Over the Edge: Fred Harvey at the Grand Canyon and in the Great Southwest

Award winning book. Honored by the New Mexico/Arizona Book Club as “Best History Book of 2016.” It tells the story of the relationship between the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway.

Beautifully illustrated, well researched and well written, Over the Edge is a joy to read. The authors continue the groundbreaking research they first published twenty years ago in “Inventing the Southwest: The Fred Harvey Company and American Indian Art”. Over the Edge covers new territory, including sections on the Indian Department in Albuquerque, Mary Colter, many of the Indians employed by the company (my favorite section is the one about Hopi employee Joe Sekakuku), and most especially the Grand Canyon. This book would be a valuable addition to libraries devoted to topics of American history, especially the Southwest.

His successful efforts helped to keep it from becoming yet another water source for Arizona & Southern California. This book is a great way to find out how his efforts to bring tourists to appreciate the Grand Canyon came about.

Great history and photos of Harvey collectible items. Very good chapters on Fred Harvey Co. and architect Mary Colter.

Very well written. Good graphics. Very interesting.

Lots of information about the individuals within the Fred Harvey Company, the Santa Fe Railway and Native Americans of the Southwest that contributed to the creation of American's idea of the Southwest from the early decades of the 20th century through the next forty years. Much new material, at least for this reader who has a small library of materials on the Fred Harvey Company. Additionally good material on the early days of the Grand Canyon and some of the conflicts with early European inhabitants and the Santa Fe and Fred Harvey companies. Very interesting book for Fred Harvey and Santa Fe fans and those interested in the histories of our national parks.

Wonderful book with history of Santa Fe RR and the Grand Canyon as well as the Harvey House influence.

Swell "look-through" or time-transportation book. Brings back times we can't reproduce - some good things, some bad, but immensely interesting all the same.