THE GRAND CANON
A Worldwide Bibliography of the Grand Canyon and Lower Colorado River Regions in the United States and Mexico
THE GRAND CANON is a unique bibliography containing 111,000 categorized and augmented citations of publications from around the world in 115 languages, with extensive background and supporting information. It is a bibliographical canon for the Grand Canyon and Colorado River regions in Arizona, Nevada, California, Baja California, and Sonora, including the Colorado River delta and adjacent upper Gulf of California. It cites publications produced between ca. 1535 and 2024. The bibliography project was begun by and has been continued by Earle E. Spamer for more than 50 years (since 1974).
The series comprises three volumes: Volume 1/Parts A and B (Introduction and Bibliography in two separate parts); Volume 2, "Cartobibliography"; and Volume 3, "Grand Canyon: Colossal Mirror" (see a quick list of the contents of these volumes in the frame to the right). All volumes can be downloaded as single PDFs (see buttons below).
On this website the entire bibliography of more than 13,700 pages is also divided into its 32 subject-specific parts. Each part, as well as other components of Volume 1, can be downloaded as individual PDFs. Many users will prefer this divided presentation because of the widely different subjects covered by the bibliography. All files are extracts from the full volume, retaining original pagination and layout. Use the "BIBLIOGRAPHY (INDIVIDUAL PARTS)" tab at the top of this webpage to access the individual parts, and for additional information about them.
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EARLIER EDITIONS
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“Granite Falls.─Kaibab Division.─Grand Cañon.”
By Thomas Moran. Engraved by H. H. Nichols. (Clarence E. Dutton, Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District, U.S. Geological Survey Monograph 2, 1882, Plate XXXI.)
QUICK LIST OF INDIVIDUAL VOLUMES OF THE GRAND CANON
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Volume 1/Part A: Introduction, Statistics, Surveys and Commentaries
Volume 1/Part B: BIBLIOGRAPHY
5th Edition (2025)
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1 Bibliographical Publications
General and Particular-Interest Subjects
2. General Publications—Historical, geographical, social, cultural, biographical, popular, and commonplace works
3. The New York Times
4. Memorials
5. Publications For People With Disabilities
6. Publications For and By Youth and Young Adults
7. Fiction
8. Verse
9. Travel and Trail Guides
10. Colorado River Guides
Specialized Material About the Lower Colorado River Region (below Grand Canyon) — PARTS 11 and 12—SEPARATE-COVERAGE GROUP
11. Environment, Natural History, and Special Scientific, Technical, or Cultural Issues
12. Water Supply, Management, and Policy
Human Affairs
13. Administrative and Management Issues
14. Sociology, Recreation, Education, Economics, and Related Subjects
15. Health and Safety
16. Archaeology and Cultural Resources
17. Native Americans
Environmental, Biological and Earth Sciences
18. Physical Environment
19. Biology and Ecology
20. Glen Canyon Environmental Studies Program
21. Geology and Paleontology
22. Hydrogeology of the Colorado River
23. Geological Field Guides
24. Geologic and Topographic Maps
Graphic, Audio and Digital Media
25. [Introduction to the Cartobibliography]
26. Audio-Visual Works
27. Audio Works and Musical Scores
28. Separate Imagery
29. Computer and Interactive Media
Additional Guides
30. Book Reviews and Similar Notices
31. Newspaper Guide
32. Marginalia
Volume 2. Cartobibliography
3rd Edition (2025)
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Front Matter
Section 1. Maps of the 16th–18th Centuries
Section 2. Maps of the 19th–21st Centuries
Section 3. Chronological List of All Items in Sections 1 & 2
Section 4. Guides to Quadrangles Used for Topographic, Geologic, and Other Reference Maps of the United States and Mexico
Volume 3. Grand Canyon: Colossal Mirror
2nd Edition (2025)
Front Matter
Section 1. Naming "Grand Canyons" Around the World, On Other Worlds, and In the Imagination
Section 2. The Term "Grand Canyon" in Analogy, Metaphor, and Neology
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