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Author Sevigny, Melissa L., 1986- author.

Title Brave the wild river : the untold story of two women who mapped the botany of the Grand Canyon / Melissa L Sevigny.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
4 holds on first copy returned of 1 copy
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3057780~S1
Location Call No. Status
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  578.0979132 SEV    DUE 05-15-24 LINKin OFF-SITE
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Description 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary The story of two pioneering female botanists, Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, and their historic 1938 boat trip down the Colorado River which led them to be the first to survey and catalog the plant life of the Grand Canyon.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
Subject Nevills Expedition (1938)
Botany -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century.
Plant collecting -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century.
Scientific expeditions -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration.
Jotter Cutter, Lois, 1914-2013 -- Travel -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon.
Clover, Elzada U., 1897-1980 -- Travel -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Description and travel.
Botanists -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- Biography.
Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949 -- Travel -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon.
ISBN 9780393868234 hc.
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