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RAVEN’S PERCH MEDIA PUBLICATIONS
This is a consolidated, itemized list of all primary Raven’s Perch Media products.
Each title is accompanied by its direct download link. In each section below, access the separate webpage links to view listings of these publications with descriptions and other detailed information; download links are available on all webpages.
Newer editions for many of these items are always in progress.
• THE GRAND CANON •
A Worldwide Bibliography of the Grand Canyon and Lower Colorado River Regions in the United States and Mexico
webpage: https://ravensperch.org/the_grand_canon/
Executive Overview (in English)
direct download (PDF, 935 KB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Executive-Overview.pdf
Resumen Ejecutivo (en español)
direct download (PDF, 951 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Resumen-Ejecutivo.pdf
Preamble (or, Read Me)
direct download: (PDF, 677 KB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Preamble.pdf
THE GRAND CANON VOLUME 1:
Bibliography and Introduction
(4th edition, 2022)
webpage: https://ravensperch.org/volume-1-introduction-and-bibliography/
The Grand Canon: Volume 1
direct download (PDF 89 MB; 13,787 pp): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-Grand-Canon_4th-ed.pdf
Detailed Table of Contents for Volume 1
direct download (PDF, 755 KB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TOC_Volume-1.pdf
Detailed Table of Contents for the bibliography only
“Just the Bibliography” webpage: https://ravensperch.org/services/
direct download (PDF, 580 KB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TOC_Bibliography-Only.pdf
Introduction and Coverage
direct download (PDF, 10 MB; 568 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Intro-to-Content-and-Coverage.pdf
THE GRAND CANON VOLUME 2:
Cartobibliography of the Grand Canyon and Lower Colorado River Regions in the United States and Mexico
(2nd edition, 2022)
webpage: https://ravensperch.org/volume-2-cartobibliography/
The Grand Canon: Volume 2
direct download (PDF, 29 MB; 1,240 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Cartobibliography_2nd-ed.pdf
Detailed Table of Contents for the Cartobibliography
direct download (PDF, 410 KB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/toc-carto.pdf
[SEE ALSO:]
Mapping Grand Canyon: A CHRONOLOGICAL CARTOBIBLIOGRAPHY
Arrangement: Puerto de Bucareli, Big Canyon, Great Canyon, Grand Canyon.
direct download (PDF, 5.7 MB; 194 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mapping_Grand_Canyon.pdf
THE GRAND CANON VOLUME 3:
Grand Canyon, Colossal Mirror: The Term “Grand Canyon” as used in Geographical Nomenclature, Analogy, Metaphor, and Neology
(1st edition, 2022)
webpage: https://ravensperch.org/the-colossal-mirror/
The Grand Canon: Volume 3
direct download (PDF, 3 MB; 206 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Colossal-Mirror_1st-ed.pdf
THE GRAND CANON Earlier Editions
1st Edition (2012)
direct download (PDF, 72 MB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/THE-GRAND-CANON_1st-edition_2012r.pdf
2nd Edition (2015)
direct download (PDF, 60 MB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/THE-GRAND-CANON_2nd-edition_2015.pdf
3rd Edition (2019)
direct download (PDF, 78 MB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/The_Grand_Canon_3rd-ed.pdf
Cartobibliography, 1st Edition (2021)
direct download (PDF, 21 MB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Cartobibliography_1st-ed.pdf
• SPECIAL BIOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES •
webpage: https://ravensperch.org/special-biological-bibliographies/
Bibliography and Annotated Checklist of Living Organisms First Named from the Grand Canyon and Vicinity (Northwestern Arizona)
direct download (PDF, 3 MB; 194 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Species-checklist.pdf
Bibliography of PALEONTOLOGY of the Grand Canyon Region and in the Stratigraphic Continuity of Grand Canyon Formations (Version 3: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 1.5 MB; 139 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GCPaleoBiblio_rev3.pdf
Bibliography of ICHTHYOLOGY of the Lower Colorado River: Glen Can on Dam to the Río Colorado Delta, Grand Canyon Tributaries, and Lower Virgin and Muddy Rivers (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 1.9 MB; 192 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GCIchthyologyBiblio__2nd-ed.pdf
Bibliography of NON-AVIAN TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES of the Grand Canyon Region (Including Bats) (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 1.6 MB; 165 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GCNonAvianVertebratesBiblio__2nd-ed.pdf
Bibliography of ORNITHOLOGY of the Grand Canyon Region (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 1 MB; 101 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GCOrnithologyBiblio__2nd-ed.pdf
Bibliography of ENTOMOLOGY of the Grand Canyon Region (Insects, Arachnids, and Other Arthropods) (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 1.1 MB; 90 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GCEntomologyBiblio__2nd-ed.pdf
