This single-volume encyclopedia examines the Grand Canyon in depth, from the native peoples who have survived there for centuries to the explorers who charted its vast expanses and to the challenges that Grand Canyon National Park faces.The Grand Canyon is one of the most internationally recognized landscapes and symbols of nature in North America. In this one-volume encyclopedia, readers can dive into the many people, places, stories, and issues associated with the Grand Canyon as well as the scientific, religious, and social contexts of events that have made the Grand Canyon what it is.At the front of the encyclopedia are thematic essays that examine the Grand Canyon's history, geography, and culture. Essays cover topics including John Wesley Powell, to whom the Grand Canyon "belongs," the Native Americans who live at the Grand Canyon, and the future of the Grand Canyon. Following the thematic essays are approximately 150 topical entries focusing on more specific aspects of the Grand Canyon, such as trails and camps, natural formations, and courageous heroes as well as shameless profiteers who have influenced the Grand Canyon's history. The encyclopedia is rounded out by a chronology of human history at the Grand Canyon, a Grand Canyon "at a glance" section, and multiple fact-based sidebars. Through the people, places, and stories explored in this work, readers will gain a better understanding of how the history of the Grand Canyon is relevant to the world today.

Features photos from the authors' personal research travels that illuminate the text in such a style as to be different than tour books and trail guides

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChronology of Human History at Grand CanyonGrand Canyon at a GlancePart I: Thematic EssaysGrand Canyon's Ancient Beginnings: The Proterozoic EonThe "Postcard Rocks" of Grand Canyon: The Paleozoic EraHow the Colorado River Carved Grand CanyonGrand Canyon's First PeopleTribes That Call Grand Canyon Their HomeJohn Wesley PowellWhose Canyon Is It?Whose Water Is It?The Colorado River's Historic SitesGrand Canyon and Modern Christian FundamentalismThe Future of Grand CanyonPart II: Topical EntriesAirplanes and HelicoptersAkin, LouisAntiquities Act of 1906Bass, William and AdaBass Trails and Bass CampBerry, PeterBirdseye, ClaudeBoucher, LouisBridge Canyon DamBright Angel LodgeBright Angel TrailBright AngelsBrighty, the North Rim BurroBrown, FrankBuggeln, MartinCalifornia CondorsCameron, RalphCape Final and Cape Final TrailCape Royal and Cape Royal TrailCárdenas, García López deCattalo, Buffalo, and Pearl GrayCivilian Conservation CorpsClark, Georgie WhiteColter, Mary Elizabeth JaneDellenbaugh, FrederickDesert ViewDinosaursDomínguez and EscalanteDutton, ClarenceEddy, ClydeEl Tovar HotelEvolutionFire TowersFishFlavell, GeorgeFrazier, RussellGalloway, NathanGannett, HenryGarcés, Francisco TomásGateways to Grand CanyonGeology along the RiverGoldwater, BarryGrand Canyon DepotGrand Canyon MuseumGrand Canyon Natural History AssociationGrand Canyon VillageGrand Canyon WestGrandview PointGrandview TrailGreat Deer RunHamblin, JacobHance, JohnHance TrailsHarvey, Fred, and the Harvey GirlsHatch, Robert "Bus"Hermit TrailHermits RestHistoric Sites Act of 1935Hogan, DanHolmes, William HenryHolmstrom, Haldane "Buzz"Hopi HouseHopi PointHyde, Glen and BessieIves, Joseph ChristmasJames, George WhartonKaibab Plateau and Kaibab National ForestKen Patrick TrailKolb, Ellsworth and EmeryKolb StudioLake Mead and Hoover DamLake Powell and Glen Canyon DamLava Falls TrailLees FerryLipan PointLittle Colorado RiverLitton, MartinLoper, Bert"Lost Worlds"Marble CanyonMarble Canyon DamMaricopa PointMarston, Otis "Dock"Mather, StephenMather PointMatthes, FrançoisMcKee, Edwin "Eddie"Mission 66Moran, ThomasMoran PointMotorboats in Grand Canyon National ParkMulesNankoweap CanyonNational Park ServiceNavajo BridgeNavajo PointNevills, NormanNewberry, John StrongNorth Kaibab TrailNorth RimO'Neill, William Owen "Buckey"Owens, James "Uncle Jim"Parachuting into Grand CanyonPatraw, Pauline "Polly"Pattie, JamesPhantom RanchPima PointPioneer Cemetery and Other GravesitesPlace-Names in Grand CanyonPoint ImperialPoint SublimePostage StampsPowell PointRailroadRapidsReilly, Plez "P. T."Religious Books and Scripture PlaquesRim TrailRoadsRoosevelt PointRowe, SanfordRussell, Charles, and the Ross WheelerShoshone PointSierra ClubSipapuSouth Kaibab TrailSquirrelsStagecoachesStanton, RobertStone, JuliusStrong, HarrietSturdevant, GlenSupai and the Waterfalls of the HavasupaiTanner TrailTillotson, MinerTiyoTonto TrailToroweapTrail of TimeTramwaysTrans-Canyon Telephone LineTransept Trail and Bridle TrailTusayan Museum and RuinsUncle Jim TrailUnited States Geological SurveyVerkamp, JohnWalhalla Overlook and Walhalla Glades PuebloWater at Grand CanyonWhite, JamesWidforss, GunnarWoolley, Edwin Dilworth "Uncle Dee"Wylie Way CampsYavapai PointAppendix: Geologic Time ScaleGlossaryBibliographyIndex