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Sagecoveredhills says

I want to know about Stone Time... I lived in Southern Utah for a decade and never heard of this book-it sounds interesting. I've not be around Shelfari for a while--having been on sabbatical and traveling

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Howard N says

"Overthrow" should be read by every American.

HN

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Howard N says

You're right about Mr. Turner. Everything I had heard about his Montana project had been negative. Of course, I heard most of it from people living in that area who see it as a land grab by a rich man who is treating the whole thing as a hobby. But after reading "Grasslands" I have a much better opinion about what he is trying to do.

Later,
HN

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Sagecoveredhills says

"Rocks and Rivers" sounds interesting. Have you read any of Craig Childs? I'd recommend "The Secret of Water." He's a hydrologist that writes about the West. Also, from the American Plains, I liked Kathleen Norris' "Dakota." Glad to hear that you are another "convert" to the beauty of the open skies, too many people think the plains and desert region are just space to quickly fly over and miss the beauty and uniqueness of the county.

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Sagecoveredhills says

As a new western historian, I was referring to a school of thought that is challenging a lot of the myths about the west (along with the "Turner Thesis" which is a theory of western history that was popular from the 1890s through the first half of the 20th century). To understand it, I would recommend checking out Patricia Limerick's writings, especially "A Legacy of Conquest"

It's been fun to do those blog post on the AT. That now seems so long ago, the summer after completing the AT, I headed west and until six years ago, my life mostly centered around the inter-mountain region.

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Sagecoveredhills says

I see you added Richard Whites, "It's Your Misfortune" THat's essentially a Western US textbook, but written by one of the "New Western" historians--it's still a good book. I understand the draw of the CO Plateau--having lived over a decade in the Great Basin and having hiked many canyons in that country. It's beautiful country. Interestingly, the AT in N. GA isn't a cakewalk as there is very little level ground, you don't have a lot of ridges to hike, just up and down. Yes, I'm still blogging: sagecoveredhills.blogspot.com

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Sagecoveredhills says

I didn't realize that I had not posted a review of Peacock's book--I wrote a review in my blog back in 2006 and have now posted it here. East Tenn, eh? Pretty country, I grew up near the coast of NC, but loved the mountains and spent time there hiking the AT and running rivers.

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Sagecoveredhills says

I have a love/hate relationship with Theroux. I love reading him, yet find him arrogant. It really hit me "Riding the Iron Rooster." I actually like "Ghost Trains" and he seems to have mellowed a bit. I don't think I'd like to travel with him. Bryson is very funny and I've read his "Notes." Having hiked the Appalachian Trail (all of it), I'm a little jealous that his book on the trail became such a hit when he only did about 1/3 of the trail. But I laughed through it. I do like both Abbey and Berry. Have you read Doug Peacock, "Walking It Off"? He gives an interesting viewpoint on Abbey as he was Abbey's model for Hayduke.

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Sagecoveredhills says

You seem to have read a lot of Theroux, what is your favorite?

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tanya s says

Douglas Addams is one of my all-time favorite writers, & I've added 'Rogue Primate' to my TBR list... I like your shelf, JG!

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Dan B says

yeah i've become kind of obsessed. with the "recommend" feature. and the travel/nature is great stuff, but im an anthro/bio major so it makes sense. i see you're planning on reading "The Open"? its pretty interesting, although a little dense at times when he goes into Heidegger...

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