For the first time since the 1920s, The Laughing Desert presents
the 1925-1926 Salome Sun by Arizona humorist and the "Sage of
Salome," Dick Wick Hall. These thirty-two issues of the nationally
syndicated weekly newspaper are packed with stories, poems, down
home philosophy and Claude G. ("Put") Putnam's illustrations that
made the town of Salome famous. Hall poked fun at bankers, Wall
Street, all forms of pretension, and even himself. This book also
includes previously unpublished photos of Salome and the Hall
family, love poems from Dick to his wife, Daysie Sutton Hall, plus
images of Arizona's McMullen Valley in the 1920s. Hall's
granddaughter, educator and historian Robin R. Cutler, created The
Laughing Desert for Arizona's Centennial. Her introduction places
the engaging newspaper in its historical context and she includes
an epilogue about her grandfather's enduring legacy. Marshall
Trimble, Arizona's Official State Historian and a prolific author,
educator and sought-after entertainer provides the Foreword. Fun
for readers of all ages, The Laughing Desert is ideal for those who
love the history, literature, humor, romance and colorful landscape
unique to the American West. It's a unique gift and a great
resource for classrooms or book groups; the replicas are filled
with material teachers at all levels may use to liven up
discussions about desert life and Arizona literature and history.
Readers will smile as they follow the quirky adventures of Dick
Wick Hall, his seven-year-old Frog that could not swim, and desert
characters such as Chloride Kate, the Reptyle Kid, Cactus Callie,
Gila Monster Jake and cub reporter Archie Bald Doveface. As an
early ad for the paper put it, if you enjoy the great outdoors and
laugh at the West of Mark Twain, Owen Wister and Charlie Chaplin
"you will be hilarious over the Salome Sun." Each 8.5 by 11 inch
issue of the 4-column paper fits on a separate page. DISCOUNT CODE
AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, STORES AND ANY
ORDERS OF FIVE OR MORE COPIES. CONTACT
[email protected]. For more
information about the Hall family and Dick's daughter Jane Hall's
journey from Salome to Hollywood where she was an MGM screenwriter
during the studio's Golden Age, see www.robinrcutler.com
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