Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-06
AT TIE PUBIC Library.

In curious and unexpected ways the
war affects and alters many a thing
The latest OF its by-products is the
appearance OF manifold signs that
there IL on the way q boom in sum
mcr reading Not In books about the
war altogether--but IN all Kinds OF
books. one reason for this Is that
the summer amusement most unfav-
Orable TO reading. travel, Is iessened
Domestic travel has not yet gained
what foreign travel lost. Americans
should see their own country first but
the American IL often perverse; and
even the California fairs Is not Turing
SO many fasteners az was hoped. Be
aldcs the war cuts into many pocket
books. whose owners will tag at home
and read some of the things they
have been wanting to read all winter
Anyhow, whether you travel or wheth-
or you stay ut home this Is the year
to read Of the west. III you are go-
Ing to the exposition YOU will find the
long hours spent on the train much
shorter with some interesting book at
hand. And you will find the journey
Infinitely more interesting when you
know something of the country
II you are not planning to 80. why
don't you let these books help you to
enjoy stay-at home travel? For
through the eyes of the men and wom-
on who wrote them, YOU can see, not
only the beauties, but the very soul
Ct the wonderful country they have
pictured with pen and camera.
The following Is a good list of books
to be found IN the Public library on
west;
THE Different West" Bostwlck
THE Land of Little RAIN Austin
"ln and Around the Grand Canyon
James; "under the sky In California"
Saunders. I'm and out of the Old Mis-
sions.' James: "The Great American
Plateau Pruduer "The Desert" Van
Dyke, Land Of POGO Tempo" Bum-
mis-; Down Historic Waterways"
Thwuites; Indians Of the Terraccd
Houses, Saunders: Rocky Mountain
Explorations, Thwaltes; Spell of the
Rockies" Mills; Fifteen Thousand
Miles by Stage" Strahom wilder
ness OF the North Pacific Coast Is
lands. Sheldon; Ten Thousand Miles
Through Canada" Adams; Highways
and BywaSs OF the Rocky Mountains,
Johnson; Alaska an Empire In the
Making Underwood, "a Tramp
Across the Continent" Lummls;
Through the Grand Canyon From
Wyoming TO Mexico 1Solb, High
ways and Byways of the Pacific
Coast, Johnson. All of the stories OF
Bret Harte.
Through the Grand Canyon From
Wyomine TO Mexico,n was written by
the Kolb brothers who as everyone
who visits the canyon, knows live and
have lived for many years at the top
Of the Bright Anged Truil and have
made a special business OF taking un-
usual pictures of the canvon The
book was published last year and as
the author states is the simple mar
ratiNe OF our recent Photographic trip
down tile Green and Colorado rivers
In rowhoats-our observations and
impressions lie speaks az one
might speak OF rowing down the Hud-
son Or the Mississippi, bat owen Wis
ter who writes the introduction puts
q dliterent face on the matter. Per
haps, he saws, this planet does
somewhere Use contain a thing like
he Colorado river The few who
have ventured through these places
tho canyonsl and lived are a handful
q those who went 10 and were never
seen again A note later lists five
successful Journeys through the can
IONS. This one made in 1git Is the
18TH. Aside from the adventure of
he thing, the object of the expedition
Ras the securing Of photographs. IL
possible Of moving picture films. This
md was attained and number of tho |
.emarkable photographs are repro
iueed as illustrations.