Bibliography of INVERTEBRATES of the Grand Canyon Regions (Except Insects and Other Arachnids) (latest version: 15 February 2022)
direct download (PDF 617 KB; 31 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GCInvertebrateBiblio.pdf
Bibliography of BOTANY of the Grand Canyon Region (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 2 MB; 228 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GCBotanyBiblio__2nd-ed.pdf
Bibliography of PROTISTS and Other Microorganisms of the Grand Canyon Region (latest version: 15 February 2022)
direct download (PDF, 415 KB; 7 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GCProtistsBiblio.pdf
Bibliography of BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENT OF LAKE MEAD, Arizona–Nevada: Including Las Vegas Wash, Lower Virgin River, and Specific Localities in Lake Mead National Recreation Area (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 1.5 MB; 163 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Eco_Lake-Mead__2nd-ed.pdf
Bibliography of the BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COLORADO RIVER LIMITROPHE AND DELTA, and the Adjacent Part of the Upper Gulf of California (Mexico and United States) /
Bibliografía de Biología, Ecología, y Medio Ambiente del Limítrofe y Delta del Río Colorado y la Parte Adyacente del Alto Golfo de California (México y Estados Unidos)
(2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
Preface in English and in Spanish translation. Notations within citations of this bibliography are in English.
direct download (PDF, 2.9 MB; 312 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Limitrophe_Alto-Golfo__2nd.pdf
Bibliography of BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE SALTON SEA AND THE IMPERIAL–MEXICALI VALLEY REGION (California and Baja California) (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
direct download (PDF, 2.6 MB; 304 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Salton-Sea__2nd-ed.pdf
• OTHER SPECIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND VOLUMES •
webpage: https://ravensperch.org/other-special-bibliographies/
Bibliography of NATIVE AMERICANS Traditionally Associated with the Grand Canyon (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
Arrangement: Havasupai Tribe; Hopi Tribe; Hualapai Tribe; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, and Regional Paiute Bands (also includes Shivwitz Band of Southern Paiute, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe; Moapa Band of Paiutes, Las Vegas Paiute Tribe); Navajo Nation (Diné); Pueblo of Zuni; Yavapai–Apache Nation; Unaffilitated Tribes; Native Americans Generally
direct download (PDF, 4.4 MB; 509 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NativeAmericans__2nd-ed.pdf
Bibliography of ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES in the Greater Grand Canyon Region (2nd Edition: 1 May 2023)
Arrangement: I. Grand Canyon National Park (excluding Colorado River); II. Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park; III. Lake Mead National Recreation Area; IV. Kaibab National Forest (North Kaibab and Tusayan Ranger Districts); V. Other Administrative and Private Areas Within the Region [further subdivided]); VI. Issues Relating to Boundaries of Federal, State, and Native American Lands.
direct download (PDF, 3.4 MB, 513 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Administration__2nd-ed.pdf
Grand Canyon Underground: The Bibliographical Record of CAVES in Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, and Vicinity (Arizona)
direct download (PDF, 3 MB; 90 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Grand-Canyon-Underground.pdf
Mapping Grand Canyon: A CHRONOLOGICAL CARTOBIBLIOGRAPHY
Arrangement: Puerto de Bucareli, Big Canyon, Great Canyon, Grand Canyon.
direct download (PDF, 5.7 MB; 194 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mapping_Grand_Canyon.pdf
The Colorado River of the West: CARTOGRAPHIC STYLES of the 16th to 19th Centuries
Arrangement: 1. Insular California; 2. Peninsular California Displaying Variant Heads of the Gulf; 3. Colorado River Absent; 4. Linear Colorado River; 5. Modified Linear Colorado; 6. The Egloffstein Model and Variants; 7. Parallel Green and Grand Rivers as Colorado Tributaries; 8. The Colorado’s Bactrian Course Through the Grand Canyon; Appendix—Selected Early Maps of Historical Importance.
direct download (PDF, 25 MB; 208 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CRWest.pdf
“My God, there it is!” THE WORLD ENCOUNTERS THE GRAND CANYON, 1540–1926
An anthology with extensive quotations and translations for publications in the Public Domain.
Arrangement: The Writers; The Poets.
direct download (PDF, 17 MB; 902 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ENCOUNTERS_PD_1540-1926.pdf
The Grand Canyon! A Worldwide, Year-By-Year ANTHOLOGY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY of Personal Encounters with the World’s Greatest Draw, 1540–2022
An anthology with extensive quotations and translations for publications in the Public Domain (through 1926), including transcriptions in original non-English languages; and annotations for publications to 2022.
