Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon

by Yolonda Youngs

The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is an internationally known feature of the North American landscape, attracting more than five million visitors each year. A deep cultural, visual, and social history has shaped the Grand Canyon's environment into one of America's most significant representations of nature. Yet the canyon is more than a vacation destination, a movie backdrop, or a scenic viewpoint; it is a real place as well as an abstraction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149620218X
• ISBN13: 9781496202185
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"