Condition: Good. Packed in a RIGID mailer with cardboard backing and padding. (See Photos)! Ships same or next day (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Cover: clean, bright, edges and corner tips “good”= light to moderate bumping and/or rubbing, stress creases at spine. ABOUT THIS: Death Valley, with its unique desert character consisting of a deep geological trough, high spectacular mountains, and shimmering salt flats, has been described as an apparition. In reality, however, the apparently forbidding landscape has intense beauty and unusual life forms that become readily apparent when more than casual observation is offered. Many men have made significant contributions to the penetration of this awesome desert over the years. Two of them — Walter Scott (Death Valley Scotty) and Albert Johnson — through their unique human-interest landmark in Grapevine Canyon called Scotty's Castle, perhaps did more than any-one else to bring Death Valley to the attention of the world. Their castle-in-the-desert created national controversy and mystery, which may be attributed to Albert Johnson's desire for seclusion and Walter Scott's beguiling nature. The National Park Service acquired Scotty's Castle in July, 1970, from the Gospel Foundation of California. The principals of the Foundation, Mr. Walter Webb and Miss Mary Liddecoat, through their sensitive appreciation of the values represented, provided gracious and generous contributions that made the government's acquisition possible. In company with Maintenance Leader William C. Bolton, we enjoyed the good fortune of having an amicable relationship with the former owners in establishing a mutual understanding for the interpretive treatment of the Castle. We were later joined by District Park Ranger Wayne Schulz and Park Technician Dorothy Shally in the development of factual information about the history and structural aspects of the Castle. Others on the National Park Service staff and private interests also provided in-valuable data to the project.