GRAND CANYON CREATION STORY:: Facts, Myths & Hyperbole Explained

Theme: This compact publication describes the everything and anything about Arizona's Shrine of the Ages whose instructive guidebook includes COLORED photos, illustrations & graphics. The good thing about this volume's nearly 300-page (7 x 10 format) is readers can travel and explore the Grand Canyon without moving their feet!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 all the essentials about the Grand Canyon's process of creation without the rigors of academic or scientific minutiae. As a bonus, the text includes colored photographs (the author's), graphics, and illustrations.The following Table of Contents confirms all the above noteworthy details if not a subtle sales promotion boast:Part I: GEOLOGY IS NOT ALWAYS JUST ABOUT THE ROCKS!Part II: NATURAL & HUMAN HISTORY & HIKING TRAILSPart III: THE 'CANYON CREATION STORY' EXPLAINED IN MORE DETAILADDENDAI: LEXICON OF GEOLOGY: An Essential Working VocabularyII: THE AGE OF THE EARTH: In Rock Chapter ErasIII: GEOLOGY: Just The BasicsIV: METHODS OF DATING ROCKS AND ARCHEOLOGIC SITESV: RULES OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ROADVI: THE SPLENDOR OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU PROVINCEVII: THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLOANS: An AbstractEnjoy this novel literary tour like no other because it's that informal, comprehensive, and easy to comprehend factual information.Note: Unless otherwise noted, all photos in this manuscript were taken by the author over many years. Read more