In 1891, New York "Sun" reporter and travel writer J. R. Spears
accepted an invitation to visit Death Valley to write about the
region and explore its borax mines. Spears, the first professional
journalist to visit, photograph, and report on the region, provided
the American reading public with an engaging and informed account
of Death Valley and its surrounding desert country. Through
nineteen chapters, Spears examines the 20-mule teams used in borax
mining, freighting in the rugged desert landscape, and various
desert characters--including "Desert Tramps" and a California bear
hunter.
Long considered an important literary and regional history of
Death Valley and a primary source of information, "Illustrated
Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific
Coast" will appeal to enthusiasts of the region and of the American
West.
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