The Romance of the Colorado Riverby Frederick S. Dellenbaugh | |
| Category: |
"Travel" |
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| Pages: | 390 |
| Year of Publication: | 1902 |
| Date Read: | 10/20/1996 |
| Notes: | A history of the exploration of the Colorado River valley through the Grand Canyon and other canyons beginning with the Spanish and ending with, and concentrating on, John Wesley Powell's first successful trip down the river by boat in 1869 and his second trip in 1871-72 (on which Dellenbaugh was a member). At the time, the canyon was the last great unknown stretch of land in the continental U.S. |
| My Rating: | 8 |