gave my daughter this for xmas. never read it. going to her room to steal it now.

 

It won the History/Biography category of the National Outdoor Book Awards. http://www.noba-web.org/books23.htm

Awesome book

 

My first non-fiction book, and it's good. I didn't think I could get into this genre before. Well, somehow it turned out that I read either science fiction, science fiction, or science fiction again haha. Other genres have never been particularly good for me. Maybe a few Agatha Christie books, but that's still at school.

If all scientific literature were interesting an essay ai writer would not be needed. But alas, smart books are mostly written by boring people

 

My first non-fiction book, and it's good. I didnt think I could get into this genre before

Wait, you have never read a nonfiction book? How is that possible?

 

I thought this book might be a bit dry- but instead it's an excellent read for anyone who loves the Colorado. In 1938 Norm Nevills, from Mexican Hat, took two women botanists, three boats, and some newbie boatmen down the Green and Colorado rivers to Lake Mead. He had never done anything harder than the San Juan in his homemade wooden boats. I'm only about halfway through, but I love this book. The Cataract Canyon section kept me breathless. They have just entered Granite Gorge on the Grand now, and I can barely put it down to write this review.
This is the best adventure book I've read in a long time.

Will check this out, for me and the wife and daughters. Thanks for the tip!