On the Edge of Splendor
Subtitle: Exploring Grand Canyon's Human Past
Publisher: School of American Research Press
Published: December 1989
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780933452305
Subjects: Reference; History; Sociology; History: World; General; Archaeology; Arizona; Grand Canyon (Ariz.); Indians of North America; Native Americans; Prehistoric peoples; Southwest, New; Social Science / Archaeology
First sentence: 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.