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1. GRAND CANYON RIVER GUIDE, by Bill

Belknap

Waterproof for use on the river trip. A mile-by-mile

log of the Grand Canyon river trip from Lees Ferry to

Lake Mead. Rapids are rated, attractions noted,

historic facts and folklore. Many photos and

illustrations. The latest edition with full color

photographs and illustrations.

$20.00

2. GRAND CANYON MAP & GUIDE, by Bronze

Black

The Grand Canyon Map and Guide is a

comprehensive resource for Grand Canyon National

Park, covering the entire Grand Canyon from Lake

Powell to Lake Mead. It contains a thorough review

of geology, plants, animals, and human history.

Beautiful color photographs illustrate many features

and key locations. It is great for sightseeing and

perfect for a day hike, backpack trip, or raft

adventure! This map has been used in educational

exhibits in Grand Canyon National Park as well as

the National Geographic Visitor Center near Grand

Canyon. The Grand Canyon Map and Guide labels

all of the major side canyons, rapids, points along the

rim and all the major buttes, and temples within the

Grand Canyon. Author, Bronze Black has combined

his background in geology, graphic design, and river

running to produce this unique, compact, and

educational map. 2nd edition 2008, 22 x 30 inch

poster, folds to 4.5 x 11 inches, water-proof, tear-

proof.

$10.00

3. OFFICIAL GUIDE TO HIKING THE GRAND

CANYON, by Scott Thybony

This guidebook presents an overview of the major

trails in the Grand Canyon. It provides basic

information needed for planning an inner canyon

hike or a walk along the rim.

$11.95

4. A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO HIKING THE

GRAND CANYON, by Stewart Aitchison

For novice and experienced hikers alike, this guide

offers a complete compendium of Canyon lore and

practical advice for navigating the challenging depths

of the majestic Grand Canyon. Includes detailed

guides and route maps for hiking 30 Grand Canyon

trails, rated in difficulty.

$8.95

5. ON FOOT IN THE GRAND CANYON - HIKING

THE TRAILS OF THE SOUTH RIM, by Sharon

Spangler

A detailed, interpretive hiking guide to the trails of

the South Rim, woven with a lively narrative and

adventures of real hikers. Sharon’s personal

adventure stories allow the reader to experience the

inner canyon.

$11.95

6. GUIDE TO HIKING THE INNER CANYON, by

Scott Thybony

A nifty guidebook written by one of the foremost

Grand Canyon hikers. Contains descriptions and

maps of major trails and routes in the Grand Canyon,

including the safety, and minimum hiking impact.

$5.95

7. GUIDE TO THE NORTH KAIBAB TRAIL, by

Alan Berkowitz, Grand Canyon natural History

Assoc.

The Kaibab Trail is the only cross-canyon route

between the North and South Rims of the Grand

Canyon. This trail guide covers the route between

the river and the North Rim.

$2.95

8. GUIDE BOOK TO THE SOUTH KAIBAB

TRAIL, by Rose Houk, Grand Canyon Natural

History Assoc.

Covers the trail on the south side of the Colorado

River from Yaki Point on the South Rim to Phantom

Ranch. Rather than a mile-by-mile description, this

guide book is composed of three essays on the

outstanding elements of rock, desert and river

reflected at major stops along the trail. Pocket-sized,

15 pages, with illustrations.

$2.95

9. SOUTH & NORTH BASS TRAIL, by James

Babbit & Scott Thybony, Grand Canyon Nat.

Hist. Assoc.

Since prehistoric times, the Bass trails have been the

main routes into the central region of the Grand

Canyon. This trail guide covers the route between the

river and the North Rim.

$2.95

10. GRANDVIEW TRAIL GUIDE, by John Good

This trail booklet contains a lot of interesting

historical information about copper mining in the

Grand Canyon. The trail is located in the east section

of the park and goes from Grandview Point to

Horseshoe Mesa and then on down to the Colorado

River. The trail was used to access mining claims

around the turn of the century. Similar in style and

format to Bright Angel and Kaibab Trail pamphlets.

$2.95

11. HERMIT TRAIL GUIDE, by Scott Thybony,

Grand Canyon Natural History Assoc.

The Hermit Trail is located in the West Rim area of

the park. It is not a regularly maintained trail. This

guide book has two sections. The first is a trail log

providing straightforward information on the route

and points of interest. The second concerns the

natural and cultural history of Hermit Canyon.

$2.95

12. TRAIL GUIDE TO HAVASU CANYON, By Scott

Thybony, Grand Canyon Natural History Assoc.

This pocket-sized trail guide provides information

about the trails that lead to the village of Supai

located in the bottom of the Grand Canyon of Havasu

Creek. There is a lot of useful and interesting

information about the Havasupai people and their

way of life.

$2.95

13. BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL GUIDE, by Alan

Berkowitz

Anyone hiking from the South Rim down to the

Colorado River on the Bright Angel Trail, will find

this pamphlet extremely helpful. It includes a trail

map as well as mile by mile description of the trail

and the attractions along the way. Nicely illustrated

with photos and drawings. Pocket size to carry

easily.

$2.95

14. RIVER TO RIM: A GUIDE TO PLACE NAMES

ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER IN GRAND

CANYON FROM LAKE POWELL TO LAKE

MEAD, by Nancy Brian

River to Rim tells you how the names of the Grand

Canyon came to be: the record of who named what

and when, quotations from explorers, tourists and

river runners and often the bizarre, funny, or moving

events that gave rise to the names on the maps today.

It tells the story behind the scenery for rapids,

temples, and points along 300 miles of the Colorado

River in Grand Canyon National Park on a mile-by-

mile sequence.

