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Title: Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seeker. By George Wharton James. With a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
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Publisher: Boston Page company
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ResplendentGlories and Weird Mysteries is spread out at our feet.We recall that Browning cried: Look thou not downbut up, yet we pay not the slightest attention. Ourgaze is held down, gladly, willingly, delightedly, uponthis unique scene. You know Gustave Dores Bible pic-tures of the deluge, and his Ancient Mariner scenes?Here they are! You know the creepy sensations EdgarAllan Poes stories used to give you? You feel themnow! You remember the mental stimulus and exhilara-tion you felt when the sonorous sounding and statelysteps of Miltons verse rang in your ears? You feel thesame stimulus and exhilaration here! You recall thevivid thrill of satisfaction when you read in Dante hisincomparable descriptions of the overthrow and utterdamnation of all evil? You get the thrill again here!For before us are Deluge, Ancient Mariner, UnseenMystery, Weirdest Happenings, Battles of Angels andDevils, Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell, all commingled,,joggling each other, openly displayed, while the only
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AT THE FOOT OF THE FISH CREEK GRADE, ON THE APACHE TRAIL. Through Apache-Land 333 peculiar factor is the great crystal sea, glistening in thebottom of the mountain bowl, as though it were the bath-ing place of angels and fiends and on which the enrap-tured gaze would soon discover new and hitherto un-known types of vessels. What have I said ? Read it again! Words! Words!Words! But cannot you understand what I am drivingat? Im trying to tell you of the untellable. Im tryingto describe the indescribable. That is what it amountsto. The words I have written are merely the sugges-tions of emotions this scene awakens within me. It isnot often that scenery evokes my tears. This alwaysdoes; just as some music does,— just as the movementof large bodies of drilled men does, just as the solemnmass of a cathedral does, just as the recollection of agreat mans heroic deed does. I could sit on this Sum-mit and dream and dream for hours, and then begin anddream again. But the auto begins the descen

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