Grand Canyon National Park: A Photographic Natural History [Hardcover]

Robert Hutchinson (Author)

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Product Description

This boldly illustrated and painstakingly organized expedition through the Grand Canyon "puts in" at River Mile 278 and muscles its way up the Colorado River, disembarking every few miles to examine the rocks and to consider the ways of the Canyon’s denizens, both living and ghostly: the mountain lion, the giant ground sloth, the slender scorpion, the century plant, the Havasupai, the explorers and the hermits. Hutchinson, a geologist, expertly guides the reader through the corridors of deep time as well as up the big side canyons of the Big Ditch. The text and gorgeous illustrations progress in an orderly way, passing upstream through the Canyon’s morphological segments: the Esplanade (Miles 278-143), Kaibab (143-77), Chuar (77-53), and Marble Canyon (53-0). Every one of the 120 photographic subjects and every topographic feature mentioned in the book is plotted on a splendid four-color map of Grand Canyon National Park specially commissioned for this book.

About the Author

ROBERT HUTCHINSON is the author of a dozen books on natural history and editor of BrownTrout's Wild & Scenic book series. He was an earth scientist at the American Museum of Natural History.

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS whose work is shown in this book are Willard Clay, Carr Clifton, Kathleen Norris Cook, Jack Dykinga, Jeff Foott, Jeff Gnass, Fred Hirschmann, David Muench, Marc Muench, Steve Mulligan, William Neill, Randy Prentice, James Randklev, Tom Till, and Larry Ulrich.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 127 pages
• Publisher: Browntrout Publishers (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563136112
• ISBN-13: 978-1563136115
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,258,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Canyon National Park, June 7, 2000

By	Nancy Horvath (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grand Canyon National Park: A Photographic Natural History (Hardcover)

Wow! This is not just your normal big photo book to set on the coffee table for an occasional browse through. This is a book to savor, page by page, slowly and with thoughtful contemplation of the stunning images presented both by the photographers and the author. From the first paragraphs of the introduction, I realized this book offers an unusual journey, as the author explains, in elegant prose, his reasoning for taking the reader UP the Colorado River rather than down. Here is a book worthy of being used as a reference in any historical geography or geology class, yet read from cover to cover for its literary appeal. Even those who have not visited the Grand Canyon in person will gain an awesome appreciation for this wonder of nature by traveling with the author and photographers through the pages of this masterpiece.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had this treasure when I visited the Grand Canyon, May 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Grand Canyon National Park: A Photographic Natural History (Hardcover)

Take this wonderful guide to the Grand Canyon. Not only is it informative and visually beautiful it enhances your spiritual understanding and love for the natural beauty of this magical place. Robert Hutchinson's text takes you on an awesome adventure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous photography, January 2, 2008

By	Christine Marti "Diva mom fashionista" (Warren PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Grand Canyon National Park: A Photographic Natural History (Hardcover)

I bought this for my husband the year we MULED down the Grand Canyon (I don't recommend that BTW) and it was so beautiful we bought it for my brother-in-law for Christmas