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How the Canyon Became Grand, A Short History

How the Canyon Became Grand, A Short History

by Stephen J. Pyne

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 199 PAGES

From worthless real estate to marvel of nature, the history of the Grand Canyon and our appreciation of the wilderness is documented by environmental historian Stephen J. Pyne. Author of Fire on the Rim, his story of his time as a firefighter at the Grand Canyon, Pyne is an erudite, stimulating author.  (USW76, $15.00)


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