{"title":"Dick Brown","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"guarding-the-treasure-paperback","title":"Guarding the Treasure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuarding the Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, this historical novel, is Book Three, of a trilogy in \u003cem\u003eUnder the Canyon Sky\u003c\/em\u003e: centers on early Grand Canyon pioneers. By day, the Canyon, the main character in this story, flaunts wild colors and teasing shadows; by night, it sleeps under a canopy of shimmering stars. Sadly, the Federal government contemplates destruction of parts of Grand Canyon, that it worked so hard to protect, by damming the Colorado River and obliterating natural and cultural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirby and Sabrina O'Brien\u003c\/strong\u003e - as passionate defenders of the Canyon, they plunge into Colorado River dam controversies surrounding Bridge Canyon and Marble Canyon, while financing the design and construction of the Grand Canyon Pioneers Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCody Livingston\u003c\/strong\u003e - Silver Star war hero, marries daughter of park engineer, becomes rancher, inherits entire cattle enterprise headquartered on the old stage road. He and wife Cora vow to continue Sabrina's legacy to protect Grand Canyon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRussell Cramer\u003c\/strong\u003e - Park Engineer, agonizes over Village water supply issues, accepts Kirby's ideas for a trans-canyon pipeline, opposes Reclamation's proposed hydroelectric power dams, and organizes a search for radioactive rocks exposed in copper diggings.\u003cbr\u003eWitness a tragic suspension bridge collapse, river drownings, a train wreck, demolition of early historic hotels, a uranium scare, and the beginning of commercial river-running. Cross the troubled waters of the Colorado on a riveted steel replacement bridge leading to an Army camp, and a creek-fed swimming pool in the inner gorge. Wince at outlandish river dam proposals, high-strung cableways, intrusive canyon overflights, corporate greed, clashing government missions, and other incredible assaults on the Grand Canyon.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGuarding the Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e fulfills the promise of protecting the glory of the Grand Canyon for future generations, through a masterfully woven tale of natural wonder and human history. 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It is the story of gold discovery, copper mines, rockslides, outlaws, beer-drinking burros, a railway on the brink, conflicting federal regulations, and badgering by a flourishing commercial tourist industry that fiercely opposes independents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonte Bridgestone\u003c\/strong\u003e - miner, trail-builder, guide, hotel manager, and homesteader on the South Rim. He becomes emotionally attached to the Grand Canyon and advocates its protection for future generations to behold, experience and cherish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirby and Sabrina O'Brien\u003c\/strong\u003e - their romance springs from below the rim and their life together evolves from prospecting to ranching. They work to preserve the legacy of the canyon pioneers by planning and financing a Canyon Pioneers Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClint McCarty\u003c\/strong\u003e - Monte's mining partner until a falling out over his rampant abuse of mining laws. He opposes making the Canyon a national park and wants it all for himself. His proliferation of mining claims hinders administrative control of the Canyon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeddy Roosevelt\u003c\/strong\u003e - in his notorious address on the South Rim, he asks that the Canyon remain void of anything manmade. He establishes Grand Canyon National Monument, and twice returns for adventurous canyon mule trips.\u003cbr\u003e\"Follow the twists and turns of mining, politics and romance in \u003cem\u003eHeart of Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, Dick Brown's well-written continuing saga of pioneer life at the Grand Canyon. A definite page turner!\" -\u003cem\u003eDr. Gary Fogel\u003c\/em\u003e, Author and Adjunct Professor at San Diego State UniversityThe Grand Canyon's long journey from unexplored wilderness to a great American national park involves tangled bureaucracy, greedy schemes, fraudulent mining claims, and competition between favored commercial operators and private entrepreneurs. 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