The Romance Of The Colorado River, The Story Of It's Discovery In 1540, With An Account Of The Later Explorations, And With Special Reference To The Voyages Of Powell Through The Line Of The Great Canyons

FREDERICK S DELLENBAUGH

Publication: G P Putnam's Sons, 1909, New York and London

Third Edition. Pictorial cloth. xxxvii.-401pp. Over 200 illustrations.8 Maps. Dellenbaugh's minor classic study of the Colorado River. Chronicles the exploration and mapping of the Colorado River. Beginning with the Spanish expeditions of 1540, the book traces centuries of attempts to understand and navigate the formidable terrain of the river and its canyons. The book vividly recounts the dangers John Wesley Powell and his team faced during their successful scientific explorations through the Grand Canyon in 1869 and again in 1871-72. Previous owners bookplate. Some slight darkening to spine and binding split in a few places, but no loose pages or signatures, else Very Good.