Lee's Ferry : From Mormon Crossing to National Park
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Book Description
The Colorado River and its deeply entrenched canyons create a lengthy barrier to travel in the interior West. From the mid-19th until the mid 20th century, one of the few places between California and Nevada where wheeled vehicles could cross it was at the mouth of the Pahreah River, between Glen Canyon and the river's steep drop toward Grand Canyon.
Lee's Ferry was a primary link between Utah and Arizona. Mormons looking for new lands for colonization first developed the site. John D. Lee and parts of his family seeking an inconspicuous spot after the Mountain Meadows massacre, first took up residence at what they called Lonely Dell. As river exploration and adventure increased, the place became as improtant to those using the river as to folks crossing it.
About the Author
P.T. Reilly--expert riverman, backcountry explorer, river chronicler--published articles on the history of the Colorado River, but he died in 1996 before his big work, a detailed and dramatic history of Lee's Ferry was published. Robert H. Webb, author of _Grand Canyon: A Century of Change_, finished preparing this book for publication. One of the few places where wheeled vehicles could approach the Colorado River in its long miles through deep canyons and, thus, a critical transportation and communication link, north and south and up and down the river, Lee's Ferry became a historical funnel. A fascinating miscellany of western characters passed through or stayed. Reilly gives most of them a turn in the spotlight as part of his robust story of an out-of-the-way place that came to be on the way.
Lee's Ferry: From Mormon Crossing to National Park,P. T. Reilly,Utah State University Press,087421260X,History,History - U.S.,History: American,Lees Ferry (Ariz.),Military - General,United States - 19th Century/Old West,United States - State & Local - General
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