Arrangement: Introduction. Part I: Primary Explorations. Part II: To, Into, and Expressing the Canyon. Part III: Down (and Up) the Colorado.
direct download (PDF, 20 MB; 1,364 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ENCOUNTERS_1540-2022.pdf
Contrary Canyon: A Bibliographical Guide to the GRAND CANYON’S UNCONVENTIONAL PAST
Arrangement: Ancient Asian Visitors; The Egyptian Cave and Underground Cities; UFOs, Alien Activities, and Other Celestial Connections; Geology Askew [further subdivided]; Young-Earth Creationism; Counterpoints to Young-Earth Creationism, Old-Earth Creationism Alternatives, and Historical Perspectives.
direct download (PDF, 3 MB; 113 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CONTRARY-CANYON.pdf
1956: A Resource Guide to the GRAND CANYON MID-AIR COLLISION of Trans World Airlines Flight 2 and United Air Lines Flight 718, June 30, 1956
direct download (PDF, 6 MB; 112 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1956.pdf
updated “oral histories” section (PDF, 76 KB): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Emended-section.pdf
“It was this way...” The Grand Canyon’s Indubitable JAMES WHITE AND JOHN HANCE: An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography
direct download (PDF, 7 MB; 134 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/It_was_this_way.pdf
"Grand Canyon." By Sven Hedin. An English Translation of the Original 1925 Edition
direct download (PDF, 20 MB; 167 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SVEN-HEDIN.pdf
Explorer: ANDREW J. CARROLL on the Colorado River, 1857–1858. Including Transcriptions from the “General Report” of Lt. Joseph C. Ives’ Report Upon the Colorado River of the West (1861) and Translations from Balduin Möllhausen’s Reisen in die Felsengebirge Nord-Amerikas bis zum Hoch-Plateau von Neu-Mexico (1861).
direct download (PDF, 9 MB; 108 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/EXPLORER.pdf
BALDUIN MÖLLHAUSEN'S GRAND CANYON: An English Translation from Chapters 21–25 of Travels into the Rocky Mountains of North America to the High Plateau of New Mexico [Reisen in die Felsengebirge Nord-Amerikas bis zum Hoch-Plateau von Neu-Mexico] (Leipzig, 1861) with a transcription of coinciding parts from Chapters 6–8 of the “General Report” of Lt. Joseph C. Ives’ Report Upon the Colorado River of the West (1861).
direct download (PDF, 8 MB; 150 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MOLLHAUSEN_.pdf
The LEIPZIG IMPRINTS of Balduin Möllhausen’s Reisen in die Felsengebirge Nord-Amerikas bis zum Hoch-Plateau von Neu-Mexico (1860, 1861): Bibliographical Notes
direct download (PDF, 2 MB, 20 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Mollhausen_Reisen_notes.pdf
ART OF THE GRAND CANYON: An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography
Arrangement: Introduction. Part 1: Complete Bibliography Arranged by Author of Publication. Part 2: Selected bibliography Arranged by Names of Artists.
direct download (PDF, 21 MB; 356 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Artwork.pdf
View Finders: GRAND CANYON PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CINEMATOGRAPHERS
View Finders, Volume 1: Introduction and Annotated Photobibliography and Filmography
Arrangement: Introduction. Some Views, Found—A Sampler. Part 1: Photobibliography Arranged by Author of Publication. Part 2: Selected Photobibliography Arranged by Credited Photographer. Part 3: Filmography Arranged by Attributable Source. Part 4: Selected Filmography of Action and Documentary Films Arranged by Title. Appendices.
direct download (PDF, 23 MB, 648 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/View_Finders_Vol-1.pdf
View Finders, Volume 2: Annotated Collection of Selected Postcards of the Early tourist Era to the Mid-20th Century
Arrangement: Introduction. Index to Postcard Views Credited by Publisher, Producer, Distributor, or Photographer. Postcard Messages From This Collection. Postcards (219 plates).
direct download (PDF, 55 MB, 370 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/View_Finders_Vol-2.pdf
The HOOVER DAM Bibliography
With Appendices: Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge; Selected Maps; General Guide to Documentation for Hoover Dam and Boulder City in Historic Places Registers; General Guide to Commercially Produced 3-D Transparency Products.
direct download (PDF, 4.7 MB; 353 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hoover-Dam.pdf
Earle Spamer’s Curriculum Vitae (December 2023) [pronunciation: Spah-mer]
direct download (PDF, 1 MB; 38 pp.): https://ravensperch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/EES_Vitae_December2023.pdf