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James, George Wharton : In & Around the Grand Canyon

Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, MA, 1900

Original publisher's gray cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Beautiful black, gray, brown, and white illustration of a canyon on front cover. Top edge gilt. 6" x 8 3/4." 341 pages, complete. Many black-and-white plates and illustrations, complete. Bibliography in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for minuscule age toning. Covers are also virtually pristine and intact except for minimal wear to corners. Binding is tight. A nice, clean, Fine copy of a book usually found in less-than-collector's condition. A comprehensive travelogue of the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas replete with beautiful printed photos of desert scenery. George Wharton James (1858-1923) was an American author, lecturer, journalist, photographer, and editor. He specialized in writing about California and the American Southwest. The following are the chapter titles: "The Colorado River and Its Canyon," "Explorations from the Time of the Spaniards (1540) to Major J. W. Powell (1869)," "Explorations by Major J. W. Powell (1869-72), "Later Explorations," "Flagstaff, the San Francisco Mountains, the Cliff and Cave Dwellings, and the Dead Volcanoes," "From the Santa Fe Railway to the Canyon by Stage," "To the Canyon by Railway, and a Few Practical Suggestions to the Tourist," "First Impression," "What Does One See?," "On the Rim," "The Grand View Trail," "The Bright Angel Trail," "Two Days' Hunt for a Boat in a Side Gorge Near the Bright Angel Trail," "The Mystic Spring Trail," "Three Days of Exploring in Trail Canyon with the Wrong Companion," "Mr. W. W. Bass and His Canyon Experiences," "The Shinumo and Its Ancient Inhabitants," "Peach Springs Trail," "Lee's Ferry and the Journey Thither," "John D. Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre," "Up and Down Glen and Marble Canyon," "The Old Hopi Salt Trail," "The Tanner-French Trail," "The Red Canyon and Old Trails," "Grand Canyon Forest Reserve," "The Topocobya Trail and Havasu (Cataract) Canyon," "The Havasupai Indians and Their Canyon Home," "Havasu (Cataract) Canyon and Its Waterfalls and Limestone Caves," "An Adventure in Beaver Canyon," "The Geology of the Grand Canyon," "Botany of the Grand Canyon," "Religious and Other Impressions in the Grand Canyon," and "Photographing the Grand Canyon.". Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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