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Plat of Survey of Parts of U.S. Government Segregated Tracts 43 and 44, Section II, Township 12 South, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., Catron County, New Mexico. Surveyed for Wesley Leonard by Stratton Land Surveying. Route 1, Box 860. Safford, Arizona, 85546

[Catron County, New Mexico] [Radical Utopian Map] [Ron Kezar] [Dave Foreman]

$300
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Binding: Map
  • Date: 1976
  • Seller SKU: 71592

1976. Map. Very Good. Map [24 inches wide by 18 inches tall]. Fold lines are present, with some toning along the folds. With numerous manuscript notations in pencil and pen, and a long inscription to Earth First! cofounder and grassroots activist Ron Kezar. In addition to Ron Kezar, several other prominent ecologists and radicals are mentioned in the manuscript notations. For example, another cofounder of Earth First!, Dave Foreman, is referred to as well (Foreman Building Site"). In addition, prominent biologist and ornithologist Lowell Sumner (1907-1989) is mentioned ("Good guy, will get an award from SIERRA CLUB this yr."). Lowell Sumner, whose land is pointed out on the map, established a homestead in Catron County, New Mexico, after he had retired. The "Tollesfrud" annotations may refer to Philip B. Tollefsrud, who was a leading proponent of Open Space who was instrumental in the effort to preserve the Elena Gallegos Land Grant. Sadly, Tollefsrud passed in the year that this plat survey was produced. The notations on the map represent what appears to be a plan sketched out by a group of radicals who want to carve out this section of land in the hope of creating a Utopian society- a plan that was never realized.

Offered by Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA

Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Specializing in Children's Books, Illustrated Books & Wordless Novels, Modern First Editions, Native Americana, Natural History, Radical Politics & Labor, Utah & The Mormons, Western Americana and Western Exploration.
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