The Grand Canyon

Time-Life American Wilderness Series

by Robert Wallace, Ernst Haas (Photographer)

Chapter Contents for the "Grand Canyon" include, Wilderness of Stone, The Drama of a Single Day, Forces that Made the Canyon Grand, Exploring the Fretful River, Riding the Rapids, and more!

Genres: Travel, Nature, Nonfiction, Geography

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

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Reviews

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

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The Grand Canyon by Robert Wallace
3 stars

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This is the first time I have every actually read all of the text in a Time-Life book. In the set my parents had, I just read the text describing the photos, and the only photo I really remember off the top of my head is of a Saami girl with very blond hair and pale skins who was strikingly beautiful. I don't think they had this series, and am sure those books were sold in their Garage Sale to end all garage sales (that's yard sale in many places.)

This book covers a wide variety of topics about the grand canyon, from geology, to history (including a chapter with things from Powell's diary during his historic first time down the river), to one about the only first nation to actually live in the canyon (no spoilers as to which tribe that is) to the last full chapter about the author's trip down the canyon by boat, for a few examples. Naturally, I found some of it a great deal more interesting than I did others.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book, part of the Time Life series, is a fairly entertaining look at one of the most beautiful natural formations in the world: the Grand Canyon. I was not terribly interested in the geology of the area but if that is your interest, this book will exhaustively explain it all. I did really enjoy the descriptions of the flora and fauna of the area (a cacomistle is too cute for words!) and the Native Americans who have made it their home for thousands of years. There is a great deal of interesting history in which people first explored the canyon and even some modern day thrill seekers who brave the frightening white water rapids. The photographs are not too enthralling but then again this book is from the early 70's and things have changed immeasurably in the field. I have only been to the Canyon once and that was on a cloudy, cold rainy day. This book makes we want to revisit it soon.

[Dee Renee Chesnut · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been in our home library since we subscribed to the Time-Life series, The American Wilderness. This one is underlined and starred for information we used for previous visits to the Grand Canyon, both North and South Rims.
This time I noticed more of Wallace's writing craft when he uses such phrases as "...the proximity of parked cars and postcards at Bright Angel Lodge." Excerpts of writings by John Wesley Powell are in the section named Exploring the "Fretful River".This armchair traveler ejoyed the chapters named "The Challenge of White Water" and "Riding the Rapids."
I recommend this book to all readers.

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, if dated, look at the geography and history of the Grand Canyon, looking at the structure of the canyon, with a brief look at the fauna and flora that is found there. It also deals with past explorers of the area with one chapter serving as a record of one 19th century explorer, Major John Wesley Powell, one time head of the USGS, featuring entries from his journal.

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[David Fandel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Time-Life American Wilderness Series