When John Wesley Powell became the first person to navigate the entire Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon, he completed what Lewis and Clark had begun nearly 70 years earlier--the final exploration of continental America. The son of an abolitionist preacher, a Civil War hero (who lost an arm at Shiloh), and a passionate naturalist and geologist, in 1869 Powell tackled the vast and dangerous gorge carved by the Colorado River and known today...

"A walking journey across Arizona with essays on wildfire, copper mining, border crossing, dirty politics, Native culture, violence, suburban monotony, shrinking water, local cuisine, literary culture and the Grand Canyon. I have sought to write the mostcomprehensive one-volume portrait of Arizona ever written: a deep narrative map"-- Rim to River is the story of this extraordinary journey through redrock country, down canyons, up mesas, and across...

Marshall, a bald eagle, explores the state of Arizona, visiting historical and notable places, like the Grand Canyon. Marshall teaches the reader about Arizona plants, animals, and geography. This fully illustrated book has both a rhyming section for young children and a more factual prose part for older kids.

Tales of the author's travels in Australia, "a shockingly under-discovered country with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet."--Jacket.

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of such best-sellers as The Mother Tongue and Made in America, decided it was time to move back to the United States for a while. This was partly to let his wife and kids experience life in Bryson's homeland - and partly because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another. It was thus clear to him that his people...

In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury "floating university," populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including the anti-capitalist eco-prophet John Muir. Those aboard encountered a land of immeasurable beauty and impending environmental calamity. More than a hundred years later, Alaska is still America's most...

A guide to traveling in China, examining the main attractions of the country, listing special celebrations and activities, exploring the highlights of various regions, and featuring a quick-reference list of hotels, restaurants, and helpful telephone numbers. Includes a fold-out map.