Title:
Over the edge : Fred Harvey at the Grand Canyon and in the Great Southwest / by Kathleen L. Howard and Diana F. Pardue.
Author:
Howard, Kathleen L., author.
Pardue, Diana F., author.
Publication Information:
Tucson, AZ : Rio Nuevo Publishers, [2016]
Call Number:
F788 .H75 2016
Abstract:
As we know them today, the American Southwest, and the Grand Canyon that lies at its heart, are the product of vast natural forces over millions of years. But they were also created by one man s vision and a railroad. The entrepreneurial genius was Fred Harvey. The Colt .45 revolver may have won the West, but Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe Railway made it comfortable. In the late nineteenth century, the Santa Fe opened up a strange, spectacular new territory to travelers. And Harvey followed, establishing restaurants, hotels, and shops. In Over the Edge, Kathleen L. Howard and Diana F. Pardue reveal in vivid detail how Harvey and the Santa Fe together created a vision of the Southwest that still works its magic today. As you read about the Kolb Brothers, Mary Colter, Joe Secakuku, William Haskell Simpson, Elle of Ganado, the famous Harvey Girls, and the iconic railway that brought visitors in droves, you will also see the amazing photographs, postcards, pamphlets, menus, calendars, advertisements, and even matchbook covers that evoke the adventure and joy of that special time and place.
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ISBN:
9781940322117
Physical Description:
ix, 142 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm.
Contents:
Prologue / Marta Weigle -- Settling the Grand Canyon -- The Santa Fe sells the Grand Canyon -- The Fred Harvey Indian enterprise -- Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe at the Grand Canyon -- Mary Colter designs the West -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgements.
Notable Indian artists and cultural brokers at the Grand Canyon: Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) -- Elle of Ganado -- Velino Shiij Herera -- Fred Kabotie -- Nampeyo -- Paul Saufkie -- Joe Secakuku -- Bruce Timeche -- Gil Timeche -- Porter Timeche -- Tom of Ganado.
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