A History of Southern Utah and Its National Parks (Revised)

The work surveys the human and natural history of southern Utah and its national parks, tracing indigenous presence and material culture, early exploration and overland trails, and the arrival and settlement of Mormon communities. It examines place-names, travel routes, pioneer accounts, and conflicts between Native peoples and newcomers, and documents archaeological markings and landscape features such as river narrows and canyon passages. Later chapters describe resource use, county expansion, and the establishment and modern development of parklands on Zion, Bryce, and the Kaibab‑North Rim, combining archival research, interviews, and the author’s local knowledge.