Drawing on a lifetime of research, Douglas Schwartz illuminates the archaeology of the Grand Canyon while showing the reader one man's voyage of discovery in the greatest of American monuments.
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One of the rare books that truly reveal the Grand Canyon's full magnificence and discuss its much-neglected human occupancy. (Farmington (NM) Daily Times) -- Farmington (NM) Daily Times
Schwartz's coverage of the Grand Canyon's archaeological heritage offers more than your usual geologic background on Grand Canyon natural history . . . it's the research and re-creation of past lives by Schwartz which makes the book so attractive. -- The Midwest Book Review
Schwartz's coverage of the Grand Canyon's archaeological heritage offers more than your usual geologic background on Grand Canyon natural history . . . it's the research and re-creation of past lives by Schwartz which makes the book so attractive. -- The Midwest Book Review
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Douglas Schwartz received his BA from the University of Kentucky in 1951 and his Ph.D. from Yale in 1955. A past president of the Society for American Archaeology, he has received honorary Doctorate of Letters degrees from the University of New Mexico and the University of Kentucky. He has been president of the School of American Research since 1967.
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Reaching the edge of the canyon on a hot ¡une day in 1949, I was overwhelmed by what lay before me: a bedrock gorge of tremendous magnitude in depth and breadth; a rainbow of soft colors; a confusion of shapes; and a harsh ruggedness, all of which combined into a powerful image of natural splendor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Canyon, North Rim, Kaibab Paiutes, Unkar Delta, Canyon Anasazi, School of American Research, Little Colorado River, South Rim, John Wesley Powell, Kaibab Plateau, Tusayan Ruin, American Indians, Katrina Lasko, National Park Service, Powell Expedition, Red Butte, Polly Schaafsma, Red Lake Wash, Shaman's Gallery, Walhalla Glades New!
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Reaching the edge of the canyon on a hot ¡une day in 1949, I was overwhelmed by what lay before me: a bedrock gorge of tremendous magnitude in depth and breadth; a rainbow of soft colors; a confusion of shapes; and a harsh ruggedness, all of which combined into a powerful image of natural splendor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Canyon, North Rim, Kaibab Paiutes, Unkar Delta, Canyon Anasazi, School of American Research, Little Colorado River, South Rim, John Wesley Powell, Kaibab Plateau, Tusayan Ruin, American Indians, Katrina Lasko, National Park Service, Powell Expedition, Red Butte, Polly Schaafsma, Red Lake Wash, Shaman's Gallery, Walhalla Glades New!
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- Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons by J.W. Powell on page 10, page 15, and Back Matter
- Bacavi: Journey to Reed Springs by Peter Whiteley on page 68, and Back Matter
- Southwestern Indian Ritual Drama (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series) by Charlotte Johnson Frisbie in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Archaeology of the Grand Canyon: The Walhalla Plateau (Grand Canyon Archaeological Series ; V. 3) by Douglas W. Schwartz in Back Matter
- Havasupai Songs: A Linguistic Perspective (Ars linguistica) by Leanne Hinton in Back Matter
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