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In "George Masa’s Wild Vision," Author Brent Martin writes about the photographer that history would identify as the “Ansel Adams of the Smokies.”

Brent Martin will discuss the photography and life of early 20th-century Japanese immigrant Masahara Izuka — better known as George Masa — during a le...

A new book by local author Brent Martin weaves together photography and other primary documentation about George Masa, a Japanese immigrant who moved to Western North Carolina and became one of the pivotal figures in establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. However, for most of the 20th century, his contributions fell into obscurity.

Author Brent Martin will be at Highland Books on Main Street in downtown Brevard at 6 p.m., Aug. 6, to talk about his book, “George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese

The 1900s were just a few years along when a young man named Masahara Iizuka stepped on American soil for the first time. Around 26 years old, he’d ar...

Editors, contributors, and Southern booksellers share the new novels, fresh nonfiction, and even a couple cookbooks at the top of their book stacks

You, too, can walk in George Masa’s footprints. Take a tour of the many Masa photos available online through the Buncombe County Special Collections.