| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 188 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The spell of swift water -- Bewitched -- The source -- In the wake of Sam Adams -- Riding the riffles -- Swapping horses in midstream -- Ulysses -- Shipwrecked in the desert -- Afoot and afloat -- Hell or Hanksville -- Farewell to the Colorado -- Appendix : reaction of Hal Leich's parents to his river trips by Jeff Leich and Harry Leich -- Afterword : Hal Leich and his book : a history and a reflection by Jeff Leich and Harry Leich. |
| Summary |
"Leich wrote a rich and expressive account of his travels during the Depression--from riding the rails, floating over 200 miles of the Yellowstone River, and finally his attempt to run the Colorado River from its source to the Gulf of Mexico. His writing is wonderfully engaging and this is a grand adventure story to enjoy. He built a kayak and then a wooden boat to run the river. He is the first person known to have run the Colorado River from its source to his unplanned ending in Cataract Canyon. Although the trip ends there and he had to walk out from Hite, Utah, it was his ability to salvage his journal, camera, and film that allows for this wonderful account of his adventure"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Leich, Harold H. -- Travel -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Webb, Roy, writer of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Leich, Harold H. Alone on the Colorado. Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2019] 9781607816768 (DLC) 2018047511 |
| ISBN |
9781607816775 (electronic book) |
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1607816776 (electronic book) |
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9781607816768 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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