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The author's research included major surveys and excavations in several crucial regions of the Grand Canyon. Written for a general audience, this book alternates between insightful accounts of Schwartz's personal experiences in the canyon and explorations of the lives and cultures of its early and late inhabitants.
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Douglas Schwartz received his BA from the University of Kentucky in 1951 and his Ph.D. from Yale in 1955. A past president of the Society for American Archaeology, he has received honorary Doctorate of Letters degrees from the University of New Mexico and the University of Kentucky. He has been president of the School of American Research since 1967.
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On the Edge of Splendor: Exploring Grand Canyon's Human Past
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School for Advanced Research Press, 1989
ISBN 10: 0933452306
ISBN 13: 9780933452305
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On the Edge of Splendor: Exploring Grand Canyon's Human Past (with a letter to N. Scott Momaday)
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School for Advanced Research Press, Santa Fe, 1989
ISBN 10: 0933452306
ISBN 13: 9780933452305
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Paperback. Condition: Near fine. First edition. An association copy, not signed, but laid in is a typed signed letter (TLS) from Douglas Schwartz to Scott and Barbara Momaday dated 2006 on School of American Research (SAR) letterhead. In it he describes an event at SAR held in his honor and reminisces about some of his archaeological work in the Grand Canyon that culminated, in part, in this volume. He ultimately thanks the Momadays for their support of a new seminar in his name. Schwartz was a prominent archaeologist, the director of SAR, and a former president of the Society for American Archaeology. A small quarto in original blue pictorial wraps with pink free endpapers, black-and-white photos and illustrations throughout with several pages of color photos, also, at middle. A near fine copy with light rubbing to rear wrap and a touch of edge wear. More about the book: "Between 1967 and 1970, the School of American Research conducted surveys and excavated more than thirty Pueblo ruins in the Grand Canyon and on its North Rim. The reports on this project make up the Grand Canyon Archaeological Series. The author's research included major surveys and excavations in several crucial regions of the Grand Canyon. Written for a general audience, this book alternates between insightful accounts of Schwartz's personal experiences in the canyon and explorations of the lives and cultures of its early and late inhabitants.". Signed. Seller Inventory # 2294