A look at the history of Tassajara Hot Springs, for millennia used by Native Americans who went there to cure their ills. In the 1800s the Spanish came, then trappers and homesteaders. First accessible only by foot or horse, a road was cut through the mountains by Chinese laborers so that horse-drawn wagons could make the treacherous trip. With photos and stories of those times up to the mid-eighties: tents, log cabins, fish and game, the early cars, the people and their attire, the sandstone hotel. This famed resort in the 1960s become the site of the Western world's first Zen Buddhist monastery founded by Shunryu Suzuki, author of the classic Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. 
With its healing waters, rugged remoteness, memorable characters, perilous road, fires, restorations, conversations under Gossip Oak, peace and quiet, Tassajara has a special place in the hearts of those who've traveled there. Marilyn McDonald has given us its history which endears us even more to this unique retreat nestled in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Monterey County, California.

A Brief History of Tassajara: From Native American Sweat Lodges to Pioneering Zen Monastery

History

McDonald, Marilyn

Americas

Cuke Press

A look at the history of Tassajara Hot Springs, for millennia used by Native Americans who went there to cure their ills. In the 1800s the Spanish came, then trappers and homesteaders. First accessible only by foot or horse, a road was cut through the mountains by Chinese laborers so that horse-drawn wagons could make the treacherous trip. With photos and stories of those times up to the mid-eighties: tents, log cabins, fish and game, the early cars, the people and their attire, the sandstone hotel. This famed resort in the 1960s become the site of the Western world's first Zen Buddhist monastery founded by Shunryu Suzuki, author of the classic Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.With its healing waters, rugged remoteness, memorable characters, perilous road, fires, restorations, conversations under Gossip Oak, peace and quiet, Tassajara has a special place in the hearts of those who've traveled there. Marilyn McDonald has given us its history which endears us even more to this unique retreat nestled in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Monterey County, California.

A caper set in a Western Australian. The author, the main character, went on a whim to visit a dear chum, meet her family, friends, and homeland, curious to explore. There was that, but then there was the unexpected as events propelled him into a bizarre treasure hunt for another lass, "one in danger of the grave." Illustrated with songs.

To Find the Girl from Perth

Literature & Fiction

Chadwick, David

Humor & Satire

Andrew Atkeison's series of soft color illustrations for To Find the Girl from Perth with quotes from the novel To Find the Girl from Perth

Color Dreams for To Find the Girl from Perth

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

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