$14.95

15. RIVER RUNNER’S GUIDE TO THE CANYONS

OF THE GREEN & COLORADO RIVERS

WITH EMPHASIS ON GEOLOGIC FEATURES

– Marble Gorge & Grand Canyon – Original 1969

commemorative edition (rare)

$25.00

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16. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE GRAND CANYON, by

Stephen Whitney, 2nd

edition (soft cover)

An extremely comprehensive field guide that includes

birds, wildflowers, cacti, mammals, reptiles and

amphibians, butterflies, trees and shrubs, ferns, rocks,

and fish. Also includes information on fossils, human

artifacts, canyon history, climate, trails and visitor

facilities. Illustrated with color photographs.

$19.95

17. GRAND CANYON: A VISITOR’S

COMPANION, by George Wuerthner

A very good handbook that addresses the history,

geology, ecology, plants, wildlife and geography of

the Grand Canyon region in an interesting and

understandable way. Color plates depict vegetation,

fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals found

in the canyon.

$19.95

18. THE GRAND CANYON, INTIMATE VIEWS,

Robert C. Euler and Frand Tikalsky, eds.

Geology and biology, Indians and explorers, rafting

and hiking - it’s all here in this one handy guide.

Includes, maps, nice photos and diagrams, plus a

bibliography for each subject covered.

$12.95

19. GRAND CANYON VISUAL, by John F. Hoffman

A beautiful magazine-style book that includes

sections on the geography, geology, wildlife, Indians,

history, and physical environment of the Grand

Canyon. Excellent photographs and illustrations,

interesting bits of trivia, a very nice “all-around”

publication about the Grand Canyon.

$7.95

20. DOWNCANYON, by Ann Haymond Zwinger

(Winner of the Western States Book Award for

Creative Nonfiction)

Tracing the seasons of the Grand Canyon through a

full year, Zwinger paints a dynamic portrait of an

immense, ever-changing ecosystem. Zwinger is one

of the best known naturalists currently writing about

the American Southwest.

$18.95

21. THE BEST OF THE GRAND CANYON

NATURE NOTES 1926-1935, Edited by Susan

Lamb

In 1926, Grand Canyon National Park began the

publication of Nature Notes, a monthly collection of

reports and reflections on the natural and human

history of the park. For ten years, early park

naturalists and visiting scientists recorded their

insights into practically everything around them –

from rocks to roses, raccoons to river dynamics – and

published their “notes” for the visiting public. This

anthology presents Nature Notes to the public again

for the first time in decades. A splendid selection of

favorites are featured in this lyrical reprise.

$11.95

22. EARTH NOTES: EXPLORING THE

SOUTHWEST’S CANYON COUNTRY FROM

THE AIRWAVES, Edited by Peter Friederici This book includes some of the all-time favorite Earth

Notes essays in a memorable portrait of a special

place. Whether you are a visitor or a resident, you

will find this book an inspiring look at how the human

culture of the Colorado Plateau rises to the level of the

extraordinary scenery.

$6.95

23. THE GREAT SOUTHWEST NATURE FACT

BOOK, by Susan J. Tweit

From antlions, bats and desert varnish to sagebrush,

salt cedar and yucca, you’ll find interesting facts,

descriptions, and explanations pertaining to the

remarkable plants, animals, and natural features found

in the Grand Canyon and the greater Southwest. Easy

to use alphabetical format. Fun and educational for

the whole family!

$14.95

24. ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF THE COLORADO

PLATEAU, By Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney The Colorado Plateau is one of the world's great

showplaces of sedimentary, igneous, and

metamorphic rock. The plateau's rocky landscapes are

home to the greatest concentration of national parks

and monuments in the world. Ancient Landscapes of

the Colorado Plateau highlights the plateau's

magnificent present through unique views of its

fascinating past. It is a groundbreaking book featuring

the geology of the American Southwest in a way

you've never seen it before. This landmark book

features: more than 70 state-of-the-art

paleogeographic maps of the region and of the world,

developed over many years of geologic research

detailed yet accessible text that covers the geology of

the plateau in a way nongeologists can appreciate

more than 100 full-color photographs, diagrams, and

illustrations, a detailed guide of where to go to see

the spectacular rocks of the region 176 pages;

paperback; 9" x 12" October 2008

$34.95

25. LIFE IN STONE, FOSSILS OF THE

SOUTHWEST, by Christa Sadler

Not specific to the Grand Canyon, but covers the

entire Colorado Plateau, where an extraordinary

record of the history of life is preserved in the rock

strata. A story of swamps and oceans, great slow-

moving rivers, windblown sand dunes, tidal flats and

tropical seas comes to life by learning to read fossil

remains. Chapters explore deep time, diversification,

dinosaurs, and fossil hunters. Magazine format with

color photos and illustrations.

$11.95

26. ANATOMY OF THE GRAND CANYON:

PANORMAS OF THE CANYON’S GEOLOGY,

by W. Kenneth Hamblin Author-photographer W. Kenneth Hamblin has

packed a lifetime of geologic study into a volume that

is at once inspiring and instructive, and has given the

reader access to the Grand Canyon's most intriguing

secrets. This is not a textbook, but rather a visual tour

from the canyon's rims, the Colorado River, and the

air; from its beginning at Lee's Ferry to its end 277

miles downstream at the Grand Wash Cliffs.

