Brave the Wild River
by Melissa L. Sevigny
289 pages · Published 2023
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In 1938, two pioneering botanists—Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter—became the first women to successfully navigate the entire length of the Grand Canyon by river, conducting the first comprehensive botanical survey of the corridor. Through their vibrant letters and diaries, this award-winning narrative chronicles their 43-day journey running rapids, chasing runaway boats, and breaking barriers in science at a time when human influences had begun to change the canyon forever.
“Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted, at once an adventure tale and a dual biography of two unusually determined, capable heroines...lyrical and lovely.”
— Science Magazine“A New Yorker Best Book of 2023. Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography.”
— The New Yorker
