Reviews for The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California

The average rating for The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-08-27 00:00:00 James Shoaf A travel classic written some sixty years ago, years before there was a paved road connecting Tijuana with Los Cabos. Joseph Wood Krutch is not only a fastidious naturalist, but he is also able to describe the history and economic development of Baja California, and leave us with a plea not to over-develop the peninsula. (Too late, Joe: the developers pounced, especially in a few areas.) I recommend The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California to anyone interested in that thousand-mile peninsula that dangles below the State of [Alta] California.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-07 00:00:00 Christopher Carlson I read this on the heels of Bruce Berger's Baja book. In retrospect, the reverse order would have been preferable. But both of these were great reads- strong, interesting narrative voices made for compelling reading. I was also struck by how Krutch's philosophical musings about what progress means - pretty much the whole last chapter - resonate today. I am going to go to Baja soon, so will also have an opinion about how this isolated peninsula's better transportation has helped or hurt it.