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or click for: California National Historic Trail, Death Valley National Park, Great Basin National Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Pony Express National Historic Trail

 

CONSTRUCTION OF HOOVER DAM. by Bureau of Reclamation.
By 1927 when construction of Hoover Dam was authorized to be built, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation had already constructed some of the largest dams in the world. Although the site here had favorable qualities for a massive dam, that in itself added to the challenge of straddling the steep-walled gorge and diverting the huge Colorado River while they prepared the dam's bed and created the concrete barrier complete with hydroelectric generation and highway bridge crossing the Arizona-Nevada border.. Text and photographs report how the project was done and show its immensity. Engineering diagrams, photographs, 48 pages. Historical reprint
ISBN:0-916122-51-4. Historical reprint 1976. Order #: KCPU8060 paper$4.00.

 

DEATH VALLEY: the story behind the scenery. Clark.
Heat, flood, cactus. geology, history, scenery of this hottest place on Earth. 48 large-format pages, color illustratrions.
ISBN: 0-916122-12-3. 1981. Order #: KCPU4636 paper$8.95.

 

 

FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE LAKE MEAD REGION. by James S. Holland, Russell K. Grater, David Huntzinger, et. al.
For this desert region explains the drought escapers, drought evaders, and the drought resisters for 121 desert wildflowers near Las Vegas, for Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Also explains the plant communities found here, which serves as an aid to identifying the plants based on habitat. Flowering plants are grouped by color and described with characteristics of  size, stem, leaves, nature and grouping of blossoms--with interesting notes as well such as the animals that might prefer certain species. Color photographs, 40 pages, index.
ISBN: None. Order #: SOPM1313 paper$5.95.

GREAT BASIN: the story behind the scenery (NV). by Michael L. Nicklas.
From windswept playas to mysterious caverns and icy summits, the Great Basin region covers large portions of four states.  The park is a great example of all the region offers. 9x12, 48 pages, 72 color photos & 1 map.
ISBN: 0-88714-105-6. 2008 Third printing. Order #: KCPU8215 paper $11.95.

 

 

A GUIDE TO THE DESERT GEOLOGY OF LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. by John v. Bezy.
The desert landscape of this Arizona/Nevada area in many places reveals its geological character more clearly for here there is essentially no vegetation cluttering the view and the appearance of the rocks. Presents explanations of faults, alluvial fans, former lake beds, the sand cycle, hot springs, salt deposits,sink holes, volcanic dikes, cross-bedding, graben--30 geologic features in all.. Photos, drawings, 68 pages.
ISBN: 0-911408-51-7. 1978. Covers scuffed. Order #: SOPM1316 paper $4.95.

 

LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA: auto tour guide. by Douglas B. Evans.
History and geology along roads in this Arizona/Nevada desert area. Outlines 4 tours with numbered stops pointing out aspects there of geology, history, archeology, and wildlife. Gives an overview of the region's character and history. Tours are: Nevada-Lake Mead, Nevada-Lake Mohave, Arizona-Lake Mead, Arizona-Lake Mohave. These take you to lakeshore beaches and fishing spots, Native American rock art, sites of towns now flooded by the lake, geological oddities, even an historic steamboat race on the Colorado River before the Hoover Dam (was Boulder Dam). Photos, maps, 39 pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: SOPM1321 paper $3.95.

 

LAKE MEAD--HOOVER DAM: the story behind the scenery (AZ/NV). Maxon.
Landscapes, history, engineering of this Arizona recreation area. 48 large-format pages, color illustratrions.
ISBN: 0-916122-61-1. 1981. Second printing. Order #: KCPU4792 paper $8.95.

 

 

LEHMAN CAVES. by Jeremy Schmidt.
Description, and guide to cave located in eastern Nevada, now part of Great Basin National Park. Presents "The Living Cave", "Earthworks", "Cave Life", "History". Describes cave origin, processes, rock dripstone formations and how they were produced, unusual animal residents of the underground. Color illustrations, cave maps, diagrams, 34 pages.
Inventory = 21. ISBN: None. 1987. Order #: GRBA4587 paper $5.95.

 

MAJOR JOHN WESLEY POWELL: voyage of discovery--the story behind the scenery. by Dan Murphy.
Travel with Powell on his harrowing 1869 journey of exploration to descend the Green River to the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. 9x12, 64 pages, 63 color photos, 28 maps.
  ISBN: 0-88714-059-9. 2001. Third printing. Order #: KCPU8090 paper$12.95.

 

 

SNAKES, TURTLES, & LIZARDS OF THE LAKE MEAD REGION. by Russell K. Grater.
33 species (2 turtles, 15 lizards, 20 snakes)--some poisonous and some not, for Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona and Nevada. Each is illustrated and described for identification purposes plus notes on its habitat and how it "makes its living" in this mainly desert region. Color photos, 48 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-911408-58-4. 1981. /Order #: SOPM9556 paper$19.50.

List of National Park System areas in Nevada:
California National Historic Trail
Death Valley National Park
Great Basin National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

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THE CAÑONS OF THE COLORADO--the 1869 discovery voyage down the Colorado River. by Major John Wesley Powell.
Note the word cañons in the title would today be spelled canyons but we have preserved the usage from the time when this voyage was made and written about by the major himself. From Wyoming, into Colorado, through Utah, to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, and to Nevada--this was the journey of the "Colorado River Exploring Expedition", what Powell called his group of 9 men and 4 boats as they began charting what was the last major unexplored part of the then United States. The trip was not only scientific in its goals, but it naturally became a grand adventure, with two of their party opting to leave the expedition before attempting a furious cascade, only to be killed by Indians. Much of the land and scenery which they drifted or dashed past is today included in National Park System areas.
Illustrations are by Thomas Moran and others. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-059-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-059-1. Order #: VIST0059 paper $4.95.

C.P.R.R.: the Central Pacific Railroad. by Charles Nordhoff.
Reprinted from Marvels of the New West,1882. This is the epic story of building the line across the Sierra Nevada of California, the deserts of Nevada, and the salt flats of Utah to meet the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point on May 10, 1869. Rail fans and history buffs have access today to historic parks and museums at the ends of this line in Sacramento and Promontory Point and along the way at the Donner Lake State Park. There is also an article explaining train travel by passengers at this early date. Period engravings. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-097-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-097-3. Order #: VIST0097 paper$6.95.


ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. by Campbell Grant.
This book surveys the myriad rock paintings and carvings--numbering possibly some 15,000 sites--pecked into and painted onto boulders and rock surfaces throughout North America by its aboriginal artists. With photographs and drawings on virtually every page, this book presents the rock artists through the work they left--illustrating their extraordinarily diverse techniques, styles, and subjects. Meanings of the designs are discussed, and their roles in hunting or puberty rites interpreted. Major rock art sites are located, and methods of recording, preserving, and dating them are indicated. Author Grant has done rock art books on the Chumash Indians, the Coso Range, and Canyon de Chelly. 192 pages + 16 page color insert. Large-format.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-084-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-084-3. Order #: VIST0084 paper$12.95. See sample pages, illustrations.
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