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

Ghiglieri, Michael P., 1946-

Book 2012

Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Natural Wonders.

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ISBN:

9780984785803
0984785809

Edition:

Expanded and revised second edition

Description:

xiv, 586 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Contents:

"Say, how many people fall here?" : Falls from the rim
Falls within the canyon
The desert crucible : environmental deaths within the "inverted mountain"
"Flash flood!"
The killer Colorado
If looks could kill : death from the air
Lightning never strikes twice : freak errors and accidents
Critters & Cacti
Suicide
Murder
Epilogue : what can we learn from all this?

LCCN:

2011943187

Control Number:

937648

Other Authors:

Myers, Thomas M

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