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Record Nr.

UNINA9910213818503321

Autore

Hassell Hank <1943->

Titolo

Rainbow Bridge : an illustrated history / / Hank Hassell ; line drawings & maps, R. Sean Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, 1999

ISBN

1-283-07801-5

9786613078018

0-87421-459-9

0-585-10894-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EvansR. Sean

Disciplina

979.2/5

Soggetti

Rainbow Bridge (Utah) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Rainbow Trail -- The story in the rocks : how Rainbow Bridge came to be -- Navajo mountain religion : Rainbow Bridge through Indian eyes -- From shadow into light: the discovery of Rainbow Bridge -- "Not for many eyes to see" : early-day tourism in Rainbow Bridge country -- Echo Park, and beyond -- The Sierra Club goes to war -- Reprise and reflection.

Sommario/riassunto

On the morning of August 14, 1909, a small, diverse group including  Professor Byron Cummings of the University of Utah, Government Land  Office surveyor William Douglass, pioneer archaeologist and trader John  Weatherill, and Paiute guide Nasja Begay gazed at the largest structure  of its kind in the world-Rainbow Bridge. Their presence marked the  official discovery of the magnificent natural bridge, which spans 275  feet and towers 291 feet above the stream bed below it. Of the discovery  party, only Nasja Begay had seen the stone arch before; he was one of a  probably small numb