Supported by text, diagrams, and easy-to-understand

maps, these panoramic photographs tell an amazing

story. 144 pages; hardcover; 11" x 10"

$49.95

27. AN INTRODUCTION TO GRAND CANYON

GEOLOGY, by L. Greer Price

This overview of Grand Canyon geology is perfect for

the first-time visitor or the seasoned Grand Canyon

traveler. Chapters cover the basic priciples of geology,

the history of geological exploration at Grand

Canyon, the canyon's structural features, and the

Colorado River. Includes over 70 photos and

illustrations, an index, and glossary.

64 pages, softcover, 7"x9"

$ 9.95

28. GRAND CANYON’S NORTH RIM AND

BEYOND: A GUIDE TO THE NORTH RIM AND

THE ARIZONA STRIP, by Stewart Aitchison Visiting the Grand Canyon's North Rim is a unique

experience. Just 10 miles across the abyss from the

canyon's busy South Rim, the two settings are worlds

apart. Fewer than 10 percent of park visitors find their

way to the remote North Rim. Sublime beauty, rugged

terrain, and quiet solitude await those who do.

Those who visit the park with this book in hand take

a personal guide. In these pages author Stewart

Aitchison shares his knowledge of the plant and

animal communities, geologic forces, and human

history that set this place apart. And the stories don't

stop at the park's boundary. They stretch across the

broad Arizona Strip to provide insights into the vast

scenery of this little known land. 96 pages;

softcover; 6" x 9" 2008.

$12.95

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29. THE EXPLORATION OF THE COLORADO

RIVER AND ITS CANYONS, by J.W. Powell

Complete reprint of “Canyons of the Colorado”

1895 edition, with supplementary map. This was

the first published account in book format of

Powell’s 1869 discovery journey down the Green

and Colorado Rivers. 150 illustrations and

photographs. Dover Publications.

$12.95

30. A CANYON VOYAGE, THE NARRATIVE OF

THE SECOND POWELL EXPEDITION, by

Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

Dellenbaugh (1853-1935) enjoyed a career as an

artist, writer and explorer that began in 1871 when

he joined Powell’s second Grand Canyon expedition

at age seventeen. This book, first published in 1908,

is a detailed account of the venture. This edition

includes photos and illustrations from the original

book.

$16.95

31. A RIVER RUNNER’S GUIDE TO THE

HISTORY OF THE GRAND CANYON, by Kim

Crumbo

An easy reading, interesting depiction of man’s

history in the Grand Canyon. Early river runners,

miners, settlers, fortune hunters, etc. A nice

companion and supplement to Belknap’s Grand

Canyon River Guide.

$9.95

32. RIVER RUNNERS OF THE GRAND CANYON,

by David Lavendar

A 188-page history of river running on the Colorado

River through Grand Canyon, beginning with John

Wesley Powell’s voyages up through the closing of

Glen Canyon Dam in 1963. 75 historical black and

white photographs.

$30.00

33. LIVING AT THE EDGE: EXPLORERS,

EXPLOITERS AND SETTLERS OF THE

GRAND CANYON REGION, by Michael F.

Anderson

A look at the pioneer history of the Grand Canyon

region, from its earliest residents to the creation of

the national park at the end of the pioneer era (circa

1920). Included in this volume are nearly two

hundred historic photographs, many never published

before, and 12 custom maps of the region.

$18.95

34. THERE’S THIS RIVER – Grand Canyon

Boatman Stories, edited by Christa Sadler

Boatmen always have a story to tell. You’ll hear

many of them on your river trip. In the book, you

can read many more. It’s a fun and enjoyable

anthology by people who love the Grand Canyon up

close and personal.

$17.95

35. RECOLLECTIONS OF PHANTOM RANCH,

by Elizabeth J. Simpson

Weary travelers have savored this delightful spot

since the turn of the century. Discover the modern

history of adventures, developers and builders of the

Phantom Ranch area from J. W. Powell’s 1869

expedition forward.

$2.85

36. THE KOLB BROTHERS OF GRAND

CANYON, by William C. Suran

A collection of tales of high adventure, memorable

incidents, and humorous anecdotes. Ellsworth and

Emery Kolb were famous turn-of-the-century

photographers whose adventures at the Grand

Canyon, and whose river journeys from Wyoming to

the Gulf of Mexico are legendary. The book

includes stories of their excursions and many early

photographs.

$7.95

37. POWELL’S CANYON VOYAGE, by W.L.

Rusho

A booklet published in 1969 commemorating the

100th anniversary of Major J.W. Powell’s first trip

(1869) down the Green and Colorado Rivers of the

West. Historian W.L. Rusho uses engravings from

the original articles about the expedition to illustrate

his text. A very readable account about the men, the

boats, and the difficulties of that historical event.

Western Americana collector item.

$8.00

38. THE DOING OF THE THING: THE BRIEF

BRILLIANT WHITEWATER CAREER OF

BUZZ HOLSTROM, by Vince Welch, Cort

conley, and Brad Dimock

Buzz Holmstrom was an unknown service station

attendant from Coquille, Oregon, who made

headlines in 1937 as he navigated over 1,000 miles

of the Green and Colorado Rivers, alone, in a boat

he built and designed by himself. Nine years and

thousands of river miles later, Holmstrom’s body

was found beside the Grand Ronde River in Oregon.

At 37, his story had ended in even greater mystery

than it began. Now, fifty years later, three boatmen

have brought to light a story about rivers and

wooden boats, heroes, humility, unbearable beauty,

solitude, and death.

$20.00

(Soft cover)

$35.00 (Hard cover - collectors

edition)

39. THE CANYONS OF THE COLORADO: THE

1869 VOYAGE DOWN THE COLORADO

RIVER, by Major J. W. Powell, with illustrations

by Thomas Moran and others. Editor, Wiliam R.

Jones, reproduced in 1981.

