A New Mexico David: And Other Stories and Sketches of the Southwest (Classic Reprint) Tapa blanda - 2017

Forgotten Books. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2017. Reprint; First Impression. Paperback. 1331797489 . Looks new. A reprint of the 1891 publication by Charles Scribner's Sons. First chapter has underlining from the original printing. Charles Fletcher Lummis (March 1, 1859, in Lynn, Massachusetts – November 25, 1928, in Los Angeles, California) was a United States journalist, and an activist for Indian rights and historic preservation. A traveler in the American Southwest, he settled in Los Angeles, California, where he also became known as an historian, photographer, ethnographer, archaeologist, poet, and librarian.In 1884, Lummis was working for a newspaper in Cincinnati and was offered a job with the Los Angeles Times. At that time, Los Angeles had a population of only 12,000. Lummis decided to make the 3,507-mile journey from Cincinnati to Los Angeles on foot, taking 143 days, all the while sending weekly dispatches to the paper chronicling his trip. One of his… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.