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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

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 · 1903 · New York ; London : G.P. Putnam's Sons · 18 pictures

A 1903 New York and London history of the Colorado River by Frederick Dellenbaugh, a travel-explorer writer, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons for general readers interested in western exploration. Its photographs show canyon country: a figure gazing over a sandy valley, a winding river far below, a narrow rock passage with a pool, and a sweeping view of eroded Arizona cliffs, giving a designer studies of deep rock strata and dramatic scale.

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) · Grand Canyon

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