The Mammoth Letters: Running Away to a Mountain Town

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An award-winning travelogue and memoir about Mammoth Lakes, California and its environs in the Eastern Sierra. Laugh-out-loud and heart-breaking tales of unusual characters, wild creatures, the Old West, adventure, and everyday families.

WINNER OF 2018 THE NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD IN REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST CATEGORY.

Description

Questions arise when a big city family moves to a remote mountain town in the Eastern Sierra: Why is there a bear in the grocery store? What happened to the missing school teacher? Where do you buy soccer socks around here? Skillfully blending anecdote, history, and description, The Mammoth Letters is an amusing and sensitive portrayal of an eclectic town and its colorful inhabitants and will inspire anyone who has wondered about making the leap from one world to another. In a book of wide emotional range, readers will discover mystery, beauty, and tragedy in how a majestic but unforgiving alpine wilderness affects those living at its edge.

A one-dollar donation will be made to the Southern Mono Historical Society with the purchase of each new paperback.