Western United States - Travel Essays & Descriptions, U.S. Travel - National Parks & Historic Sites, Deserts, Mesas & Canyons - Travel, Arizona - Travel, Place Names
Log in to track your reading progress.
Overview
The Alligator. Guinevere Castle. Buddha Temple. Ever wonder how the features of the Grand Canyon received their colorful and exotic names? Gregory McNamee reveals their stories in Grand Canyon Place Names. Serving as snapshots in time, the over 330 place names explored here honor the heroes and deities of many nations and cultures. Scientists (Darwin Plateau), explorers (Tyndall Dome), historical figures (Cochise Butte), and godheads (Krishna Shrine) are represented among incident names (Point Retreat) and the purely descriptive (Kangaroo Headland). Both fact- and legend-based and always fun to read, these placename histories will heighten your experience of the Grand Canyon.Book Details
Published
October 1, 1997
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pages
128
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780898865332