Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon

Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders.Two veterans of decades of adventuring in Grand Canyon chronicle the first complete and comprehensive history of Canyon misadventures. These episodes span the entire era of visitation from the time of the first river exploration by John Wesley Powell and his crew of 1869 to that of tourists falling off its rims in Y2K.These accounts of the 550 people who have met untimely deaths in the Canyon set a new high water mark for offering the most astounding array of adventures, misadventures, and life saving lessons published between any two covers. Over the Edge promises to be the most intense yet informative book on Grand Canyon ever written., ISBN13: 9780970097309 ISBN10: 0970097301 Material Type: hardcover