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 ... the great canyons

by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh

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Genres: Westerns

399 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1902

About the author

Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1853–1935) was an American explorer.

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.

Reviews

[Richard Pierce]

I read the version out on Gutenberg.org. A good story of early western exploration. Powell's expedition is full of good detail so that you can follow it on Google Globe so that you can get a better idea of the country through which he traveled.

[Wayne]

The Romance of the Colorado by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh is a history of the exploration of the Colorado River by one of the men who made it (Dellenbaugh participated in JW Powell's 2nd Colorado River expedition). The narrative, originally published in 1902 shortly after Powell's death, provides the first description of the second expedition. This story was greatly expanded in Dellenbaugh's subsequent book, A Canyon Voyage. The book ends with the 1889-90 surveys of Robert Stanton for a railroad through the Grand Canyon. An epilogue provides a nice summary of the life of The Major.

[Mckinley]

Starts with a retelling of Spanish exploration into the area, backtracks a bit to the natives in the area. Lots of description of places and even riding the river.