A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872
A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872
At seventeen, Frederick Dellenbaugh joined John Wesley Powell's second expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers, becoming the youngest member of a crew attempting to map and tame the most dangerous waterways in America. This is his unfiltered account, written decades later but pulsing with the raw adrenaline of running Class VI rapids through unmapped canyons, of sleeping under stars so bright they seem to ignite the stone, and of watching men test their will against a river that had already killed many. Yet what elevates this book beyond mere adventure narrative is Dellenbaugh's remarkable honesty. He worshipped Powell all his life, yet his sharp eye reveals a leader of mean spirit and reckless ambition alongside his genius. The result is a dual portrait: of a young artist coming of age in the most hostile terrain in America, and of the complex, contradictory man who led him there. Fifty illustrations bring the 1871-72 journey to vivid life. For anyone who loves the American West, river adventures, or the pleasure of a voice that tells the truth even when loyalty makes it painful.
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Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel. A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872. Lex, lex-books.com/book/a-canyon-voyage-the-narrative-of-the-second-powell-expedition-down-the-green-col-6c1df7d2-82d9-4164-a1dc-aa74e2f6e5c5.Dellenbaugh, F. S. (n.d.). A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/a-canyon-voyage-the-narrative-of-the-second-powell-expedition-down-the-green-col-6c1df7d2-82d9-4164-a1dc-aa74e2f6e5c5Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel. A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/a-canyon-voyage-the-narrative-of-the-second-powell-expedition-down-the-green-col-6c1df7d2-82d9-4164-a1dc-aa74e2f6e5c5.
