Other editions of book The romance of the Colorado River.

The story of its' discovery.Dellenbaugh was a member of the Colorado River Expedition of 1871 & 1872. Many illustrations and photographs.Originally published 1909.Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1853–1935) was an American explorer.He was born in McConnelsville, Ohio and was educated in the United States and in Europe. An explorer of the American West at an early age, he was a member of an expedition that discovered the last unknown river in the United States, the Escalante River and the previously undiscovered Henry Mountains.From 1871 to 1873, he was artist and assistant topographer with Major Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River. He joined the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition financed by railroad magnate E. H. Harriman. He served as librarian of the American Geographical Society (1909–1911), and became a fellow of the American Ethnological Society. He helped to found the Explorers Club in 1904.

Spirited and vividly written account chronicles the courageous deeds of men in frail boats who dealt with a mighty river and its raging rapids as they explored the last great unknown stretch of land in the continental United States. Enhanced with 20 of the author's charming illustrations, the volume also includes nearly 200 contemporary photographs that provide an accurate view of the landscape and terrain encountered by the historic Powell expedition of 1871. A splendid tribute to the men involved in an extraordinary and scientifically rewarding mission, this volume will be invaluable to students of American history and prized by environmentalists and armchair adventurers alike.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Spirited and vividly written account chronicles the courageous deeds of men in frail boats who dealt with a mighty river and its raging rapids as they explored the last great unknown stretch of land in the continental U.S. Enhanced with 20 of the author€™s charming illustrations, the volume also includes nearly 200 contemporary photographs that provide an accurate view of the landscape and terrain encountered by the historic Powell expedition of 1871. A splendid tribute to the men involved in an extraordinary and scientifically rewarding mission, this volume will be invaluable to students of American history and prized by environmentalists and armchair adventurers alike.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

COLLECTIBLE FIRST EDITION 1902 (not 2nd edition 1906) GOOD hardcover, GP Putnam's, with frontispiece intact, original boards, clean text, ex-library wit markings, some loosening of hinges slight shelfwear/storage-wear; WE SHIP FAST. 201409558 Carefully packed and quickly sent in rugged shipping box (or Priority Envelope). The romance of the Colorado River; the story of its 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. In 1871, seventeen-year-old Fred Dellenbaugh walked into a hotel room in Chicago, and with a "You'll do, Fred," began a lifetime of danger-fraught exploration. Under the lead of John Wesley Powell, a Civil War hero with only one arm, Fred journeyed into the Grand Canyon and its subsidiary canyons and rivers, with the intention of exploring, mapping, and recording description of the uncharted territory. The men found themselves battling the great force of the Colorado River, with its fatal, quick rapids and mighty waterfalls. Their small, frail boats were no match for the river, and as they began to capsize and as supplies were lost overboard, the expedition quickly became about survival. It was only through the steady command of Major Powell that the team prevailed. They went on to accomplish their mission, which has become historically significant today. The illustrations are abundant, being about two hundred in number, largely from photographs, ranging from Wyoming to the Gulf of California We recommend selecting Priority Mail wherever available.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.