Grand Canyon

A History of a Natural Wonder and National Park

2015 INDIES Finalist
Finalist, Travel (Adult Nonfiction)
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The Grand Canyon has long inspired deep emotions and responses. For the Native Americans who lived there, the canyon was home, full of sacred meanings. For the first European settlers to see it, the canyon drove them to great exploration adventures. The canyon also held deep importance for America’s pioneer conservationists, and it played a central role in the emerging environmental movement. Its largest story is one of cultural history and changing American visions of the land.