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Title: One Man's West by David Sievert, Lavender, William A. Smith ISBN: 0803258550 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: April, 1977 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: A prolific writer
Comment: Mr. Lavender recently died (April '03)and his obituary in the Los Angeles Times prompted me to go out and buy this book. I could not put it down...just as the Times stated, Lavender is a wonderful writer who knows how to describe the west. This book has it all, mountains, mining, cowboys and history with a nice personal touch. I would recommend it highly. It is an "easy" read and one that will leave you feeling satisfied once you complete the book. I am going to search out more of Mr. Lavender's works.
Rating: 5
Summary: I agree with you review...
Comment: An excellent book! Ranching and mining, rich history, not to be missed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great intimate narrative of life in western Colorado & Utah
Comment: David Lavender is a historian whose personal account of
growing up in Telluride and Ouray, Colorado is captivating.
Mr Lavender documents the arrival of the 1950's "modern age" to
western Colorado and Utah. During his youth, the open desert
and mountain lands evolve from a setting for silver mines,
lone cowboys, and vast cattle ranches into the garden of the
atomic age. He documents the arrival of uranium prospectors,
the departure of independent cowboy spirits, and finally, the eventual
return of the nuclear boom towns to dust. It is fascinating
to read him today and to see what the southern Utah desert was
like 50 years ago. If you visit these areas, I recommend that you
read "One Man's West" as you pass through them. It will give
significance to the sight of decaying farm or mining equipment
by the roadside, and fill you with appreciation for those who make
an effort to preserve the wilderness. I buy this book in multiple
copies and give them to my friends. It has no particular bent for
environmentalism or even "wise use" in the wilderness, but gives you
some historical insight. I have never met Mr. Lavender, but I admire him
as an author and historian. He has authored several other books
incouding and account of the Lewis and Clark expedition which, I have heard,
is quite good."One Man's West" was written in the 1940's then updated in the 1950's.
The New York Times published a glowing review of the book in the mid 1940's or 1950's.
Its age has only helped to enhance its significance to a contemporary reader of western history.
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Title: The Way to the Western Sea: Lewis and Clark Across the Continent by David Sievert Lavender ISBN: 0803280033 Publisher: Bison Bks Corp Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Bent's Fort by David Sievert Lavender ISBN: 0803257538 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: March, 1972 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Big Divide: The Lively Story of the People of the Southern Rocky Mountains from Yellowstone to Santa Fe by David Sievert Lavender ISBN: 0785813764 Publisher: Book Sales Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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