Standing Up Country: The Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona

by C. Gregory Crampton

Standing Up Country, the late historian Dr. C. Gregory Cramptons classic biography of the elaborately carved sandstone country of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona, returns to print in this lavishly illustrated, revised edition. This land of unparalleled grandeur is one of the earths great places, and its recorded history is as old as the United States itself. The original edition inspired a whole new generation of landscape photographers to discover the canyon country for themselves, and this colorful new edition includes some of their most spectacular work. Standing Up Country also features rare historical maps and photographs, many of which have never appeared in print before.

Genres: Nonfiction, Historical, History

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1964

Reviews

[Zack Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

The gold standard in the history of the canyon country. Can be a bit brief but full of beautiful photographs.

[Edd Franz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great into to the history and geography of the Colorado Plateau.