Exploring America's Valleys from the Shenandoah to the Rio Grande
Ages ago the alleys of North America fulfilled life long dreams for many people. Some came to put down roots in fertile lands, others to seek their fortunes in minerals. Yet today many of these peaceful hideaway, veiled by mountain ranges, lie nearly forgotten.
A quest of rediscovery leads five authors to 20 valleys throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Christine Eckstorm Lee celebrates the heritage of the Saguenay in Quebec. She enters the story land of Washington Irving in New York’s Hudson Valley, sees Civil War history come to life in the Shenandoah of the Virginias and discovers the sources of musical traditions in the Wills Valley of Alabama.
Rich Grain fields in Montana’s upper Missouri alley unfold for H. Robert Morrison. He meets enterprising people in Wisconsin’s Kickapoo and craftsmen welcome him to the Arkansas Valley. In Nebraska’s North Platte he savors the peace of a prairie night on the trail.
“Tomorrow can seem little changed from yesterday,” writes Toni Eugene after visiting the western uplands. She nose-dives into Wyoming’s Star Valley in an aerobatic biplane. She attends a Sunday performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley. She brands cattle in Oregon’s Joran Valley and crosses the open range in Nevada’s Steptoe.
Gene S. Stuart follows the lore of Indians and conquistadores. She is its an ancient pueblo in Arizona’s Verde Valley. Oaxaca and Queretaro in Mexico offer the romance and intrigue of old Spain, and the middle Rio Grande Valley captivates her with the beauty of sinbaked lands.
Jane R. McCauley goes est to Hawaii and explores the legendary valleys of Kohala. Back on the mainland, she ventures into the dry realm of Owens Valley in California, visits the pasturelands of the Fraser in British Colum bia, and combs frontier meadows in Alaska’s Matanuska.. Valley’s , she writes, are “treasure chests: When opened, their beauty and riches drizzle.”
More than 100 striking color illustrations capture the allure of North America’s valleys, form the Shenandoah to the Rio Grande and thousands of scenic miles beyond.
Ages ago the alleys of North America fulfilled life long dreams for many people. Some came to put down roots in fertile lands, others to seek their fortunes in minerals. Yet today many of these peaceful hideaway, veiled by mountain ranges, lie nearly forgotten.
A quest of rediscovery leads five authors to 20 valleys throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Christine Eckstorm Lee celebrates the heritage of the Saguenay in Quebec. She enters the story land of Washington Irving in New York’s Hudson Valley, sees Civil War history come to life in the Shenandoah of the Virginias and discovers the sources of musical traditions in the Wills Valley of Alabama.
Rich Grain fields in Montana’s upper Missouri alley unfold for H. Robert Morrison. He meets enterprising people in Wisconsin’s Kickapoo and craftsmen welcome him to the Arkansas Valley. In Nebraska’s North Platte he savors the peace of a prairie night on the trail.
“Tomorrow can seem little changed from yesterday,” writes Toni Eugene after visiting the western uplands. She nose-dives into Wyoming’s Star Valley in an aerobatic biplane. She attends a Sunday performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley. She brands cattle in Oregon’s Joran Valley and crosses the open range in Nevada’s Steptoe.
Gene S. Stuart follows the lore of Indians and conquistadores. She is its an ancient pueblo in Arizona’s Verde Valley. Oaxaca and Queretaro in Mexico offer the romance and intrigue of old Spain, and the middle Rio Grande Valley captivates her with the beauty of sinbaked lands.
Jane R. McCauley goes est to Hawaii and explores the legendary valleys of Kohala. Back on the mainland, she ventures into the dry realm of Owens Valley in California, visits the pasturelands of the Fraser in British Colum bia, and combs frontier meadows in Alaska’s Matanuska.. Valley’s , she writes, are “treasure chests: When opened, their beauty and riches drizzle.”
More than 100 striking color illustrations capture the allure of North America’s valleys, form the Shenandoah to the Rio Grande and thousands of scenic miles beyond.
Ages ago the alleys of North America fulfilled life long dreams for many people. Some came to put down roots in fertile lands, others to seek their fortunes in minerals. Yet today many of these peaceful hideaway, veiled by mountain ranges, lie nearly forgotten.
A quest of rediscovery leads five authors to 20 valleys throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Christine Eckstorm Lee celebrates the heritage of the Saguenay in Quebec. She enters the story land of Washington Irving in New York’s Hudson Valley, sees Civil War history come to life in the Shenandoah of the Virginias and discovers the sources of musical traditions in the Wills Valley of Alabama.
Rich Grain fields in Montana’s upper Missouri alley unfold for H. Robert Morrison. He meets enterprising people in Wisconsin’s Kickapoo and craftsmen welcome him to the Arkansas Valley. In Nebraska’s North Platte he savors the peace of a prairie night on the trail.
“Tomorrow can seem little changed from yesterday,” writes Toni Eugene after visiting the western uplands. She nose-dives into Wyoming’s Star Valley in an aerobatic biplane. She attends a Sunday performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley. She brands cattle in Oregon’s Joran Valley and crosses the open range in Nevada’s Steptoe.
Gene S. Stuart follows the lore of Indians and conquistadores. She is its an ancient pueblo in Arizona’s Verde Valley. Oaxaca and Queretaro in Mexico offer the romance and intrigue of old Spain, and the middle Rio Grande Valley captivates her with the beauty of sinbaked lands.
Jane R. McCauley goes est to Hawaii and explores the legendary valleys of Kohala. Back on the mainland, she ventures into the dry realm of Owens Valley in California, visits the pasturelands of the Fraser in British Colum bia, and combs frontier meadows in Alaska’s Matanuska.. Valley’s , she writes, are “treasure chests: When opened, their beauty and riches drizzle.”
More than 100 striking color illustrations capture the allure of North America’s valleys, form the Shenandoah to the Rio Grande and thousands of scenic miles beyond.
Condition: Loved
Imperfections: Wear and tear on the cover, some pencil scribbles on the back dust cover and on the inside back pages
Style: Hardback/ Vintage (1984)
Genre: Non- Fiction
