A Complete Account of the Discovery and of the Explorations from 1540 to the Present Time, with Particular Reference to the two Voyages of Powell through the line of the Great Canyons.By Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Member of the U. S. Colorado River Expedition of 1871 and 1872, author of "North Americans of Yesterday," etc. 8o. Fully illustrated. $3.50 net. By mail, $3.75.
A Complete Account of the Discovery and of the Explorations from 1540 to the Present Time, with Particular Reference to the two Voyages of Powell through the line of the Great Canyons.
By Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Member of the U. S. Colorado River Expedition of 1871 and 1872, author of "North Americans of Yesterday," etc. 8o. Fully illustrated. $3.50 net. By mail, $3.75.
Ever since the day of its discovery by Alarçon in 1540, the Colorado River of the West has been of romantic interest. Bound in for more than one thousand miles of its course in the stupendous canyon which was and always will be one of the wonders of the natural world, it defied for centuries full exploration. The first descent of Major Powell through its magnificent gorges, in 1869, and his second in 1871-72, giving to the world a complete knowledge of the unknown river, form together one of the most interesting pages of our history. The volume is well illustrated by photographs, taken on the expedition, by new maps, and by drawings made by the author and by others.
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source
Historical—Legendary—Picturesque. By Edgar Mayhew Bacon, author of "Chronicles of Tarrytown," etc. 8o. With over 100 illustrations. Net $4.50. (By mail, $4.80.)
Historical—Legendary—Picturesque. By Edgar Mayhew Bacon, author of "Chronicles of Tarrytown," etc. 8o. With over 100 illustrations. Net $4.50. (By mail, $4.80.)
No stream in America is so rich in legends and historic associations as the Hudson. From ocean to source every mile of it is crowded with the reminders of the early explorers, of the Indian wars, of the struggle of the colonies, and of the quaint, peaceful village existence along its banks in the early days of the Republic. Before the explorers came, the river figured to a great extent in the legendary history of the Indian tribes of the East. Mr. Bacon is well equipped for the undertaking of a book of this sort, and the story he tells is of national interest. The volume is illustrated with views taken especially for this work and with many rare old prints now first published in book form.
New York—G. P. Putnam's Sons—London
Transcriber's NotesPage53: Changed "cyclindrical" to "cylindrical."(Orig: a cyclindrical-shaped green plant)Page116: Changed "indisspensable" to "indispensable."(Orig: the prospector deems him indisspensable)Page171: Removed duplicate "a."(Orig: information that a a similar inundation had taken place)Page217: Changed "oufit" to "outfit."(Orig: first objects to greet his eye was a printing oufit,)Page235: Changed page 156 to 157.(Orig: Gold districts, 131, 139, 154, 156)Page236: Changed "Mexacala" to "Mexicala."(Orig: Mexacala, 230)Page237: Changed page 180 to 172.(Orig: Thirst, tortures of, 18, 180)