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History & Biography
Attitudes in the United States (and everywhere) have long been shaped by the histories handed down to us. These personal accounts of history and these historic accounts of persons inform us about the society we live in—where we've come from and where we're going.
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Infoplease has gathered some influential books in U.S. history. These books caused a stir in their own time and left a legacy that continues to the modern day.
Geology of the Grand Canyon
The Physical Geology of the Grand Cañon District, part of Clarence E.
Dutton's larger work on the region's history and characteristics, is less interesting for what it is than for what it stands for. This survey of the American West and of the country's natural features is emblematic of how Americans interacted with nature in the late s.
In the arts and in the common culture, Americans began to consider the "vast, untamed wilderness" of the country as a mark of distinction and beauty that separated them from Eu