CANNON STILL BRINGING IMAGES OF BAJA TO LIFE.Byline: - Brett Pauly Some called Ray Cannon the pied piper Pied Piper charms children of Hamelin with music. [Children’s Lit.: “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” in Dramatic Lyrics, Fisher, 279–281] See : Enchantment of Baja California Baja California, state, Mexico Baja California (Span.: bä`hä kälēfōr`nyä), state (1990 pop. 1,660,855), 27,628 sq mi (71,576 sq km), NW Mexico, on the Baja California peninsula. Mexicali is the capital. , drawing American anglers to a Mexican bounty of game fish in the land he came to love and glorify through his writings. He drew a faithful readership penning weekly columns in Western Outdoors News for nearly a quarter century and by way of his renowned 1966 book ``The Sea of Cortez.'' Though his legacy - and the social and economic growth of the region he helped to popularize pop·u·lar·ize tr.v. pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing, pop·u·lar·iz·es 1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle. 2. - has survived long after his death in 1977 at age 84, it has received a major boost from Gene S. Kira's ``The Unforgettable Sea of Cortez: Baja California's Golden Age 1947-1977 - The Life and Writings of Ray Cannon'' (Cortez Publications, $39.95). Much more than a simple rehash re·hash tr.v. re·hashed, re·hash·ing, re·hash·es 1. To bring forth again in another form without significant alteration: rehashing old ideas. 2. To discuss again. of Cannon's musings, the 362-page title by the co-author of the fishing and travel guidebook ``The Baja Catch'' (Apples & Oranges Publishers) blends more than 400 classic photos by Cannon and others with Kira's insightful text to revitalize the man's observations. Together they represent a definitive history of Baja destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to grace the bookshelves of anyone who shares Cannon's passion for this promised land of angling. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) The Unforgettable Sea of Cortez: Baja California's Golden Age 1947-1977 - The Life and Writings of Ray Cannon |
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