11-10-2021, 09:27 AM
Solomons of the Sierra by Shirley Sargent
I think I might be done with all the Shirley Sargent books. While I'm glad she wrote these books her writing style wasn't the best.
Theodore Solomons did a lot of the initial surveys in the high country in the Sierra for what eventually became the John Muir Trail. He name about 23 peaks in the area. But he never fully staked out the route. He took a giant camera with him and made some historic photographs. But his adventuring in the Sierra came to an about the time he was 24. He then went off to Alaska for other adventures. He also for a time was a Hollywood Screenwriter. And for a time, in a nod to tQ, he was a court reporter. He used the money he made as a court reporter to fund his exploration of the Sierra.
Another tragic life of looking for a livelihood but never quite finding it. The reason Sargent researched in wrote the book is that the property she owned in Foresta near Yosemite Valley was originally owned by Solomons. And much like Solomons house, Sargent lost her home at Flying Spur to fire as well. For Solomons, that was the second property of his to burn down and destroy his collection.
In odd coincidence world, Solomons daughter Eleanor for a time lived with Ed 'Doc' Ricketts in Monterey. Ricketts was the good friend of John Steinbeck.
I think I might be done with all the Shirley Sargent books. While I'm glad she wrote these books her writing style wasn't the best.
Theodore Solomons did a lot of the initial surveys in the high country in the Sierra for what eventually became the John Muir Trail. He name about 23 peaks in the area. But he never fully staked out the route. He took a giant camera with him and made some historic photographs. But his adventuring in the Sierra came to an about the time he was 24. He then went off to Alaska for other adventures. He also for a time was a Hollywood Screenwriter. And for a time, in a nod to tQ, he was a court reporter. He used the money he made as a court reporter to fund his exploration of the Sierra.
Another tragic life of looking for a livelihood but never quite finding it. The reason Sargent researched in wrote the book is that the property she owned in Foresta near Yosemite Valley was originally owned by Solomons. And much like Solomons house, Sargent lost her home at Flying Spur to fire as well. For Solomons, that was the second property of his to burn down and destroy his collection.
In odd coincidence world, Solomons daughter Eleanor for a time lived with Ed 'Doc' Ricketts in Monterey. Ricketts was the good friend of John Steinbeck.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm