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Maurer, Richard

The Wild Colorado: The True Adventures of Fred Dellenbaugh, Age 17, on the Second Powell

120 pp. | Crown | February, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-517-70945-7 $$18.00 | Library ISBN 0-517-70946-5 $$19.99
(4) YA Dated entries (based on participants' diaries) give immediacy to this account from Dellenbaugh's point of view of the sixteen-month daredevil expedition over treacherous rapids and uncharted territory to map and photograph the Colorado River and Grand Canyon. The use of fictionalized dialogue, however, is unfortunate. Archival photos and Dellenbaugh's sketches illustrate the book. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen

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