Essay by L. Jackson Newell
Afterword by William T. Vollmann
Preface by Michael A. Smith

Printed in 600-line screen quadtone, setting a new standard in the reproduction of photographs.

53 reproductions, 84 pages, 11" x 9 ½"

Limited to an edition of 3,000 regular hardbound copies and a signed, numbered, custom-bound and slipcased limited edition of 150.

Publication: 2000

Deep Springs College is the most unusual college in America. Arguably, it is also the best. It is located in such a remote place in the high desert in eastern California that its mailing address is in Nevada - and the nearest gas pump is thirty miles away over a mountain pass. There are up to twenty-six students who hire and fire the faculty, design the curriculum, select the incoming students, do all of the work on the college's organic farm and ranch, cook the meals, work in the office, and generally maintain the school. Tuition is free. Does this sound like a 1960s college run by ex-hippies? Far from it. Deep Springs has been in existence since 1917.

With this book, the story of this amazing college is revealed to a wide public for the first time.

Every detail in the production of this exquisite book was supervised by the photographer and produced to the exacting standards that are a hallmark of Lodima Press. The photographs, from 8" x 10" and 8" x 20" contact prints, are reproduced on heavy cover stock in 600-line screen quadtone with exceptional fidelity to the originals. Printed in Belgium by Salto, this book sets a new standard in the reproduction of photographs. An elegant and sturdy French-fold dust jacket protects and complements this fine book.