The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland

by Stephen Johnson, Gerald Haslam, Robert Dawson

Book Overview

This marvelously evocative book by Stephen Johnson, Gerald Haslam, and Robert Dawson--all natives of the Great Central Valley of California--is the first to explore in detail the rich natural and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520077776
• ISBN13: 9780520077775
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 12.6" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Stunning

THE GREAT CENTRAL VALLEY is a fat, heavy, glossy-paged book of photographs taken throughout the heart of California. Valley native Gerald Haslam, who has written extensively about this region, provides the text. The Table of Contents is: Prologue An Overview Historical Patterns The Delta The Sacramento Valley The San Joaquin Plain The Tulare Basin Some Issues The Cusp of the Future Epilogue Exhibit Inventory Sources Index I know of no book that more forcibly exudes the spirit, the voice, of the Great Central Valley, present through a photographic cornucupia, historical information and anecdote, regional knowledge, ecological data, and expertly written texts, all deeply humane in their display of people and landscapes joined in an ever-transforming heartland four hundred miles long and sixty wide.

Gorgeous and informitive

I bought the book mainly to see the work of photographer Stephen Johnson, and his work truly delivered. These pictures are a must study for landscape photographers. His photographs capture a simple beauty and are a heartfelt display of the region. Also, I was pleasantly surprised by the work of photographer Robert Dawson, and by the amount of information contained within the pages of "The Great Central Valley". If you enjoy photography or are interested in California history, you will highly enjoy this book.