before
Chapter 3. Lives Diverted
Epilogue: Parting Glances
Maps of Owens Valley
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index