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The Last River
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No European had ever taken boats down the Colorado river and come out alive. In May 1869, ten men boarded four rowboats in Green River City, Wyoming. Three months and 1,000 miles later, two battered boats carrying six exhausted and starving men emerged from the depths of the Grand Canyon. The Last River tells their remarkable story. Color illustrations. Suitable for lower and middle-grade school children. Paperback; 47 pages. Proofreader’s note: Instances of violence and evolution on pp. 12, 35, 43.
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No European had ever taken boats down the Colorado river and come out alive. In May 1869, ten men boarded four rowboats in Green River City, Wyoming. Three months and 1,000 miles later, two battered boats carrying six exhausted and starving men emerged from the depths of the Grand Canyon. The Last River tells their remarkable story. Color illustrations. Suitable for lower and middle-grade school children. Paperback; 47 pages. Proofreader’s note: Instances of violence and evolution on pp. 12, 35, 43.
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