The definitive biography of the artist, writer, and eloquent celebrator of the wilderness whose bold solo explorations of the American West and mysterious disappearance in the Utah desert at age 20 have earned him a large and devoted cult following. Wandering alone with burros and pack horses through California and the Southwest for five years in the early 1930s, on voyages lasting as long as ten months, Ruess also became friends with photographers Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange, swapped prints with Ansel Adams, took part in a Hopi ceremony, learned to speak Navajo, and was among the first "outsiders" to venture deeply into what was then (and to some extent still is) largely a little-known wilderness. When he vanished without a trace in November 1934, Ruess left behind thousands of pages of journals, letters, and poems, as well as more than a hundred watercolor paintings and blockprint engravings.
""Finding Everett Ruess" is easily one of [Roberts'] best....thoughtful and passionate....a compelling portrait of the Ruess myth." "-Outside Magazine"
"Anyone intrigued by the Ruess phenomenon will be enthralled with Roberts' review of the young man's biography, the stature of his artistic achievements and unrealized potential, and efforts to find and eventually memorialize him.... This is sure to appeal to fans of wilderness wanderers." -"Booklist"
"Absorbing...A [well researched], readable look at a complex personality in wilderness exploration." "-Kirkus Reviews"
"Everett Lives! If not in a desert canyon, then at least among the pages where David Roberts brings the young man's life and legend all together: his writings and art, his kinship with nature, his love for adventure and beauty, and the yet-evolving mystery of his disappearance. Count me one among many inspired by a young adventurer who lived in beauty and left us too soon. May we never stop wandering.
Title: Finding Everett Ruess
Subtitle: the life and unsolved disappearance of a legendary wilderness explorer
Contributors:
By (author)
David Roberts
;
Foreword by
Jon Krakauer
ISBN 13: 9780307591777
ISBN 10: 0307591778
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Random House Inc
Publication Date: 15/07/2012
Place of Publication:
New York,
United States
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Biography & autobiography: general
NBS Classification: Biography: General
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Height: 203mm
Width: 132mm
Thickness: 22mm
Weight: 368g