{"product_id":"journeys-in-the-canyon-lands-george-c-fraser-9780816524402","title":"Journeys in the Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona, 1914-1916","description":"George Corning Fraser, who lived in the days before automobile travel became a way of life, was an easterner who loved to vacation on horseback in the American Southwest. No mere tourist, he sought out the most remote and forbidding landscapes he could find: the seldom-visited country north of the Grand Canyon, the vast slickrock expanses of the Navajo Reservation, and sites such as Zion Canyon and Capitol Reef before they became national parks. An amateur geologist, Fraser penned his own memorable observations of the region's landforms and jotted down engaging accounts of local ranchers, sheepherders, and villagers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frederick H. Swanson has edited Fraser's voluminous journals into a single volume covering three trips taken from 1914 to 1916. As Fraser wades the bone-chilling waters of the Zion Narrows, crosses the Grand Canyon in midsummer heat, and rides through the trackless forest of the Aquarius Plateau, he conveys impressions of the land that will fascinate any reader who wonders what the canyon country was like before it became a popular tourist destination--and one that will inform historians interested in early accounts of the region. Accompanied by a selection of photographs taken by Fraser and his fellow travelers, \u003ci\u003eJourneys in the Canyon Lands\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the Southwest's breathtaking backcountry on the brink of discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George C. Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816524408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816524402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.30w x 0.63d","brand":"George C. Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926479798527,"sku":"9780816524402","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_20dd7e6c-8ccf-4ac1-9f1a-0bde61d77587.jpg?v=1681083301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journeys-in-the-canyon-lands-george-c-fraser-9780816524402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}