The Payette River and some of its tributaries serve Gem County from border to border. An abundance of water; a mild climate with protected valley floors; and natural vegetation beckoned to those on Placervilles Umatilla Trail. Having reached the ocean; many of those who had not found their utopia were on the move again; looking with an experienced eye for a place to settle with their families. These valleys had blessed the Shoshoni Indians; as well as the fur trappers and enterprising people providing services to early travelers. As communities progressed; the timber industry; railroads; highways; agriculture; horticulture; and ranching matured to meet demand. This growth; with only occasional setbacks; is documented by this collection of photographs.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It might be better to have separate blow ups of the individual drawings ...By Joseph ConnollySee my remarks about this and the Urizen facsimile. It might be better to have separate blow ups of the individual drawings on each page than to include the fuzzy pictures of the printed words or captions.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. inspirationalBy sailing up chit speakI have enough background now to think I understand the major controversies facing the English when William Blake wrote this book. I still find some lines shocking. Plate 21 picks on Swedenborg for boasting "that what he writes is new." As Blake pointed out: "he shews the folly of churches and exposes hypocrites; till he imagines that all are religious; himself the single one that ever broke a net." Social systems that rely on doctrines dont have much staying power in a world in which the future keeps getting snatched away from those with superficial opinions. If this book is frightening for some; it has stood the test of time since 1794 and might last longer than what we think of it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Handsome bookBy Robin Wildt HansenThis is a handsome book. It might have been a bit bigger to make the images clearer. But then it would have been more expensive. Of course; Blakes text is pure genius.
