Grand Canyon Trust Book Club

Calling all bookworms, literature lovers, and casual readers! 

We're starting the Grand Canyon Trust Book Club, and we're pleased to announce our inaugural selections

The Emerald Mile

Hop on board as author Kevin Fedarko pilots you through the 1983 speed run and fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon. 

The Emerald Mile re-creates an incredible voyage through the flood-swollen Grand Canyon in such heart-pounding detail that you need to pause every few pages to catch your breath…

– The Dallas Morning News 

This epic adventure tale melds Colorado River history and politics with personal passion and river lore. A Grand Canyon boatman himself, Fedarko plunges below the rim, pursuing wooden boats through raging whitewater, and tells the story of commercial guiding, the Glen Canyon Dam, and the canyon itself. 

Please join us on January 10, 2016 for a conversation with author Kevin Fedarko to discuss The Emerald Mile, the Colorado River, and current Grand Canyon issues.

Unreal City

In this story of raw deals, cultural injustices, and political maneuvering, journalist Judith Nies uncovers the hidden history of the struggle over 21 billion tons of coal beneath Black Mesa that fueled the growth of Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. From mob connections and the Hoover Dam to Indian boarding schools and tribal relocation, the book is filled with cultural collisions and surprises.

Unreal City is a thriller equal to any fiction out there…Nies takes us from the halls of political power to the boardrooms of industry to the mesa-top villages and hogans of Black Mesa to tell this story of the energy demands of southwestern cities and the impact on traditional Native Americans.

– Lucy Moore, environmental mediator and author 

Please join us on April 23, 2016 for a conversation with author Judith Nies, who will be joining us remotely from her home in Massachusetts! 

Note: Each event is limited to 15 people. Contact Ellen Heyn (928-774-7488 or eheyn@grandcanyontrust.org) to reserve your spot. If you don't live in Flagstaff but would like to join us, we're offering five remote-access spots. Keep an eye on the Trust blog for discussion questions, forums, and our next book selections!

 The plateau is yours for the reading...let's get started.

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