How the Canyon Became Grand: A Short History

Dismissed by the first Spanish explorers as a wasteland, the Grand Canyon lay virtually unnoticed for three...
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Author: Stephen J. Pyne
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Language: English
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How the Canyon Became Grand: A Short History by Pyne, Stephen J.

How the Canyon Became Grand: A Short History

Dhs. 99.58

How the Canyon Became Grand: A Short History

Dhs. 99.58
Author: Stephen J. Pyne
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Dismissed by the first Spanish explorers as a wasteland, the Grand Canyon lay virtually unnoticed for three centuries until nineteenth- century America rediscovered it and seized it as a national emblem. This extraordinary work of intellectual and environmental history tells two tales of the Canyon: the discovery and exploration of the physical Canyon and the invention and evolution of the cultural Canyon--how we learned to endow it with mythic significance.Acclaimed historian Stephen Pyne examines the major shifts in Western attitudes toward nature, and recounts the achievements of explorers, geologists, artists, and writers, from John Wesley Powell to Wallace Stegner, and how they transformed the Canyon into a fixture of national identity. This groundbreaking book takes us on a completely original journey through the Canyon toward a new understanding of its niche in the American psyche, a journey that mirrors the making of the nation itself.

Author: Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/01/1999
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.73h x 5.06w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780140280562
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 08/22/1999 pg. 28

About the Author
Stephen J. Pyne is a professor of history at Arizona State University, a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, and winner of the 1995 Los Angeles Times Robert Kirsch Award for Arts and Letters. His book The Ice was named one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year. His eleven groundbreaking books include the five-volume Cycle of Fire. He lives in Glendale, Arizona.


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