Grand Colorado: The Story of a River and its Canyons

The Grand Colorado: The Story of a River and its Canyons published by American West Publishing Co, Palo Alto, CA, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Good in Torn & Taped DJ. Water mark top edge last 50+/- pages, binding & DJ, content not affected, all pages separate & in vg condition. 310 Pgs. LCCN 71-88240. By T H Watkins and contributors. Foreword by Wallace Stegner. Color photography by Philip Hyde. Here is the complete story, in text and more than 200 pictures, of one of America's great rivers - probably the most important river in the history of the West. Through these pages flow more than four thousand years of human history, from the ancient time when Indians inhabited the incredible wilderness of the Colorado canyons to the day in 1540 when Coronado's soldiers were the first Europeans to view the awesome wonder of the Grand Canyon; from 17th century ''Black Robes'' who wandered the river's deserts in search of souls to 20th century engineers, who have tamed and crippled the river in the name of progress. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 22589.