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Book Review of A Canyon Voyage: Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the Gree-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 187

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In 1871, at age 17, Frederick Dellenbaugh joined Major John Wesley Powell's 2nd expedition down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. This details his adventures in his own words with photos. It's amazing the hardships these men endured. I found it difficult to put down.