Grand Canyon: A History of a Natural Wonder and National Park

by Don Lago

The Grand Canyon has long inspired deep emotions and responses. For the Native Americans who lived there, the canyon was home, full of sacred meanings. For the first European settlers to see it, the canyon drove them to great exploration adventures and Wild West dreams of wealth. The canyon also held deep importance for America's pioneer conservationists such as Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold, and it played a central role in the emerging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874179904
• ISBN13: 9780874179903
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"