Credits & Citations

Throughout

Logos: Rick Caughman, Ontario and Idyllwild, California, http://5thalley.com

Photo: "Owens Valley and Sierra Escarpment,” G. Thomas, CC0

Ten Points of Inspiration

Photo of Gustav Mahler's composing hut: Johann Jaritz

Photo of Yosemite Valley: U.S. National Park Service

Painting of Oasis of Mara, Twentynine Palms, California: Chuck Caplinger, Desert Art Studio, https://desertartstudio.com - Permission pending

Painting of Mount Baldy: Franz Bischoff  CC0

Model of Santa Monica Mountains: Based on U.S. Geological Survey image

Mojave Desert

Book cover image: Paul Landacre. “Edge of the Desert.” From California Hills and other wood engravings by Paul Landacre from the original wood blocks. Los Angeles: B. McCallister, 1931. Blocks held by Clark Library, UCLA. 

Key map and round map: U.S. Bureau of Land Management 

Photo of Mary Austin's Home: Jim Heaphy, CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo of Mary Austin: Charles Lummis, circa 1900, CC0

Photo, “Mount Mary Austin from Owens Valley,“ Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 2.5

About Natural Neighbors

Photo, crowded lobby, Natural History Museum, London, Ted Trzyna, CC0

Map of Hawai'i Island, U.S. Geological Survey 

Photo of Natural Neighbors meeting, Los Angeles: Michael Paparian, CC0

Context

Photo: "A Fork in the Road. Which Way Should I Go?" © Nicholas Mutton

Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times. New York: Celadon, 2021

Definition and discussion of hope: Christopher Peterson and Martin E.F. Seligman. Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and  Classification. New York: American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press, 2004. 

Painting: Thomas Moran. "Fiercely the Red Sun Descending / Burned His Way Along the Heavens." Oil on canvas, 1876. CC0

FAQ

Hannah Arendt. “Values in Contemporary Society.” In Arendt, Thinking without a Banister: Essays in Understanding, 1953-1975, 439. New York: Schocken, 2018. 

Obama quotation: businessinsider.com, October 30, 2019.