This is a reprint of an article that was prepared by

Powell as a popular presentation of his river-running

discoveries. It was first printed in 1875 in

Scribner’s Monthly, a national journal of that early

day. The original illustrations are included.

Western Americana collector item.

$10.00

40. THE COLORADO, by Frank Waters

In this classic account of the great Red River of the

West, first published in 1946, Frank Waters attempts

to perceive the nature and presence of a spirit of

place in this immense region and its effects upon

man. From the high country to the delta, from the

conquistadors to the modern inheritors of the

Colorado, Waters traces the expression of the land in

its history and people.

$10.95

41. THE GRAND CANYON, EARLY

IMPRESSIONS, edited by Paul Schullery

This anthology presents a selection of both well-

known and obscure essays on the Grand Canyon that

date from before the turn of the century to the eve of

World War II. The first and last essays deal with

river running, and here we are immersed in the

drama of a Colorado River trip and the feelings of

those people driven by a need to explore and

experience the Canyon from the river.

$6.95

42. THE ENCHANTED LIGHT - IMAGES OF THE

GRAND CANYON, by Barry Thomson

A collection of stunning black and white

photographs of the backcountry. The artist’s

rendition of these canyon profiles, his patient

searching for the exact combination of stone, water,

light and form are all unique reflections of Canyon

time and space.

$7.00

43. EXPLORING THE COLORADO PLATEAU,

Plateau, Vol. 62, No. 3, Museum of No. Arizona

The history of the exploration of the Colorado

Plateau, including first explorers, Spanish

exploration, and the scientific explorations of

Powell, Ives, Kit Carson, and many others.

Interesting reading. Nice photographs and

illustrations in full color.

$5.00

44. GRAND CANYON AND OTHER SELECTED

POEMS, by Amil Quayle

Amil Quayle was born near the Henry’s Fork of the

Snake River in St. Anthony, Idaho, in 1938. In 1961

he ran his first river trip and has been hooked ever

since. He was a full-time guide, mostly in the Grand

Canyon, for many years and earned a B.S. degree in

sociology from the University of Utah. Amil sold

his river business and ranched in Nebraska for seven

years. He then received a M.A. and a Ph.D. in

English from the University of Nebraska and taught

English for Utah State University and Idaho State

University. But his heart is on the river, and he has

been privileged to guide on many trips throughout

his adventurous life. Soft cover, 112 pages.

$15.00

45. UPSET IN UPSET, by Amil Quayle

Amil Quayle, author of Grand Canyon and Other

Selected Poems, is an old boatman who has

been running the river since the 1960’s. This tale is

from his early days as a guide in the Grand Canyon,

a personal narrative of an adventure that seems

implausible, which was made possible by the ever-

changing Colorado River and the spirit of the people

with whom he shared the journey.

$5.00

46. SUNK WITHOUT A SOUND – THE TRAGIC

COLORADO RIVER HONEYMOON OF

GLEN AND BESSIE HYDE by Brad Dimock

Author and boatman Brad Dimock searched the

country for the true story of Glen and Bessie Hyde.

Glen and Bessie began their honeymoon trip down

the Green and Colorado Rivers on October 20, 1928.

They vanished in the canyon without a trace. Brad

Dimock followed each story and obscure lead to its

end, evening going to the extreme of recreating the

Hydes’ archaic craft for a harrowing trip through the

Grand Canyon with his own bride. Sunk Without A

Sound is the riveting tale of the search for Glen and

Bessie Hyde.

$18.00

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47. ALL MY RIVERS ARE GONE: A JOURNEY

OF DISCOVERY THROUGH GLEN CANYON,

by Katie Lee and Introduction by Terry Tempest

Williams

In 1963, the Colorado River was dammed at Glen

Canyon, creating Lake Powell while flooding a great

natural wonder. Like thousands of

environmentalists, Lee would like to see Lake

Powell drained and Glen Canyon restored. She

writes poetically and soulfully of her years as a river

runner in the 1950s and of the beauty, solitude, and

excitement of a wild place visited by very few. As a

folksinger and Hollywood performer in the late

1950s and early 1960s, she protested the damming

of the river to no avail. In response to a letter she

wrote, Sen. Barry Goldwater observed that Arizona's

need for power and water required the dam and

praised the reservoir's potential for recreation and

beauty. That being the predominant mindset

throughout Western expansion, it now seems

surprising that there is support, in the form of the

Sierra Club and Glen Canyon Institute, for the

dismantling of some dams and water projects and

that the people involved in the original works now

think they may have been wrong.

$18.00

48. THE GRAND CANYON READER, by Lance

Newman

This superb anthology brings together some of the

most powerful and compelling writing about the

Grand Canyon--stories, essays, and poems written

across five centuries by people inhabiting, surviving,

and attempting to understand what one explorer

called the "Great Unknown." The Grand Canyon

Reader includes traditional stories from native

tribes, reports by explorers, journals by early

tourists, and contemporary essays and stories by

such beloved writers as John McPhee, Ann Zwinger,

Edward Abbey, Terry Tempest Williams, Barry

Lopez, Linda Hogan, and Craig Childs. Lively tales

written by unschooled river runners, unabashedly

popular fiction, and memoirs stand alongside finely

crafted literary works to represent full range of

human experience in this wild, daunting, and

inspiring landscape.

$19.95

49. THE COLORADO RIVER: FLOWING

THROUGH CONFLICT, text by Jonathan

Waterman, photography by Peter McBride

Supplying vital water to more than 30 million

Americans living in the arid West, the Colorado

River is one of the most diverted, dammed, and

heavily litigated rivers in the world. In full-color

photo essay format, The Colorado River: Flowing

Through Conflict, follows the river’s epic 1,450-

mile journey from its headwaters high in the

Colorado Rockies to its dried-up delta touching the

Sea of Cortez. With striking photography and

authoritative prose, Peter McBride and Jonathan

Waterman illuminate the historical, geographical,

and environmental significance of this life-giving

river.

