Alone on the Colorado

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESSISBN: 9781607816768

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By Harold H. Leich
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESS
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PAPERBACK
Dimensions:
229 x 152 mm
Weight:
350 g
Pages:
240

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Harold Leich (1909-1981) grew up in Indiana near the Ohio River, where his love of water and the outdoors began. After his western adventures, he moved to the East, enjoyed a successful career, and raised a family. Roy Webb is a retired archivist for Special Collections at the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library, where the writings and photos of Harold Leich are housed.

Leich has a wonderful, lively style of writing that never gets boring. This book fills an important gap in the river running history of the Colorado. His vivid, first-person account is a great contribution to the overall story of people and rivers. His photographs add to the authenticity of the narrative as well."" - James M. Aton, author of John Wesley Powell: His Life and Legacy ""This is not just a river story, though that is the highlight. It also details Depression-era experiences, both urban and rural Leich's tales of riding the rails are fascinating. Besides being an adventure story, it is also a literary work."" - Richard Quartaroli, librarian emeritus, Northern Arizona University, and river runner and historian

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