Reviews for Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico

The average rating for Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-02-24 00:00:00 Bogdan Honciuc Ah the world of the Kolb brothers.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-01-05 00:00:00 Burton Schwimmer This is quite an extraordinary tale, two blokes (the Kolb brothers) set off for a 2,250 kilometre (1,400 mile) journey, over 100 years ago, in rickety wooden boats. I doubt most people, even with all our modern technology, gps mapping and lightweight freeze dried food could make the same journey, and the Kolb brothers carted a heavy manual crank handle motion picture camera plus several photographic cameras along to document the journey. The book documents their travel both as a journal and in photographs, the new edition (1930?+) contains 76 plates covering everything from the people themselves, the epic scenery, the rapids & a dead body they found. It's really quite an awe inspiring journey they undertook and it's written in a manner which makes it easy to devour yet conveys all the complexities and obstacles they faced. Really quite an interesting look into the past (1911-12). Would recommend for people interested in American history, travelogues, exploration & general history.