$27.95

50. THE VERY HARD WAY: BERT LOPER AND

THE COLORADO RIVER, by Brad Dimock

Signed copies available.

Bert Loper was born in 1869 the very day that

Major John Wesley Powell discovered the

confluence of the San Juan and the Colorado Rivers.

Loper spent much of his life devoted to those two

streams. But it was never easy. Orphaned and

abused, Loper worked most of his life at the very

bottom, the nameless grunt in hard rock mines, the

sore-backed shoveler on a placer bar, the

subsistence rancher on a lonely gravel delta in Glen

Canyon. Whatever Loper got, he got the very hard

way. But on the muddy whitewater streams of the

Southwest, Loper found a joy, a thrill, and a peace.

By the time he died at his oars in a Grand Canyon

rapid at eighty, he had covered more river, run more

boats, and known more rivermen than anyone. Two

weeks before he vanished in the Colorado, the very

first motorboat had run Grand Canyon – bookending

Loper’s incredible career.

$17.95

51. EVERY RAPID SPEAKS PLAINLY: THE

SALMON, GREEN, AND COLORADO RIVER

JOURNALS OF BUZZ HOLMSTROM

(COLORADO RIVER CHRONICLES), by Buzz

Holmstrom, edited by Brad Dimock

Signed copies available.

Buzz Holmstrom amazed the country in 1937 when

he built his small wooden boat and rowed, solo,

down the thousand rapid-choked miles of the Green

and Colorado Rivers. Yet he soon returned tot the

obscurity of Coquille, Oregon, and faded from the

memories of all but a few whitewater boatmen.

In 1998 Wince Welch, Cort Conley, and Brad

Dimock pubslihed their award-winning biography of

Holmstrom, The Doing of the Thing.

Interest in Holmstrom soared far beyond the small

world of whitewater, The biography is well told, but

it is Holmstrom’s own writing, sensitive and

perceptive, witty yet humble, that sets Holstrom

$15.95

apart from his peers and gives him a place in our

hearts.

Now Brad Dimock has faithfully transcribed

Holmstrom’s own journals and letters of

Holmstrom’s journeys down the Salmon and Snake

Rivers in 1936, and the Green and Colorado in ’37

and ’38. The accounts of Holmstrom’s three

companion sin 1938 round out the tale.

For those who already know of Holmstrom and want

more, and for those who have yet to meet him,

Every Rapid Speaks Plainly provides a fuller and

deeper look into one of America’s premier boatmen.

52. THE BRAVE ONES: THE JOURNALS AND

LETTERS OF THE 1911-1912 EXPEDITION

DOWN THE GREEN AND COLORADO

RIVERS BY ELLSWORTH L. KOLB AND

EMERY C. KOLB INCLUDING THE

JOURNAL OF HUBERT R. LAUZON,

transcribed and edited by William C. Suran,

foreword by Brad Dimock

Signed Copies Available.

In 1911, The Kolb brothers, Emery and Ellsworth,

young photographers living on the South Rim of

Grand Canyon, conceived a preposterous

expedition: although neither of them knew much

about whitewater, they had two wooden rowboats

built, and proposed to row them the entire eleven

hundred miles of the Green and Colorado Rivers.

The trip was not solely for thrills. They planned to

make not just still and stereo photographs, but

moving pictures as well.

In early September they launched from Green River,

Wyoming. For the next four and a half months, the

brothers rowed, careened, roped, dragged, and

carried their boats through and around the rapids,

often finding themselves swimming in the freezing

river, patching and repatching their boats, and

salvaging what film and equipment they could from

their flooded hatches.

Their first assistant left in tears after the first week,

but was replaced on the last leg of the journey by

stalwart Bert Lauzon, a miner, cowboy, and

roustabout. Against all odds, the three men emerged

from Grand Canyon in January, 1912, with

photographs and movies they would show and sell

for the next sixty years.

Here for the first time are their on-the-spot accounts,

transcribed from the journals they penciled late at

night along the shore. Theirs is a tale of

phenomenal courage, terrific luck, and dogged

perseverance. And in spite of unending hardship,

the brothers had nearly as much fun doing it back

then, as you will have following along nearly a

century later.

$15.95

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53. JOHN WESLEY POWELL AND THE

ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CANYON

COUNTRY, by Don Fowler, Robert C. Euler,

& Catherine S. Fowler

From 1868 to 1879, John Wesley Powell devoted

part of his time to a study of the Indians of the

Canyon Country. The Prehistoric human history

of the Grand Canyon region is briefly described

here by Euler. The origins of the Indians in the

Canyon Country are portrayed by the Fowlers, and

brief accounts are presented using Powell’s notes

on Indian customs, practices, and beliefs.

$2.00

54. HAVASUPAI HABITAT: A.F. WHITING’S

ETHNOGRAPHY OF A TRADITIONAL

INDIAN CULTURE, edited by S. A. Weber

and P. D. Seaman

The Havasupai Indians have lived for centuries in

Havasu Canyon, a branch of the Grand Canyon.

When anthropologist Alfred F. Whiting set out to

study the Havasupai in the early 1940's, he found a

culture that in many aspects had remained

unchanged since before the coming of the White

Man. Havasupai life has changed in the years

since Whiting studied it: modern conveniences

abound, tourism prospers, and the reservation

extends up onto the plateau. In light of this,

Whiting’s work stands as a unique perspective on

life ways now lost to time.

