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 (view 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: 93%

informative: 91%

inspiring: 61%

reflective: 26%

hopeful: 11%

emotional: 9%

challenging: 6%

funny: 6%

lighthearted: 3%

relaxing: 3%

tense: 2%

dark: 1%

sad: 1%


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66% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
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