"Death Valley! The name tells us this is a place to be feared, shunned, avoided. But the truth remains that many came here ... in spite of illusions to the contrary..."
Death Valley is the lowest point in North America and one of the hottest places in the world. And yet, it has attracted people for some 10,000 years. Its human history is unique, complex, and fascinating.
The people who lived here created illusions about this land and then dispelled them.
They came here to make their names, fortunes, and homes. They include the Timbisha Shoshone, intrepid miners, Chicago industrialist Albert Johnson and his wife Bessie, showman and con man, Death Valley Scotty, and others.
