A GRAND CANYON PRIMER: The Everything Facts Book explains the essentials in a concise and comprehensive text. With its wide range of topics, readers choose what subject matter to read. For instance, geology, including the main theories about the canyon's process of creation, natural and human history, an abstract of the John Wesley Powell saga, a description of South Rim trails, and details about the canyon's dimensions and ecozones. Presented in three parts, the text is written in a forthright manner, and, therefore, avoids extraneous details and embellished writing. Providing readers with a factual narrative, the subject matter is based on an interpretative analysis. Therefore, well-researched, factual, and engaging. This compact primer is a traveler's handy guidebook. From rocks to ravens and everything in between, here is a primer that features all the essentials. Thus, the everything you always wanted to know about the Grand Canyon, and then some. For those who have access to the Internet, the shorter Bitly URL's are inserted throughout the text. Therefore, direct access to Google Images, graphics, and illustrations that will enhance the subject matter. (141 pages, including the addenda at the close of the book) Page count: 141