Lance Newman, Professor of English at Westminster College, has worked as a Grand Canyon river guide for twenty years. He is the author of Our Common Dwelling: Henry Thoreau, Transcendentalism, and the Class Politics of Nature as well as two chapbooks of poems, 3by3by3 and Come Kanab: A Little Red Songbook.

"The stories tell of the delight and wonder that is the Grand Canyon... The timelessness of the canyon means that the excitement continues ... and 'The Grand Canyon Reader' takes us along for the ride." -- Julie Cart Los Angeles Times Book Review "Word of warning: Reading the essays in this book will make you want to drop everything and traverse the Grand Canyon, rim-to-rim, if only to avoid the tourists hovering. But, with offerings from the likes of John McPhee, Barry Lopez, Wallace Stegner and that curmudgeon Edward Abbey, it also makes you think." -- Sam McManis Sacramento Bee "A great new compilation of short stories, essays, and poetry regaling the Grand Canyon... Mr. Newman has pulled together in one book a rich collection of stories that bring to life the river and its surrounding canyon, and keeps it alive." -- Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler "I recommend The Grand Canyon Reader quite enthusiastically." -- Ann Ronald University of Nevada, Reno Interdisciplinary Studies In Literature And Environment

• Introduction: Stories of the Great Unknown The Rim Amil Quayle, Grand Canyon Craig Childs, Fear of God Ann Zwinger, Bright Angel Trail Edward Abbey, Havasu Colin Fletcher, The Man Who Walked through Time Joseph Wood Krutch, Where Solitude Is Easy to Find Theodore Roosevelt, A Cougar Hunt on the Rim of the Grand Canyon John Muir, The Grand Canon of the Colorado Harriet Monroe, The Grand Canon of the Colorado The River Sharlot Hall, The Song of the Colorado Patricia McCairen, Canyon Solitude Terry Tempest Williams, Stone Creek Woman Barry Lopez, Gone Back into the Earth John McPhee, A River Bill Beer, Lava Falls Bert Loper, Three Boys and an Old Man George Flavell, The Log of the Panthon John Wesley Powell, The Grand Canon of the Colorado The People Michael Kabotie, Grand Canyon National Park Linda Hogan, Plant Journey Wallace Stegner, Packhorse Paradise Joseph C. Ives, Mojave Valley to Big Canyon Francisco Garces, Mojave Crossing to Oraibe Pueblo Pedro de Castaneda, The Hopi Mesas and the Colorado River G.{ths}M. Mullett, The Story of Tiyo Hualapai, Tudjupa Creates the People Ramson Lomatewama, They Told Stories Further Reading Credits

Lance Newman, Professor of English at Westminster College, has worked as a Grand Canyon river guide for twenty years. He is the author of Our Common Dwelling: Henry Thoreau, Transcendentalism, and the Class Politics of Nature as well as two chapbooks of poems, 3by3by3 and Come Kanab: A Little Red Songbook.

"The stories tell of the delight and wonder that is the Grand Canyon... The timelessness of the canyon means that the excitement continues ... and 'The Grand Canyon Reader' takes us along for the ride." -- Julie Cart Los Angeles Times Book Review "Word of warning: Reading the essays in this book will make you want to drop everything and traverse the Grand Canyon, rim-to-rim, if only to avoid the tourists hovering. But, with offerings from the likes of John McPhee, Barry Lopez, Wallace Stegner and that curmudgeon Edward Abbey, it also makes you think." -- Sam McManis Sacramento Bee "A great new compilation of short stories, essays, and poetry regaling the Grand Canyon... Mr. Newman has pulled together in one book a rich collection of stories that bring to life the river and its surrounding canyon, and keeps it alive." -- Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler "I recommend The Grand Canyon Reader quite enthusiastically." -- Ann Ronald University of Nevada, Reno Interdisciplinary Studies In Literature And Environment

• Introduction: Stories of the Great Unknown The Rim Amil Quayle, Grand Canyon Craig Childs, Fear of God Ann Zwinger, Bright Angel Trail Edward Abbey, Havasu Colin Fletcher, The Man Who Walked through Time Joseph Wood Krutch, Where Solitude Is Easy to Find Theodore Roosevelt, A Cougar Hunt on the Rim of the Grand Canyon John Muir, The Grand Canon of the Colorado Harriet Monroe, The Grand Canon of the Colorado The River Sharlot Hall, The Song of the Colorado Patricia McCairen, Canyon Solitude Terry Tempest Williams, Stone Creek Woman Barry Lopez, Gone Back into the Earth John McPhee, A River Bill Beer, Lava Falls Bert Loper, Three Boys and an Old Man George Flavell, The Log of the Panthon John Wesley Powell, The Grand Canon of the Colorado The People Michael Kabotie, Grand Canyon National Park Linda Hogan, Plant Journey Wallace Stegner, Packhorse Paradise Joseph C. Ives, Mojave Valley to Big Canyon Francisco Garces, Mojave Crossing to Oraibe Pueblo Pedro de Castaneda, The Hopi Mesas and the Colorado River G.{ths}M. Mullett, The Story of Tiyo Hualapai, Tudjupa Creates the People Ramson Lomatewama, They Told Stories Further Reading Credits