{"product_id":"the-high-sierra-of-california-9781890771997","title":"The High Sierra of California","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the great beauties in Sierra literature, maybe the finest of all in terms of quality of image and text, both individually and in combination.\" --Kim Stanley Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe High Sierra of California\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that have inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers. Using traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that focus on the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible only on foot. Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of travels through the High Sierra backcountry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoodcut and letterpress artist Tom Killion grew up in Marin County, California, on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, where the rugged scenery inspired him from an early age to create landscape prints strongly influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock prints. Along with publishing fine art letterpress books, Killion holds a PhD in African history from Stanford University and has taught history at several Bay Area universities. He is the founder of The Quail Press and his extensively illustrated books include \u003ci\u003e28 Views of Mount Tamalpais, The Coast of California\u003c\/i\u003e, and Walls: A Journey Across Three Continents. Killion and Gary Snyder collaborated on\u003ci\u003e California's Wild Coast, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe High Sierra of California\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTamalpais Walking\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Heyday. You can find out more about his artwork at tomkillion.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50363529003282,"sku":"9781890771997","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aefb2a59-997f-4a38-8728-beb114660482.jpg?v=1754896030","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-high-sierra-of-california-9781890771997","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}