New-York tribune., 1914-11-28
CALIFORNIA.

CALToRNTA ROMANTIC AND BEAUTIFUL BY
George Wharton James. win map ana se'-
cuy-tsO places VI which e.shi are 10 e9.o'''
sgo ID rTll. 432 Boston The Pszs Company
CALIFORNIA Tho Land of the sun painted By
sutton Palmer Described b. Mary Austin. sVo,
% liS. Tho Macmillan Company.
CALIFORNIA Az INTIMATE HISTORY By
Gertrude Atherton. ulustEaed $40 op sS9'
Harpcr Bros.
II is more than likely that thou
sands of American tourists will be
forced 10 make a virtue Of necessity
by travelling at home next year. Eu-
rope will hardly be in condition 70
tempt them with lures that already
are no more. II may be recognition
Of this fact that explains the great
number of books Of travel and sport In
America which distinguishes the pres
ent publishing season.
Above all other states Of the Union,
California is blessed in the enthusi-
astic loyalty of her sons and daugh-
ters, even her adopted ones. AS for
the natives, they consider themselves
privileged above all the rest Of us By
this accident of birth; their exile at
home begins the moment they cross
the boundary Of their state. They
never forget, and, unlike the literary
sons of Indiana, they always go back
The distinguished ones all know each
other; there are no jealOusies among
them, only heartiest mutual admira-
tion.
Mr.. George Wharton James is the
most catholic Of all CALIFORNIA;
adopted sons. His wanderings and
writings have made all the Pacific
Coast. all our Farthest West, his prov
ince; he knows all that region as lew
other men do, but, having tasted its
attractions, he has chosen to settle
down at Pasadena. Listen 20 him;
Get into the very heart of the
country. Understand its genius,
grasp its spirit, comprehend its
universally and cosmopolitanism,
survey its all-embracing life, feel
its freedom, revel in its inditfer-
ence to precedent, absorb its in
dviduality, bask in its sturdiness,
turn your eyes 10 its manifold
facets, drink from its endless va
riety Of life-givlng streams, yield
Yourself to the abandon OF It's
+ healthful naturalism,-in other
words, let the exuberant food OF
spontaneous life flow through
YOU. and you will speedily know
the real California, the natural
home Of beauty romance, and
abundant life.
Atmosphere. climate. scenery, soil,
urequallel opportunities IN hieLall
the blessings of existence are the Golden
State's-and. says Mr.. James encourag-
ingly 20 the rest of nation that spans
continent. there is room for 100000
more Californians BY adoption. HIS
book is the second in a series whose
purpose IL is TO aid the "See America
First" propaganda. II should bring re-
suits II deals with California past and
present. il ranges from the coast 10 the
S.erras. il is written for the lnforma-
ton Of intending settlers as well as TOT
the Guidance Of visitors. Il tells OF the
states fora and Of It's irrigation plans
its universities and colleges as well as
its giant trees. OF automobile ROADS ald
the tracts Or the discOverers, OF tne
California Of tomorrow as vel as d
the mis- ions of the padres Of long ago:
70 is written in the optimistic sp.It oi
-he true Californian. and II IS wlthal a
handsome book. beautifully prlntef ana
elaborately illustrated.
Mrs. Austin. book-it is as much
hers as the il.ustrator's-is one un-
folding picture in words Of Californa's
natural beauties. Hers Is the obsery-
an-. the coutemplatye mood, gratet tully
eln,irinc and restfully absorbing
These Dagcs lack the energy OF Mr.
Iames's frankly booming" volume; We
are alone with their author, with no