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Author | : Susan Lowell |
Publisher | : Rio Chico Books for Children |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
ISBN | : 9781933855639 |
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Take off with Sam and Rosie as they go on a magical, geological trip back through time to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. With Major Powell as their guide, the twins encounter trilobites, metamorphic mud, and the many wonders that have developed over the years.
Author | : David Petersen |
Publisher | : Children's Press |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2001-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780516273167 |
Download Grand Canyon National Park Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Describes the formation of the remarkable canyons in this national park in Arizona and discusses other things to see and do there.
Author | : Will Hobbs |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2012-07-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1442445483 |
Download Downriver Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Will Hobbs’s classic tale of whitewater adventure is back in print with an exciting new look. No adults, no permit, no river map. After fifteen-year-old Jessie gets sent to Discovery Unlimited, an outdoor education program, she and six companions “borrow” the company’s rafting gear and take off down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on their own. Floating beneath sheer red walls, camping on white sand beaches, and exploring caves and waterfalls, Jessie and the others are having the time of their lives—at first. But when they’re pursued by helicopters, they boldly push on into the black-walled inner gorge, the heart of the Grand Canyon, only to encounter huge rapids, bone-chilling rain, injuries, and conflict within the group. What will be the consequences of their reckless adventure? This riveting novel includes an author’s note about his own rafting experiences and has been ranked by the American Library Association as a “100 Best of the Best” for twenty-five years—a testament to the enduring popularity of the action and adventure that await in Downriver.
Author | : Mark Neumann |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780816627851 |
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Weaving history, ethnography, and documentary photography, the author describes how the Grand Canyon became an internationally renowned tourist attraction and cultural icon. 58 photos.
Author | : Rudy J. Gerber |
Publisher | : Pelican Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1994-12-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781455610860 |
Download The Railroad and the Canyon Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Exploration of the Grand Canyon has attracted the attention of adventurers from Coronado to Roosevelt and captured the imaginations of millions worldwide. In the early part of the twentieth century, development of the canyon as a tourist destination, a source of mining prospects, an artistic subject, and a geological wonder increased at tremendous rates due to the linking of the Santa Fe railroad line with the canyon's edge from Williams and Flagstaff. Rudy J. Gerber's The Railroad and the Canyon is a historical expedition into the events that led to the building of the railroad and its impact on the canyon. From the first deadly attempts to run trains through the canyon to the industries that sprouted up alongside its tracks, this story of man's quest to conquer the canyon by train is both fascinating and enlightening. Gerber introduces the famous figures from John Hance, whose stagecoaches brought adventurous spectators to the rim; to Buckey O'Neill, who convinced financiers to run the rails to his property; to Mary Jane Colter, the architect whose work remains today as part of the national park grounds. The race to the canyon was not without legal battles and dry spells for tourism. This book tells how landowners battled for rights to the rails, how the railroad marketed its canyon trips, how the hotels developed and grew, and how roads and cars competed with the rails for carrying visitors to the canyon. Included are also stories of the archeological finds along the tracks and sights found along the guideposts of the trek. Rudy J. Gerber has been a longtime college professor, lawyer, writer, and explorer of the canyon lands. He currently sits as a judge on the Arizona State Court of Appeals in Phoenix. Escaping from the city, he can be found at his mountain cabin outside of Williams, still within earshot of the famed train lines he has written this book about.
Author | : John R. Stilgoe |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2009-02-05 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0813930502 |
Download Train Time Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines, even though millions of them live in an economy and culture "waiting for the train." In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape, John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off, carrying his ideas about the spatial consequences of railways up to the present moment. Arguing that the train is returning, "an economic and cultural tsunami about to transform the United States," Stilgoe posits a future for railways as powerful shapers of American life. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape, Train Time moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. From his reading of what prompted investors to reorient their thinking about the railroad industry in the late 1970s, to his exploration of creative solutions to transportation problems and land use planning and development in the present, Stilgoe expands our perspective of an industry normally associated with bad news. Urging us that "the magic moment is now," he observes, "Now a train is often only a whistle heard far off on a sleepless night. But romantic or foreboding or empowering, the whistle announces return and change to those who listen." For scholars with an interest in American history in general and railroad and transit history in particular, as well as general readers concerned about the future of transportation in the United States, Train Time is an engaging look at the future of our railroads.
Author | : Rudy J. Gerber |
Publisher | : American Traveler Press |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780935810448 |
Download Grand Canyon Railroad Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
All about the railroad: old coaches made new, ancient steam engines, historic hotels, stations and campsites along 64 miles of scenic track unlike any other railroad in the USA and the only one ever to penetrate to the heart of a national park. On 17 September 1989, 88 years to the day from the date the first steam engine puffed to the Grand Canyon, a reborn Grand Canyon train made its way from Williams to the Grand Canyon along the same historic route. The resurrection of the Grand Canyon Railway signifies more than steam and thunder, nostalgia and history. It is part of a growing recognition of the need to soften the environmental impact made by four million annual visitors to the Canyon. The railroad uses a clean burning fuel of oil and grey water for engine power and may reduce peak motor traffic in the Canyon park by as much as 4000 vehicles per day.
Author | : Don Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1976 |
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Author | : Margaret Erhart |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2009-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780452295490 |
Download The Butterflies of Grand Canyon Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Arriving in her in-laws' mid-20th-century Arizona community with her much-older husband, Jane Merkel discovers her affinity for catching butterflies, realizes an attraction to a young ranger and uncovers a dark town secret. Original.
Author | : Teresa Bitler |
Publisher | : The Countryman Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2008-05-17 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1581579594 |
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Introducing Great Escapes: Selective guides for travelers who want to find quick trips and getaways within a specific locale. They take away the drudgery of sifting through online and printed travel info by listing only the most worthwhile events, activities, and places to stay and eat. Great Escapes: Arizona is for anyone who loves to explore and who wants to discover Arizona in a new and exciting way! Here's just a taste: a drive along historic Route 66; an unbelievable February fireworks display; stargazing at a national observatory; a re-enactment of the Civil War's "westernmost" battles; a visit to the O.K. Corral where Wyatt Earp made his legendary stand; an ostrich festival; and a search for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine.