Letters from Wupatki

by Courtney Reeder Jones

Book Overview

When David and Courtney Reeder Jones moved into two rooms reached by ladder in a northern Arizona Indian ruin, they had been married only two weeks. Except for the ruin's cement floors, which were originally hardened mud, and skylights instead of smokeholes, the rooms were exactly as they had been 800 years before. The year was 1938, and the newlyweds had come to Wupatki National Monument as full-time National Park Service caretakers for the ruin...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816515077
• ISBN13: 9780816515073
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Life in Wupatki

After a recent visit to the 800 year old Wupatki ruins in Northern Arizona, I was fascinated to find that modern man had actually lived there in the 30's and 40's. This book recounts life at the ruins of the ranger in charge and his new bride. Letters written by Courtney to her family and friends reveal a simple and exciting life in Arizona, while living in two rooms of an actual Sinagua ruin. This book would probably be especially fascinating to those who live in Arizona or visit frequently.