$15.00 (Hard Cover)

55. CANYON COUNTRY PREHISTORIC

INDIANS, by F. A. Barnes and M. Pendleton

A well-illustrated guide to the prehistoric cultures

of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. It

lists ruins, rock art sites, and museums containing

artifacts.

$5.95

56. PEOPLE OF THE PLATEAU, Plateau, Vol.

64, No. 4, Museum of Northern Arizona

The people of the Plateau belong to separate

tribes, speak different languages, and practice their

own customs. Yet they are all linked by points of

commonality, shared beliefs that wed them to one

another in important ways. With beautiful

photographs, this magazine-style book captures

the spirit of the ancient plateau inhabitants and the

three traditions of Havasupai, Hopi, and Navajo.

$6.95

57. BEFORE THE ANASAZI, Plateau, Vol. 61 No.

2, Museum of Northern Arizona

A nice booklet with the latest information about

the prehistoric people of the Colorado Plateau.

Very interesting with nice full color photographs

and illustrations. Includes descriptions of the

Clovis people, the Folsom people, the Plano

Culture, and the Pleistocene Big-Game Hunters.

$5.00

58. IMAGES ON STONE, Plateau, Vol. 55, No. 2,

Museum of Northern Arizona

The subject of this issue of Plateau is the

prehistoric rock art of the Colorado Plateau.

Chapters include the distinction between

petroglyphs and pictographs, an analysis of the

various rock art styles and techniques, how the

rock art is dated, and a list of rock art sites on the

Colorado Plateau. Many nice photographs in full

color.

$5.00

59. THE BASKET WEAVERS; ATRISIANS OF

THE SOUTHWEST, Plateau, Vol. 53, No. 4,

Museum of Northern Arizona

This issue reviews basketry among native

populations of the Southwest. Construction,

design, function, and symbolism are discussed as

the art of basket weaving changes throughout time

and struggles to survive. Photos show the

creativity, variety, and richness of this craft art.

$5.00

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60. GRAND CANYON BIRDS, by Bryan T.

Brown, Steven W. Carothers, and R. Roy

Johnson, University of Arizona

The Grand Canyon is more than a natural wonder,

it is an avian environment unlike any other in the

world. Rising six thousand feet from river to rim,

it comprises a variety of habitats that host more

than 300 species of birds. At few other places will

you find birds of the deep forest only one short

mile (albeit vertical) from those of the arid desert.

$5.00

61. RIVER AND DESERT PLANTS OF THE

GRAND CANYON, by Kristin Huisinga, Lori

Makarick, and Kate Watters

The Grand Canyon’s isolation, great elevational

range, and position at the convergence of three

North American deserts – the Mojave, Sonoran,

and the Great Basin – have created unique habitats

for an unusual assemblage of plants. Some grow

at seeps and springs, others emerge from cracks in

the bedrock, and still others inhabit sandbars

within reach of the Colorado River’s scouring

currents. This book is the first comprehensive

field guide devoted to the plants that live below

the canyon rims, describes more than 300 plan

species, including ferns, grasses, forbs, shrubs, and

trees.

$22.00

62. SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF NORTHERN

ARIZONA, Plateau, Vol. 55, No. 3

Detailed presentation of the colorful wildflowers

that decorate the landscape of northern Arizona

during spring time.

$5.00

63. FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE LAKE

MEAD REGION, by various authors

This attractive publication includes color photos

and descriptive texts of the most commonly seen

plants in the Lake Mead region. Divided into

sections according to flower color.

$3.00

64. 100 DESERT WILDFLOWERS OF THE

SOUTHWEST, by Janice Emily Bowers

An easy reference for 100 wildflowers typical of

the Arizona and New Mexico regions.

Categorized by color, each flower is described and

interesting facts are given.

$4.95

65. DESERT TREE FINDER, by May Theigaard

Watts

A pocket-size manual for identifying trees of the

southwest deserts (cactus, etc.) This book guides

you through a step-by-step process of elimination

until you correctly identify common desert trees.

Tree identification is really easy and fun!

Illustrated. Non-technical language.

$1.50

66. 70 COMMON CACTI OF THE

SOUTHWEST, by Pierce C. Fischer

Cacti are some of the most dramatic flora of the

Southwest. Get acquainted with the Saguaro, the

Hedgehog, and the Queen of the Night. Crisp,

full-color photographs accompany each

description. This handy guide is complete with

glossary and indexing by common and Latin

name.

$7.95

67. 100 ROADSIDE WILDFLOWERS OF

SOUTHWEST UPLANDS IN NATURAL

COLOR, by Natt N. Dodge

This booklet describes wildflowers found between

4500-7500 feet in the Southwest. Good

description and color photo of each species.

$3.50

68. POISENOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT,

by Natt Dodge

It is the purpose of this booklet to discuss

accurately the various poisonous dwellers of the

desert, as well as to debunk some of the

superstitions and misunderstandings which have

developed. A final chapter deals with harmless

creatures that are often believed to be poisonous.

$2.50

69. 50 COMMON REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS

OF THE SOUTHWEST, by J. Hanson and

Roseann Beggy Hanson

Did you know that a snake breathes only through

their skin? In this guide, you’ll meet these and

more fascinating snakes, lizards, toads, frogs, and

turtles.

$7.95

70. SNAKES, LIZARDS & TURTLES OF THE

LAKE MEAD REGION, by Russell K Grater

An interesting and informative booklet on the

various reptiles of the Lake Mead area. Each

species of snake, lizard and turtle is described.

Over 40 color photographs. Attractive format.

