In & Around the Grand Canyon: The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona
by James, George Wharton
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/discolored; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; front pastedown has a personal
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1913. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/discolored; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; front pastedown has a personal stamp and a mounted poem; ffep has a personal stamp and an illustrative sticker; textblock is cracked; spine is a little wobbly; interior is clean with some light toning.). Light blue boards with brown and peach-coloured lettering and illustration; xxiv, 352 pp.; frontispiece, illustrations, one folded plate. Contents include: The Colorado River and its canyons -- Explorations from the time of the Spaniards (1540) to Major J.W. Powell (1869) -- Explorations by Major J.W. Powell (1869-72) -- Later explorations -- Flagstaff, the San Francisco Mountains, the cliff and cave dwellings, and the dead volcanoes -- From the Santa Fe Railway to the canyon by stage -- The Grand Canyon Railway and El Tovar Hotel -- First impressions -- What does one see? -- On the rim -- The Grand View trail -- The Bright Angel Trail -- Two days' hunt for a boat in a side gorge near the Bright Angel Trail -- The Mystic Spring Trail -- Three days of exploring in Trail Canyon with the wrong companion -- Mr. W.W. Bass and his canyon experiences -- The Shinumo and its ancient inhabitants -- Peach Springs Trail -- Lee's Ferry and the journey thither -- John D. Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre -- Up and down Glen and Marble Canyons -- The old Hopi Salt Trail -- The Tanner-French Trail -- The Red Canyon and old trails -- Grand Canyon Forest Reserve -- The Topocobya Trail and Havasu (Cataract) Canyon -- The Havasupai Indians and their canyon home -- Havasu (Cataract) Canyon and its waterfalls and limestone caves -- An adventure in Beaver Canyon -- The geology of the Grand Canyon -- Botany of the Grand Canyon -- Religious and other impressions in the Grand Canyon -- Photographing the Grand Canyon.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 199706
- Title
- In & Around the Grand Canyon: The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona
- Author
- James, George Wharton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/discolored; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; front pastedown has a personal
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised and Enlarged Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Travel, Grand Canyon, Arizona ; Grand Canyon (Arizona) ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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