Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon by Melissa L. Sevigny

Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

Melissa L. Sevigny

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

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In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous bou...

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adventurous 95%
informative 94%
inspiring 62%
reflective 24%
emotional 12%
hopeful 11%
challenging 6%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 3%
sad 3%
tense 2%

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medium 67%
slow 21%
fast 10%

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