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The Romance of the Colorado River
The book tells about the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations of unknown lands, in 1871 and 1872.
Frémont and '49
Frémont and 49 tells the tale of the famed explorer and politician John C. Frémont's remarkable career and its impact on the exploration and development of the American West, with a focus on California. Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh weaves together primary sources, including Frémont's own writings, to create a compelling narrative that sheds light on an important period in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Romance of the Colorado River
A young adventurer’s firsthand account of a dangerous expedition into the Grand Canyon’s uncharted territories. 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 ...
Breaking the Wilderness; The Story of the Conquest of the Far West
Breaking The Wilderness; The Story Of The Conquest Of The Far West, by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh.. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
A Canyon Voyage
Reproduction of the original: A Canyon Voyage by F.S. Dellenbaugh
A Canyon Voyage
Practically a second volume of the author's "Romance of the Colorado river". cf. Pref. The only detailed account of the second descent of the Colorado river under the leadership of J. W. Powell. The narrative of the first Expedition of 1869 was published by the Smithsonian institution in 1875 in a report issued under title: Exploration of the Colorado river of the West and its tributaries.
