Ebenezer Bryce
Bryce Canyon National Park’s Namesake
For the first time in history discover the story of breathtaking Bryce Canyon’s namesake—the indomitable homesteader Ebenezer Bryce.
Through family lore and historical research, Herb Bryce, a direct descendant of Ebenezer’s, shares the captivating story of how the Bryce family name came to adorn one of America’s most beautiful parks. Follow Ebenezer from his humble beginnings in Scotland to his journey across the United States and eventual settlement with his wife and children in a desert of exceptional beauty—a destination that is now visited by more than 2 million people a year.
Beyond the Cottonwood Trees
The Adventure Continues
Continue with Herb as he leaves behind his untethered boyhood and journeys on to the adventure called life.
In this second installment of his humorous and heartfelt memoir, Herb Bryce leaves the cottonwood trees of his youth behind to begin a new adventure. No longer a child, he discovers the beauty and hardships of adulthood.
Me and the Cottonwood Tree
An Untethered Boyhood
Born in small-town Arizona in 1933, Herb Bryce grew up during a time of great change in America. His was a childhood of freedom—getting into trouble and, with the loving support of his family, managing to get himself out of it.
While writing this book, I’ve come to see how much my childhood revolved around cottonwood trees. One of my fondest memories is of my grandma sitting in the shade of a cottonwood tree, knitting and watching her kids play on the swing. I loved to climb cottonwoods, and swing from cottonwoods, and attempt to build tree houses in cottonwoods, and sneak off to meet girls using cottonwoods, and occasionally fall out of cottonwoods.