Post by 1dave on Apr 27, 2017 9:46:46 GMT -5
At the beginning of his book "The Story of Man at Grand Canyon," J Donald Hughes wrote:
The book is available as a free PDF download at:
npshistory.com/handbooks/cooperating_associations/grca/14/bulletin.pdf
When I First Came to Grand Canyon National Park as a seasonal
ranger-naturalist in I960, the re-cataloguing of museum records was
in progress, and I was given the historical specimens to process.
There in the vault of the Visitor Center were the material evidences
of Grand Canyon history; the journals and photographs of river
explorers, the registers of pioneer hotels, the field notes of scientists,
and even the hats of well-known rangers. The fascinating history of
the region surrounded me, and when I was asked to write this history
I was very pleased.
ranger-naturalist in I960, the re-cataloguing of museum records was
in progress, and I was given the historical specimens to process.
There in the vault of the Visitor Center were the material evidences
of Grand Canyon history; the journals and photographs of river
explorers, the registers of pioneer hotels, the field notes of scientists,
and even the hats of well-known rangers. The fascinating history of
the region surrounded me, and when I was asked to write this history
I was very pleased.
The book is available as a free PDF download at:
npshistory.com/handbooks/cooperating_associations/grca/14/bulletin.pdf
... to the New Guys from The ChatBox V.2 Crew