The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled. <br />
Henry Adams <br />
Now, I am the direct descendant of the mountain man Jim Bridger, and that means I got a little Injun in me. And our battle plan will be that of an Apache resistance. We will be cruel to the Germans, and through our cruelty they will know who we are.
Bob Moss (1953-2011) was an outsider folk artist and musician who lived “out there” and on the fringe. Moss was enamored with the strangeness and beauty of the Deseret alphabet, and created art (mostly wood burnings) based on Brigham Young’s failed experiment.
A selection of rare books and manuscripts offering rich research possibilities. From the development of educational practices to narratives on women’s professional lives, to satire on get-rich-quick schemes to an entomology guide for children, these texts preserve voices from the long-18th and 19th centuries that helped shape our modern society–for good and for bad.