This book contains many interesting facts and photos about Utah and held a wealth of potential, but the content suffers from poor overall design, lack of cohesive organization, and mistakes often found in self-published works. As the title indicated, the book was clearly meant to be a broad overview of many aspects of the Great Salt Lake region including planetary/geological and human history, but the author's strength clearly lies in his extensive knowledge of natural history and environmental subject matter so leaving out weaker explanations of the human settlement (or acquiring the assistance of a colleague whose academic focus is US history) may have served him better in the long run. The pictures, particularly the ones from the Utah Historical Society, were definite highlights, but printing the entire book's text in bold face text was a major distraction. Overall, I'd say I'd lend it to a student doing a report on Antelope Island or the surrounding area, or possibly to a tourist with a casual interest in the local sights, but I won't be keeping it as a permanent part of my Utah library. ( )