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Book SynopsisTrade Review"It’s a whole library in one volume. Anyone interested in the many aspects of Green River history and research would have to consult dozens of volumes to get the overview that this volume offers."—Roy Webb, author of If We Had a Boat
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction,
Alan BlackstockBeginnings: Four Streams in Search of a River,
Fray Francisco Silvestre Vélez de EscalanteThe Explorations of William H. Ashley and Jedediah Smith, 1822–1829,
William H. AshleyKit Carson's Autobiography,
Kit CarsonAn 1839 Wagon Train Journal,
Thomas J. FarnhamReport of the Exploring Expedition to Rocky Mountains,
John C. FrémontDeath Valley in '49,
William Lewis ManlyReport of the Exploring Expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico to the Junction of the Grand and Green Rivers of the Great Colorado of the West,
John Strong NewberryUintah Not What Was Represented,
Deseret NewsGreen River: The Gateway,
Wallace StegnerThe Lost Journal,
John Colton SumnerThe Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,
John Wesley PowellGeorge Y. Bradley's Journal,
George Y. BradleyA Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition,
Frederick S. Dellenbaugh"Queen Ann" of Brown's Park,
Ann Bassett WillisThrough the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico,
Ellsworth KolbNow We're Safe, Now We're on the River: Bus Hatch's First Green River Voyage,
Roy WebbThe Marks of Human Passage,
Wallace StegnerThe Dinosaur National Monument,
Earl DouglassShall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks?,
Bernard De VotoDinosaurs, Parks, and Dams,
David BrowerThe Battle for Echo Park,
Russell MartinThe Other "Place No One Knew,"
Roy WebbA Recent Year,
Philip L. FradkinEcho Park Through Split Mountain,
Ann H. ZwingerTwo-Snake Days,
Ellen MeloyTerra Incognita: Into the Maze,
Edward AbbeySuggested Reading
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