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The Wild Colorado describes the adventures of 18- year-old Fred Dellabaugh, the youngest member of the second Powell expedition, which explored the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon in 1871-72.Fred was only 17 when he met Major John Wesley Powell and talked his way onto Powell's second attempt to raft down the Colorado River. At that time, the Colorado had not been fully explored, and the existence of its magnificent canyons -- including the Grand Canyon -- was little more than rumor. Powell had made one unsuccessful attempt to explore and survey the river in 1869; in 1871 he was to return and Fred earned a place on the expedition and an assignment to make a continuous drawing of the river's left wall. The Wild Colorado narrates the expedition from Fred's point of view: shooting the treacherous rapids of the Colorado, navigating the Grand Canyon, encounters with Indians and outlaws, near starvation when supplies ran low. Based on Fred's own account of the expedition and the records of other members, the story is told in an engaging and accessible "Boy's Own Adventure" style. It is illustrated with maps, photographs, and Fred's original drawings, which are published here for the f

Author

Maurer, Richard

Publisher

Crown Publishers

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780517709467

Subjects

Travel, History, Literary Fiction