Exploring the Grand Canyon
Exploring the Grand Canyon

Author: Lynne Foster

Publisher: Grand Canyon Assn

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780938216339

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A lively yet comprehensive look at the natural & cultural history of the Grand Canyon -- its geology (a trip back in time via time machine to see geologic forces at work), the first people (Anasazi) to inhabit it, explorers & pioneer settlers, early tourists & river runners, & a cross-canyon hike to learn about plants & animals. Colorful illustrations & maps. EXTRAS: timeline (5 million years ago to present), activities suitable for classroom use, annotated reading list, hiking guide & checklist, glossary & index.

Where Is the Grand Canyon?
Where Is the Grand Canyon?

Author: Jim O'Connor

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-02-05

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0448483572

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There are canyons all over the planet, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona is not the biggest. Yet because of the spectacular colors in the rock layers and fascinating formations of boulders, buttes, and mesas, it is known as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Starting with a brief overview of how national parks came into being, this book covers all aspects of the canyon--how it formed, which early native people lived there, and what varied wildlife can be found there now. A history of the canyon's end-to-end exploration in the late 1860s and how the Grand Canyon became such a popular vacation spot (5 million tourists visit every year) round out this informative, easy-to-read account.

Living at the Edge
Living at the Edge

Author: Michael F. Anderson

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive look at the pioneer history of the Grand Canyon region, from its earliest residents to the creation of the national park at the end of the pioneer era (circa 1920). Included are nearly 200 historical photographs, many never published before, and 12 custom maps of the region.

Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon

Author: Jeremy Schmidt

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780395599327

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Perhaps our most spectacular park, the Grand Canyon draws over four million visitors a year. In the first series that focuses on the natural history of the individual parks, each volume describes and lists each park's characteristic animals, plants, ecosystems, and geological formations. 90 photos, 45 in color. 15 maps.

The Grand Canyon Reader
The Grand Canyon Reader

Author: Lance Newman

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0520949935

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This superb anthology brings together some of the most powerful and compelling writing about the Grand Canyon—stories, essays, and poems written across five centuries by people inhabiting, surviving, and attempting to understand what one explorer called the "Great Unknown." The Grand Canyon Reader includes traditional stories from native tribes, reports by explorers, journals by early tourists, and contemporary essays and stories by such beloved writers as John McPhee, Ann Zwinger, Edward Abbey, Terry Tempest Williams, Barry Lopez, Linda Hogan, and Craig Childs. Lively tales written by unschooled river runners, unabashedly popular fiction, and memoirs stand alongside finely crafted literary works to represent full range of human experience in this wild, daunting, and inspiring landscape.