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Lädt ... Journeys in the Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona, 1914-1916von George C. Fraser
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. George Corning Fraser lived in a different era - - the early 1900s when automobile travel was difficult in the West and not yet evident in much of SW Utah or NW Arizona. Fraser, an easterner, was a Wall Street lawyer who for several years vacationed and explored, mainly on horseback or on foot, much of the Colorado Plateau. Fortunately for a few years, Fraser kept detailed journals of his western travels. An amateur geologist, Fraser relied on back country outfitter Dave Rust to guide his journeys to explore Zion Canyon, the Toroweap, the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Capitol Reef, the Henry Mountains, and much of the Aquarius, Kolob, and Kaibab Plateaus. Fred Swanson selected sections Fraser's journal entries to provide insights into the remarkable man and his historic travels. (lj) ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
George Corning Fraser, who lived in the days before automobile travel became a way of life, was an easterner who loved to vacation on horseback in the American Southwest. No mere tourist, he sought out the most remote and forbidding landscapes he could find: the seldom-visited country north of the Grand Canyon, the vast slickrock expanses of the Navajo Reservation, and sites such as Zion Canyon and Capitol Reef before they became national parks. An amateur geologist, Fraser penned his own memorable observations of the region's landforms and jotted down engaging accounts of local ranchers, sheepherders, and villagers. Frederick H. Swanson has edited Fraser's voluminous journals into a single volume covering three trips taken from 1914 to 1916. As Fraser wades the bone-chilling waters of the Zion Narrows, crosses the Grand Canyon in midsummer heat, and rides through the trackless forest of the Aquarius Plateau, he conveys impressions of the land that will fascinate any reader who wonders what the canyon country was like before it became a popular tourist destination--and one that will inform historians interested in early accounts of the region. Accompanied by a selection of photographs taken by Fraser and his fellow travelers, Journeys in the Canyon Lands brings to life the Southwest's breathtaking backcountry on the brink of discovery. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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