$5.95

71. THE INTIMATE DESERT, by Walter O’Kane

Habits of more than 30 birds and mammals and an

equal number of plants are briefly and

imaginatively described.

$8.50

72. MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST, by

Lendell Cockrum, University of Arizona

The Southwest is inhabited by more kind of

creatures than road runners, gila monsters, and

tarantulas. Mammals make their home here as

well, and this handy guide helps you identify

them.

$5.95

73. 50 COMMON BIRDS OF THE SOUTHWEST,

by Richard L. Cunningham

Birding is one of the most popular and fastest

growing outdoor recreational activities in the

United states and the Southwest, with its varietal

habitats, boasts a number of species. The

dramatic photographs and description in this

book will help you jump on the birding

bandwagon and add the curve-billed thrasher, the

cactus wren, a Gila woodpecker, and 47 others to

your checklist.

$7.95

74. BIRDS OF PREY ON THE COLORADO

PLATEAU, Plateau, Vol. 63, No. 3 Museum of

Northern Arizona

In recent decades, scientists have come to

recognize that the raptors (birds of prey), from

their position at the top of the food web, provide

us with commanding view of the overall health of

the ecosystem they occupy. Birds of prey play a

critical role because they serve as barometers of

ecological health and change on the Colorado

Plateau. Read this book to learn about the

relationships among raptors, the various birds of

prey on the Colorado Plateau, how they adapt to

changing conditions, etc.

$5.00

75. THE DESERT BIGHORN, ITS LIFE

HISTORY, ECOLOGY, AND

MANAGEMENT, Monson and Sumner,

Editors This book is a comprehensive study by 16

contributing authors that offers hard-to-find facts

on the elusive desert bighorn. Natural history,

physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and

ecological consideration are covered in depth, as

well as guidelines for field identification,

transplantation, and habitat protection, making

this an effective “Bighorn Bible” necessary for

safeguarding these species.

$14.95

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76. WILDLIFE OF THE COLORADO

PLATEAU, Plateau, Vol. 57, No. 4 and Vol.

58, No. 1, by Steven W. Carothers, published

by the Museum of Northern Arizona

This issue discusses the habitat, wildlife, and

wildlife management of the Colorado plateau.

Because of evolution, many plant and animal

species in this region are habitat-specific and can

be found nowhere else in the world. This

magazine enlightens the reader to these diverse

populations, their habitats, and man’s influence

in their environment.

$5.95

77. WILDERNESS AREAS OF THE

COLORADO PLATEAU, Plateau, Vol. 60,

No. 4, Museum of Northern Arizona

This issue of Plateau pertains to designated

wilderness. There is a discussion of the

Wilderness Act, a description of areas set aside

as wilderness, proposed wilderness areas, and the

future of wildlands on the Colorado Plateau.

Good reading for anyone interested in the

wilderness issues of today.

$5.00

78. THE LAST OF THE GREAT

EXPEDITIONS, Plateau, Vol. 58, NO. 4,

Museum of Northern Arizona

This is the story of the Rainbow Bridge /

Monument Valley Scientific Expedition of 1933-

38. Historic photographs document the difficulty

and adventure encountered by the

anthropologists, geologists, and biologists who

ventured into this harsh land. They added to our

store of knowledge about man, his history, and

his environment.

$5.00

79. THE FINE YOUNG CHIEF, Native

America’s Coyote on the Colorado Plateau,

Pleateau, Vol. 61, No. 1, Museum of Northern

Arizona

This is a wonderful book focusing on the stories,

myths, and legends surrounding Coyote, and his

importance to the native American people who

inhabit the Colorado Plateau. Gorgeous

illustrations.

$5.00

80. BENEATH THE RIM: A photographic

Journey Through the Grand Canyon, by C.C.

Lockwood, Luisiana State University Press

A “coffee table book” with brilliant photographs

that enable the reader to share Lockwood’s

adventures in the Grand Canyon, including

riding a mule to Phantom Ranch, trout fishing in

Nankoweap Creek, hiking in Matkatamiba

Canyon, running the rapids of the Colorado

River, and more. A favorite of our guides

(especially those who are featured in some of the

photographs).

$39.95 (Hard Cover)

81. PIECES OF WHITE SHELL, A JOURNEY

TO NAVAJOLAND, By Terry Tempest

Willliams

A warm, sensitive, informative, and delightful

journey to the land of the Navajo through the art

of storytelling. The author recounts the myths,

legends, and beliefs of the Navajo people and

leads us to know the importance of such

tradition in sustaining the people though times of

change. The stories tie the people to their land.

Terry shows us how we can find our own

history, our own traditions, our sense of how to

live well. Recipient of many literary awards,

including best non-fiction, American Southwest

Literature, 1986.

$14.95

82. COYOTE’S CANYON, Stories by Terry

Tempest Williams, photographs by John

Telford

Evokes the beauty and the mystery of the Four

Corners desert canyons, home to Navajo and to

the Anasazi, who came before, and spiritual

homeland to the Coyote Clan, thousands of

individuals who draw nourishment from this

land. “This is an intimate meditation on one of

the Earth’s most extraordinary landscapes, and it

is one of the most beautiful books we’ve ever

published,” says Gibbs Smith. Acid-free paper.

$15.95

83. EVERETT RUESS: A VAGABOND FOR

BEAUTY, by W. L. Rusho, introduction by

John Nichols, afterword by Edward Abbey

Everett Ruess was a young poet and artist who

disappeared into the desert of southern Utah in

1934. He has become widely known

posthumously as the spokesman for the spirit of

the high desert. Those who knew him (including

photographers Ansel Adams, Edward Weston,

and Dorothea Lange) and those who know his

writings have been inspired by Ruess’ intense

search for adventure and beauty.

