| Show Ruth W. W Robertson Generates Series Of Books s on Utah The silver frenzy generated in the tho by the discovery of precious ore oro orein orein in Little Col Cottonwood ton wood Canyon forms the background for a new book by Ruth Winder Robertson former Vernal resident resi resl dent Titled This is Alta the book Isone isone Is la laone one of a scheduled series of small books bookson on points of interest in Utah It has grown out of a long-held long conviction that Utah holds as fascinating and flamboyant ant stories as do her neighboring well- well states They only lack the tell tell- ing A CASE in point is Alta Into this isolated locality poured a breed of men and women as tough and as tenacious as any of those who peopled the West All of the well known characters are there as well as many others not as well known but uncovered by Mrs Robertson Robert Robert- son in her extensive research The book details events connected with the famous Emma mine which sold to British capitalists' capitalists for and promptly ran out of ore It is the meld melding ing of the great international crisis involved involved in in- with the everyday living experiences ex ex- ex of the residents often rangIng ranging ranging rang rang- ing from hilarity to pathos makes Altas Alta's story unique PUBLISHED IN time for Altas Alta's Centennial Cen Cen- Centennial tennial the book is well illustrated with time old pictures pictures' of the area and the railroad which served the canyon as aswell aswell aswell well as beautiful modern photos Mrs Robertson's published works in- in Include elude clude a Book of Mormon reader and anda a on the Book of Mormon for the Schools as well as several dozen filmstrips written for the Seminaries and Institutes She is presently presently pre pre- working on a book on Cave and American Fork Canyon |
