This single-volume encyclopedia examines the Grand Canyon in depth, from the native peoples who have survived there for centuries to the explorers who charted its vast expanses and to the challenges that Grand Canyon National Park faces.
• Includes a chronology of important events in the history of the Grand Canyon, helping readers to hone in on key events that occurred during its history
• Presents a chronology of important events in the history of the Grand Canyon, helping readers to focus on key events that occurred during its history
• Offers a Grand Canyon "at a glance" section that allows readers key statistics about the park
• Provides an appendix that gives readers the chance to explore "firsts" in the history of the Grand Canyon as well as to plot the GPS coordinates of major sites at the national park
• Features photos from the authors' personal research travels that illuminate the text in such a style as to be different than tour books and trail guides
Author(s): Randy Moore, Kara Felicia Witt
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 437
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
Chronology of Human History at Grand Canyon......Page 30
Grand Canyon at a Glance......Page 36
Part I: Thematic Essays......Page 46
Grand Canyon’s Ancient Beginnings: The Proterozoic Eon......Page 48
The “Postcard Rocks” of Grand Canyon: The Paleozoic Era......Page 56
How the Colorado River Carved Grand Canyon......Page 64
Grand Canyon’s First People......Page 72
Tribes That Call Grand Canyon Their Home......Page 79
John Wesley Powell......Page 87
Whose Canyon Is It?......Page 98
Whose Water Is It?......Page 105
The Colorado River’s Historic Sites......Page 113
Grand Canyon and Modern Christian Fundamentalism......Page 123
The Future of Grand Canyon......Page 132
Part II: Topical Entries......Page 138
Airplanes and Helicopters......Page 140
Akin, Louis......Page 141
Antiquities Act of 1906......Page 142
Bass, William and Ada......Page 144
Bass Trails and Bass Camp......Page 146
Berry, Peter......Page 147
Birdseye, Claude......Page 149
Boucher, Louis......Page 153
Bridge Canyon Dam......Page 154
Bright Angel Lodge......Page 156
Bright Angel Trail......Page 157
Bright Angels......Page 160
Brighty, the North Rim Burro......Page 162
Brown, Frank......Page 164
Buggeln, Martin......Page 167
California Condors......Page 170
Cameron, Ralph......Page 171
Cape Final and Cape Final Trail......Page 173
Cape Royal and Cape Royal Trail......Page 174
Cárdenas, García López de......Page 175
Cattalo, Buffalo, and Pearl Gray......Page 176
Civilian Conservation Corps......Page 178
Clark, Georgie White......Page 180
Colter, Mary Elizabeth Jane......Page 182
Dellenbaugh, Frederick......Page 188
Desert View......Page 189
Dinosaurs......Page 191
Domínguez and Escalante......Page 192
Dutton, Clarence......Page 193
Eddy, Clyde......Page 200
El Tovar Hotel......Page 201
Evolution......Page 204
Fish......Page 208
Flavell, George......Page 211
Frazier, Russell......Page 212
Galloway, Nathan......Page 214
Gannett, Henry......Page 215
Garcés, Francisco Tomás......Page 216
Gateways to Grand Canyon......Page 217
Geology along the River......Page 219
Goldwater, Barry......Page 222
Grand Canyon Depot......Page 223
Grand Canyon Museum......Page 225
Grand Canyon Natural History Association......Page 226
Grand Canyon Village......Page 227
Grand Canyon West......Page 228
Grandview Point......Page 231
Grandview Trail......Page 233
Great Deer Run......Page 234
Hance, John......Page 236
Hance Trails......Page 238
Harvey, Fred, and the Harvey Girls......Page 239
Hermit Trail......Page 241
Hermits Rest......Page 244
Hogan, Dan......Page 246
Holmes, William Henry......Page 247
Holmstrom, Haldane “Buzz"......Page 248
Hopi House......Page 250
Hopi Point......Page 251
Hyde, Glen and Bessie......Page 252
Ives, Joseph Christmas......Page 254
James, George Wharton......Page 256
Kaibab Plateau and Kaibab National Forest......Page 258
Ken Patrick Trail......Page 259
Kolb, Ellsworth and Emery......Page 260
Kolb Studio......Page 265
Lake Mead and Hoover Dam......Page 268
Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam......Page 271
Lava Falls Trail......Page 274
Lees Ferry......Page 275
Lipan Point......Page 280
Little Colorado River......Page 281
Litton, Martin......Page 282
Loper, Bert......Page 283
“Lost Worlds"......Page 285
Marble Canyon......Page 286
Marble Canyon Dam......Page 287
Maricopa Point......Page 288
Marston, Otis “Dock"......Page 290
Mather, Stephen......Page 291
Mather Point......Page 293
Matthes, François......Page 295
McKee, Edwin “Eddie"......Page 296
Mission 66......Page 298
Moran, Thomas......Page 299
Moran Point......Page 302
Motorboats in Grand Canyon National Park......Page 303
Mules......Page 305
National Park Service......Page 308
Navajo Bridge......Page 310
Navajo Point......Page 312
Nevills, Norman......Page 313
Newberry, John Strong......Page 314
North Kaibab Trail......Page 316
North Rim......Page 320
O’Neill, William Owen “Buckey"......Page 324
Owens, James “Uncle Jim"......Page 325
Parachuting into Grand Canyon......Page 328
Patraw, Pauline “Polly"......Page 329
Pattie, James......Page 330
Phantom Ranch......Page 331
Pima Point......Page 335
Pioneer Cemetery and Other Gravesites......Page 336
Place-Names in Grand Canyon......Page 342
Point Imperial......Page 344
Postage Stamps......Page 345
Powell Point......Page 346
Railroad......Page 348
Rapids......Page 351
Reilly, Plez “P. T."......Page 356
Religious Books and Scripture Plaques......Page 357
Roads......Page 358
Roosevelt Point......Page 359
Rowe, Sanford......Page 361
Russell, Charles, and the Ross Wheeler......Page 362
Sierra Club......Page 364
Sipapu......Page 366
South Kaibab Trail......Page 367
Squirrels......Page 370
Stagecoaches......Page 371
Stanton, Robert......Page 372
Stone, Julius......Page 375
Sturdevant, Glen......Page 377
Supai and the Waterfalls of the Havasupai......Page 378
Tanner Trail......Page 382
Tillotson, Miner......Page 383
Tonto Trail......Page 385
Toroweap......Page 387
Trail of Time......Page 390
Tramways......Page 391
Transept Trail and Bridle Trail......Page 393
Tusayan Museum and Ruins......Page 394
United States Geological Survey......Page 396
Verkamp, John......Page 398
Walhalla Overlook and Walhalla Glades Pueblo......Page 402
Water at Grand Canyon......Page 403
Widforss, Gunnar......Page 404
Woolley, Edwin Dilworth “Uncle Dee"......Page 406
Wylie Way Camps......Page 407
Yavapai Point......Page 410
Appendix: Geologic Time Scale......Page 412
Glossary......Page 414
Bibliography......Page 418
Index......Page 422