Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain chronicles Book

The quote "Truth is stranger than fiction" came to mind as I read this book. Having been camping at Agua Caliente in the Anza Borrego Desert and living in the Brawley/El Centro area, I feel like I "know" the desert. Now imagine moving your family to the middle of that to stay. All alone. That sums up this book. I totally get it. It's an experiment in dreams and loving the land; getting away from others, the rat-race and back to nature, tranquility and art. It sounds nice, in theory. What eventually happened wasn't a surprise and I thought it interesting that it lasted as long as it did. I didn't need to know some of the personal history that was given but I did like reading the excepts from "Desert Magazine." Some of this is getting to be ancient San Diego history (not many people know about this) so I was glad to read a book about it.