BIG SUR INN: THE DEETJEN LEGACY By Anita Alan - Hardcover
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BIG SUR INN: THE DEETJEN LEGACY By Anita Alan - Hardcover
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- Gibbs Smith
- ISBN-10
- 1423600126
- ISBN
- 9781423600121
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN-10
1423600126
ISBN-13
9781423600121
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53573116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Big Sur Inn : the Deetjen Legacy
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Vernacular, Regional
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
37.7 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-012172
Reviews
Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy (Gibbs Smith, Publisher) won the 2008 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Bronze Award from the Society of American Travel Writers and the Gold Award for Best Non-fiction
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
728/.50979476
Table Of Content
Foreword ix Introduction x 1 Nature of the Inn 2 2 The Deetjens 14 3 Not Breaking the Harmony 38 4 Room for Inspiration 60 5 Feeding the Soul 82 6 Deetjen on His Own 106 7 Friends of the Inn 128 8 Keeping the Inn 146 Acknowledgments 158 Afterword 160
Synopsis
Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen's Legacy travels back in time to reveal the history, legends, and storied past of a California coastline institution. California's Big Sur has it all: majestic redwoods, waterfalls, and a rich literary and cultural tradition. As Sunset magazine notes: If ever a place represented the freedom and beauty of California, this is it. Nestled on this magical stretch of Highway 1 is Deetjen's Big Sur Inn. Its distinctive vernacular architecture, that visitors and locals alike recognize as the most authentically preserved along the coast, serves a waiting list of guests year round. In 1990, the Department of Interior recognized Big Sur Inn by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places. In this fascinating new book, Author Anita Alan traces the Inn's history from the poetic inspiration that compelled Helmuth Deetjen to journey from his native Norway, to the fulfillment of a lifelong dream - to make his home in the California redwoods. for two, but for travelers, artists and celebrities worldwide, including noted poet Robinson Jeffers (whose prose is featured throughout the book), writers Henry Miller and Jack Kerouac, photographers Edward Weston and Ansel Adams, and celebrities such as Kim Novak, Orsen Welles and Rita Hayworth. Inviting color and vintage photographs from the Inn's beginning to the present guide you through the Inn's natural surroundings, its cozy, rustic rooms and enchanting restaurant., Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy travels back in time to reveal the history, legends, and storied past of a California coastline institution. California's Big Sur has it all: majestic redwoods, waterfalls, and a rich literary and cultural tradition. As Sunset magazine notes: "If ever a place represented the freedom and beauty of California, this is it." Nestled on this magical stretch of Highway 1 is Deetjen's Big Sur Inn. Its distinctive vernacular architecture, which visitors and locals alike recognize as the most authentically preserved along the coast, serves a waiting list of guests year round. In 1990, the Department of Interior recognized Big Sur Inn by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places. Author Anita Alan traces the Inn's history from the poetic inspiration that compelled Helmuth Deetjen to journey from his native Norway, to the fulfillment of a lifelong dream-to make his home in the California redwoods., Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy "Only places of such wondrous character can fool you into thinking you are at home." -Sunset magazine Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy travels back in time to reveal the history, legends, and storied past of a California institution. Nestled on the magical stretch of Highway One is Deetjen's Big Sur Inn. Its distinctive vernacular architecture, which visitors and locals alike recognize as the most authentically preserved along the coast, serves a waiting list of guests year round. In 1990, the Department of the Interior recognized Big Sur Inn by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places. Author Anita Alan traces the Inn's history from the poetic inspiration that compelled Helmuth Deetjen to journey from his native Norway, to the fulfillment of a lifelong dream-to make his home in the California redwoods. With his wife, Helen Haight Deetjen, he created an intimate refuge, not just for two, but also for travelers, artists, and celebrities worldwide. Whether a casual guest, or a celebrity visitor such as Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Peter Sellers, John Denver, or Joan Baez-all find Big Sur Inn a haven from the brisk pace of city living. Color and vintage photographs from the Inn's beginning to the present guide you through the Inn's natural surroundings, its cozy rustic rooms, and its enchanting restaurant. Deetjen's kitchen shares coveted recipes with the reader. The poetry of Robinson Jeffers frames each chapter in this book-a volume designed to bring the warmth of Deetjen's hearth into your home.
LC Classification Number
NA7845.B54A43 2006
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