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Final Light
Nine Mile Canyon
The Life and Art of V. Douglas Snow
The Archaeological History of an American Treasure
Edited by Frank McEntire
Jerry D. Spangler
Foreword by Mary Francey
Frank McEntire is well known in Utah for his work of the past thirty years as an esteemed sculptor, curator, writer, and arts administrator. His sculptural works have been exhibited in Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah, and he has curated exhibitions for most major museums and art centers in the state. 192 pp., 10 x 11 87 color photos Cloth 978-1-60781-252-4 $26.95 Ebook 978-1-60781-253-1
Jerry D. Spangler is a professional archaeologist who has spent more than two decades researching the history and prehistory of Nine Mile Canyon. He is director of the Colorado Plateau Archaeological Alliance, a nonprofit organization that works closely with government, industry, and conservation groups. 280 pp., 8 1/2 x 10 116 color photos, 52 b/w illus., 4 maps Paper 978-1-60781-226-5 $34.95 Ebook 978-1-60781-228-9
Edited by Allan Kent Powell Foreword by Charles S. Peterson
Nels Anderson’s World War I Diary provides a rare glimpse into the wartime experiences of one of the most well-respected sociologists of the twentieth century, the renowned author of The Hobo (1920) and Desert Saints: The Mormon Frontier in Utah (1942). A keen observer of people, places, and events his entire life, Anderson joined the U.S. Army in 1918 at the age of 29 and was sent to Europe to fight with the Allied Expeditionary Force under General Pershing. His diary remains the only known account of war service during WWI by a member of the LDS Church. His riveting descriptions provide a rare introspective glimpse of life on the front lines. Allan Kent Powell recently retired as managing editor of the Utah Historical Quarterly and as senior state historian at the Utah State Historical Society. He is the author of Splinters of a Nation: German Prisoners of War in Utah and editor of A German Odyssey: The Journal of a German Prisoner of War. 336 pp., 6 x 9 19 b/w photos, 2 maps Cloth 978-1-60781-255-5 $34.95 Ebook 978-1-60781-256-2
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The motivating force behind this volume was to document Snow’s “visual language”—forged early in his career from abstract expressionist influences typified by Willem de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, and Franz Kline, among others. Final Light represents the first book to examine the legacy of this significant Utah educator and painter. Renowned scholars, writers, and activists who are familiar with Snow’s work recount personal experiences with the artist and delve into his motives, methods, and reputation.
With an estimated 10,000 ancient rock art sites, Nine Mile Canyon has long captivated people the world over. The 45-mile-long canyon, dubbed the “World’s Longest Art Gallery,” hosts what is believed to be the largest concentration of rock art in North America. Through the words and thoughts of the archaeologists as well as the more than 150 photos, readers will come to see the canyon as an American treasure unlike any other. As the first book that is devoted exclusively to the archaeology of this unique place, Nine Mile Canyon will be fascinating reading for scholars and the general public alike.
Nels Anderson’s World War I Diary