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The inverted mountains : canyons of the West / edited by Roderick Peattie ; contributors, Weldon F. Heald, Edwin D. McKee, Harold S. Colton.
LIBRA F786 .I58 1948
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection F786 .P37
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- American mountain series
- [American mountain series]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Southwest, New--Description and travel.
- Southwest, New.
- New Southwest.
- Canyons.
- Travel.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schuyler, Robert L., 1947- (donor)
- Physical Description:
- x, 390 pages, 18 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Canyons of the West
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Vanguard Press, [1948]
- Summary:
- Describes the history, exploration, and natural beauty of the Southwest canyon country, particularly the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Zion Canyon.
- Contents:
- Introduction / by Roderick Peattie
- Canyon preview. What's in a name? ; Upside-down country ; Stone trees and painted sands ; Pines, ruins, and lava ; Indians and immensity ; Monuments and arches ; Forests in the sky ; White cliffs and pink canyons ; Miracle in the desert / by Weldon F. Heald
- Features of the canyon country. Canyons : large and small ; Rocks that dissolve away ; Bridges made by nature ; Vulcan alters the landscape ; Volcanoes that failed to erupt ; An eruption and man ; A panorama of volcanism ; Necks of ancient fire mountains / by Edwin D. McKee
- Fossil life of the canyon country. Ice-Age animals ; Trees of stone ; Coal swamps and sea monsters ; Tracks that go uphill ; Seashells on mountaintops / by Edwin D. McKee
- Three hundred years of Spain. New Spain looks north ; Forerunners : black and white ; Coronado ; The padres / by Weldon F. Heald
- Indian life : past and present. The five tribes ; Studying their past ; Their trading / by Harold S. Colton
- The Americans come. The trappers ; Explorers ; The settlers ; Bandits, miners, and tourists / by Weldon F. Heald
- The Colorado River. An incredible giant ; The Colorado is still wild ; Challenge ; The man in the boat ; The second journey ; After you, Major Powell / by Weldon F. Heald
- Riding Grand Canyon rapids. The eighteenth expedition ; Danger can be fun ; "High, wide, and handsome" ; The last hundred miles / by Weldon F. Heald
- The canyon wilderness. The very last frontier ; Indian country ; Space without time ; Fast water in the desert ; Innocents afloat ; Exploraing mystery canyons / by Weldon F. Heald
- On foot and in the saddle. Problems of the trail ; Tips for camp and trail ; The elements have their say ; Natural history of the trailside ; Rocks and fossils along the trails / by Edwin D. McKee
- The canyon trails. Maintained trails in Grand Canyon ; Historic trails in eastern Grand Canyon ; Trails of western Grand Canyon ; Trails in Zion and Bryce Canyons ; Other canyon trails / by Edwin D. McKee
- Environment controls life. From low to high ; A barrier to animal life ; Adapt : and survive ; The balance of nature ; Useful plants ; Canyons affect bird migrations ; The plant parade ; Animal census / by Edwin D. McKee.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Peattie, Roderick, 1891-1955. Inverted mountains.
- OCLC:
- 490449
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