NYC: Broadway, 2011. 1st edition, NF/VG+. Book has wear to spine ends, light wear to some edges. DJ has wear to spine ends, light wear to corners & some edges. Illustrated with 21 pages of b & w photos, 2 maps, some chapter heading woodcuts. Includes notes on sources and index. Fascinating investigation into the life and travels of Reuss (1914-1934?). His travels were mostly in California and the great canyon land regions of the Southwest. Very unusual young man and his connection to these sometimes very remote areas. Wonderful read, 394 pp. BP.

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Title: Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York. NY
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 030759176X
ISBN 13: 9780307591760
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

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Traces the extraordinary life of the early 20th-century adventurer, writer and watercolor artist, describing his early years as a child prodigy, his solitary journeys through the American Southwest and his mysterious 1934 disappearance in Navajo country. 60,000 first printing.

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DAVID ROBERTS is the author of more than 20 books on mountaineering, adventure, and history, including No Shortcuts to the Top, K2, and The Will to Climb, which he co-wrote with Ed Viesturs and a memoir On The Ridge Between Life and Death. He has written for National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and Smithsonian. Roberts lives in Massachusetts.

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