James, George Wharton. Wonders of the Colorado desert (southern California). **$5. Little.
6–43916.
Two volumes, each containing over two hundred and fifty pages, tell of “strange, wonderful and beautiful things ... unknown to cities and to the unobservant eye.” Mr. James locates the desert with a good deal of exactness because the world at large is misled by the word “Colorado.” He has gathered together in the volume twenty-four years of observations and experiences all characterized by the vague sense of mystery surrounding an untamed, unused and unnourished stretch of country. There is a wealth of pictures attending his sketch of rivers and mountains, cañons and springs, life and history.
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 69. Mr. ’07. |
“It is a book that it is a genuine pleasure to recommend to discriminating readers.”
| + + | Arena. 37: 327. Mr. ’07. 940w. |
“A remarkable and valuable work.”
| + + | Dial. 41: 454. D. 16, ’06. 350w. |
“To many people who are quite ignorant of the Colorado desert, and this includes nearly every one outside the desert and vicinity, the book will be full of pleasant surprises. Perhaps the chapters on the wild animals, birds, reptiles, insects and plant life of the desert contain as many surprises as any in the book.”