{"product_id":"tertiary-history-of-the-grand-canyon-district-9780816521814","title":"Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1882  Clarence Duttons Tertiary History of the Grand Caon District has become one of the definitive books on the Grand Canyon. Commissioned as a study of the regions geology and issued by the fledgling U.S. Geological Survey  it is as much admired today for its literary as its scientific merits. With its beautiful illustrations by Thomas Moran and William Henry Holmes  it is a seminal work on the Canyon that has never been surpassed for its eloquence and authority. This new edition of Duttons magnum opus makes that work available once again. Visitors to the Canyon will gain a new appreciation of its majesty as Dutton takes readers on several excursions among its castellated and cathedral-like peaks and ridges. Along the way  he explains the peculiar characteristics of different rocks  the water-sculpturing process  volcanic cones and outflows  the extent of the rivers erosion  and other geological features. Duttons Tertiary History remains arguably the most evocative and compelling geological writing ever done on the Grand Canyon region. As Stephen J. Pyne observes in his foreword  Dutton recast a rocky peninsula into geo-poetry  reshaped an amorphous panorama of Time into narrative History  and transformed an American scene into a universal symbol. No one who has thrilled to the majesty of the Grand Canyon will fail to be moved by this timeless work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529652887605,"sku":"ByrdShop_0816521816","price":349.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780816521814.jpg?v=1780940532","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tertiary-history-of-the-grand-canyon-district-9780816521814","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}