Theme: This factual exegesis and A to Z essentials chronicle the original template before there even was a canyon. P.S. The chasm's initial inception did not begin in the northeast!
Abstract: An edifying three-part compact digest and easy-to-comprehend interpretation of all the timely steps in the process. Readers also choose to peruse or omit a wide range of subject matter at one's discretion. Informative topics include the following subject matter: geology, archeology, natural history (flora & fauna), a concise explanation of varying ecozones from the rim to the river, human history (notably, the Anasazi culture), hiking trail descriptions, relevant theories about the so-called "canyon creation story," and a historical summary of Major John Wesley Powell's 19th-century canyon country exploration of the Green & Colorado rivers, including the first science-based survey of the so-named "Great Unknown," which he later renamed the "Grand Canyon. This volume's abridged literary tour elucidates the everything an anything about the Grand Canyon without the rigors of academic or scientific minutiae. As a bonus, the text includes colored photographs (the author's), graphics, and illustrations.
Additionally, the subject matter is based on an interpretative analysis. In short, exhaustively accurate details. The following Table of Contents confirms all the above details:
Part I: GEOLOGY IS NOT ALWAYS JUST ABOUT THE ROCKS!
Walk or run to page 6
Part II: NATURAL & HUMAN HISTORY & HIKING TRAILS
Walk or run to page 25
Part III: THE 'CANYON CREATION STORY' EXPLAINED IN MORE DETAIL
Walk or run to page 56
ADDENDA
I: LEXICON OF GEOLOGY: An Essential Working Vocabulary
Maybe visit page 90
II: THE AGE OF THE EARTH: In Rock Chapter Eras
Maybe visit page 93
III: GEOLOGY: Just The Basics
Maybe visit page 96
IV: METHODS OF DATING ROCKS AND ARCHEOLOGIC SITES
Maybe visit page 98
V: RULES OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ROAD
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VI: THE SPLENDOR OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU PROVINCE
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VII: THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLOANS: An Abstract
Maybe visit page 118
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