$9.95

84. THE DESERT, by John C. Van Dyke

The first paperback publication of this classic

account of the aesthetic qualities of the desert

environment of the southwestern United States.

First published in 1901, the book has been widely

acclaimed by Lawrence Clark Powell, Joseph

Krutch, and other noted writers on the beauties of

the desert as the first and best of the American

desert appreciations.

$4.95

85. HOUSE IN THE SUN, by George Olin

Written for young readers to help them understand

and appreciate the desert, Olin’s book is very

informative as he instructs the reader about what a

desert is, plant and animal life it contains, and

fragile biological inter-relationships it sustains.

$3.95

86. THE WOVEN SPIRIT OF THE

SOUTHWEST, by Don and Debra McQuiston,

with text by Lynne Bush and photography by

Tom Till

The spectacular landscape of the Southwest has

long influenced the gorgeous weavings of the

Navajo people who lived there. With stunning,

full-color images and a vivid text interspersed with

Native American legends, “the Woven Spirit of

the Southwest reveals how the ancient weaving

traditions have evolved through time to create

beautiful, invaluable, and enduring works of art.

$19.95

87. ON NATURE’S TERMS, CONTEMPORARY

VOICES, edited by Thomas J. Lyon and Peter

Stine

Today, many of us seek a connection with Nature

that is meaningful and comforting. In this book,

some of the most observant American naturalists of

our day explore the world of Nature in powerful

essays that show the vitality and range of

contemporary nature writing.

$16.95

88. GHOSTS OF GLEN CANYON: HISTORY

BENEATH LAKE POWELL, by C. Gregory

Crampton

“Better than memories, perhaps, and not so

heartbreaking, we have the historic record, here

compiled by C. Gregory Crampton, of what was

lost when we allowed the flooding of Glen Canyon.

It was vitally important that such a record be made,

not merely for the sake of our curiosity about the

past, but for the sake of our conduct in the future”

Edward Abbey.

$14.95

89. THE COLORADO RIVER THROUGH GLEN

CANYON BEFORE LAKE POWELL:

HISTORIC PHOTO JOURNEY 1872-1964,

compiled and edited by Elinot Inskip of Moab,

Utah, Inskip Press, 1996

Already considered a “rare-book” because of the

limited number of copies printed, the beautiful

format, and the quality paper and printing, this

nostalgic publication is an extraordinary visual

history of Glen Canyon. There is a modern-day map

of Lake Powell with buoy markers that identify the

place where each photograph was taken, allowing the

reader to compare today’s lake with

history’s canyon.

$25.95

90. PEBBLE CREEK, BY Amil Quayle

For long-time river guide, Amil Quayle, Pebble

Creek is a retreat outpost, and observation center

from which he conducts his field studies. Poised on

the edge of things, he looks many ways, downward

to the ravaged city below, around him at nature in its

precarious condition, backward in time to family and

ancestors, and into his own soul.

$12.00

91. UTAH THEN AND NOW, by Tom Till

Contemporary Re-photography by Tom Till with

essays by former Salt Lake City major Ted Wilson.

In this spectacular large format, hard cover book,

Tom Till has made contemporary photos of Utah

sights and scenes that were photographed long ago.

This book is a genuine collector’s volume comparing

today’s landscapes with what used to be there. It is

also a testament to Till’s fortitude in tracking down

the places in the old photos.

$50.00

92. LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS: SAVING OUR

CHILDREN FROM NATURE-DEFICIT

DISORDER, by Richard Louv

In his landmark work Last Child in the Woods,

Richard Louv brought together cutting-edge studies

that pointed to direct exposure to nature as essential

for a child’s healthy physical and emotional

development. Now this new edition updates the

growing body of evidence linking the lack of nature

in children’s lives and the rise in obesity, attention

disorders, and depression. Louv’s message has

galvanized an international back-to-nature campaign.

His book will change the way you think about our

future and the future of our children.

$14.95

93. TWO WORLDS: RECOLLECTIONS OF A

RIVER RUNNER, by Vaughn Short

By the frothing, wild water deep in the Grand

Canyon, to the pine covered peaks of old Apache

Land and with a touch of Alaska thrown in come

these tales told in both poetry and prose. Herein lies

sorrow and laughter, truth and fantasy, adventure

and misadventure all written in that same quaint,

homey style used by the author when telling tales

around the campfire.

$ 15.95

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94. RIVER RUNNERS OF THE GRAND CANYON The history of River Running in the Grand Canyon

on DVD or Video. “River Runners” traces the

evolution of an adventure that is unique to the

American West. From its origins in Native

American myths to the development of a major

recreational industry that it is today, it is the story

of people testing their limits in one of the most

spectacular places on Earth. Produced by Don

Briggs, a photographer, filmmaker, and river guide

who has spent more than two decades on the

Colorado River.

$29.95

(Available

on DVD

or Video)

95. GRAND CANYON – A MULTIMEDIA

ADVENTURE THROUGH A NATURAL WONDER

OF THE WORLD One hundred miles of rafting on the Colorado River;

Miles of hiking, including the well-named "Death

March"; A helicopter ride up and out of one of the

natural wonders of the world. What do you get when you

combine 14 friends, 2 guides, the Grand Canyon and the

Colorado River? The multimedia adventure known as:

Cecil Does the Grand Canyon Holding a Poptart!

Featuring hi-def videos, hundreds of pictures, maps and a

story worthy of a fantasy series (!), this picturesque

journey will let you experience a trip through the Grand

Canyon...or relive one of your own.

$2.99

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