Description
Intrigued by this strange string of coincidental disappearances, Scott Thybony set out to be told what happened. His investigations took him from Island in the Sky to Skeleton Mesa, from Texas to Tucson, and from the Green River to the Red. He traced the journey of Lucy Garrett from the murder of her father to her dramatic courtroom testimony. The use of the pages of an old journal he followed the route of Dan Thrapp as he crossed an expanse of wildly rugged country with a pair of outlaws. Thrapp’s story of survival in an unforgiving land is a poignant counterpoint to the fate of the artist Everett Ruess, which the New York Times has referred to as “probably the most enduring mysteries of the brand new West.” Thybony draws on extensive research and an entire life of exploration to create a riveting story of these three lives.