Bibliograph

The Grand Canyon, native people and early visitors, Kenneth D. Shields Jr

Type

Label

The Grand Canyon, native people and early visitors, Kenneth D. Shields Jr

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Grand Canyon

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kenneth D. Shields Jr

Series statement

Images of America

Sub title

native people and early visitors

Summary

Unlike appreciating America's other natural wonders such as waterfalls, glaciers, mountains, or prairies, one must struggle to absorb, assimilate, and comprehend the Grand Canyon's tremendous scale. Captured here in over 250 vintage images is the human drama of survival and coexistence in the canyon, from the native tribes who struggled with life on the rim, to the pioneers who came to foster and manipulate the early tourist industry in America's oldest natural resource. Covering the tribes that called the canyon home and the seekers who flocked to the area to find their fortune in gold and tourism, author Kenneth Shields exposes the human layers so often overlooked. Seen here are the native tribes who survived the harshest conditions of the canyon, including the Hopi, Havasupai, Navajo, and Paiute. Readers will recognize the images of popular tourist spots like the El Tovar Hotel and the Navajo Bridge, as well as the early conservationist faces of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft

Target audience

adult

Classification