Grand Canyon: Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle
- ISBN-10
- 0452287871
- ISBN-13
- 9780452287877
- Series
- Grand Canyon
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 309
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-11
- Publisher
- Plume
- Author
- James Lawrence Powell
Description
The author of Mysteries of Terra Firma combines historical text with geomorphological and scientific evidence to chronicle the search by explorers, scientists, and academics to understand the origins and evolution of the Grand Canyon. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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- 2018-06
- 112 pages
- Paperback
- Arizona Highways Books
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