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1	The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons more books like this by John W Powell Undaunted Courage: Like Lewis and Clark, John Wesley Powell was entering unknown territory when he undertook an expedition to explore the Colorado territories--the last unmapped portion of the United States--in 1869. What started as a scientific expedition through uncharted territory turned out to be a harrowing adventure for John Wesley Powell ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Blue Nile more books like this by Alan Moorehead An account of the course of the Blue Nile from the Ethiopian Highlands, through the Sudan and Egupt to the sea. The book contains an historical narrative which starts in the eighteenth century and ends in 1869. The period was dominated by four men: James Bruce, the Scot who journeyed to the supposed source of the Blue Nile, and stayed in warring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.68! \| first editions \| SVS
3	River Teeth more books like this by David James Duncan A book of short stories and memoirs by the Montana-based writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-La more books like this by Todd Balf Running through the soutwest corner of Tibet is the Tsangpo River, a dangerous unchartered whitewater passage. It is also a place of beauty, coursing through snowcapped mountain ranges and ripping through verdant jungle. Local legend calls this place the sacred site of Shangri-La. According to kayaking legend, the Tsangpo Gorge is the Holy Grail ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon more books like this by John Hemming This enthralling book brilliantly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. Hemmings riveting account recalls the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians, naturalists, rubber barons, scientists, ... see all copies from $11.11! new only from $23.49! \| SVS
6	Hell or High Water: Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo River more books like this by Peter Heller A grand adventure-an elite kayaking team's heroic conquest of the worlds last great adventure prize: Tibet's Tsangpo River. The Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet has lured explorers and adventurers since its discovery. Sacred to the Buddhists, the inspiration for Shangri La, the Gorge is as steeped in legend and mystery as any spot on earth. As ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Niagara: A History of the Falls more books like this by Pierre Berton Few natural wonders have inspired the passions and the imaginations of so many as Niagara Falls, whose sublime beauty and awesome power have made it a magnet for statesmen and stuntmen, poets and poseurs, ordinary sightseers and exceptional visionaries. Popular historian Pierre Berton traces the history and allure of this great natural phenomena. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Before the Deluge: The Vanishing World of the Yangtze's Three Gorges more books like this by Deirdre Chetham "I first sailed the Yangtze in 1983 on the Kun Lun, a foreign-leased cruise ship that went back and forth in seedy glamour between Shanghai and Chongqing. Over the next years, I made many trips along China's longest river, most often on its upper reaches, the section between western Hubei province and central Sichuan province in which the Three ... see all copies from $4.53! new only from $6.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Canoeing Michigan Rivers: A Comprehensive Guide to 45 Rivers more books like this by Jerry Dennis, Craig Date (Illustrator) Rapid by rapid, rock by rock descriptions of 1500 miles of canoeing opportunities on 45 blue-ribbon rivers by two experts who personally paddled every mile. A wealth of canoeing adventures from placid family floats to blood-curdling whitewater runs. see all copies from $2.51! new only from $10.09! \| SVS
10	The Hudson: A History more books like this by Tom Lewis The Hudson River has always played a vital role in American culture. Flowing through a valley of sublime scenery, the great river uniquely connects America's past with its present and future. This book traces the course of the river through four centuries, recounting the stories of explorers and traders, artists and writers, entrepreneurs and ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $10.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado more books like this by Eliot Porter, David Ross Brower (Editor) Glen Canyon, now Lake Powell, is rediscovered through wonderful color images by Eliott Porter. see all copies from $3.90! first editions
12 view cover	A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia more books like this by Blaine Harden "A River Lost is superbly reported and written with clarity, insight, and great skill". -- Washington Post Book World "Harden's bold and well-supported commentary is a welcome addition to the literature of the majestic river". -- Kirkus Reviews After a two-decade absence, Washington Post journalist Blaine Harden returned to his small-town ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Cataclysms on the Columbia more books like this by John Allen, Marjorie Burns, Sam Sargent The formation of the Grand Coulee remained a mystery for many years, until J Harlen Bretz proved that the Columbia River basin was the site of huge floods 15,000 years ago that created the landscape we see today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Reading the River: A Voyage Down the Yukon more books like this by John Hildebrand Exploring the riverway of northwestern Canada and Alaska in a canoe, Hildebrand's personal account of river fish camps, good-hearted girls in the towns, sullen natives and cranky old-timers provides a record of a journey as much inward as it is outward. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Big Muddy Blues: True Tales and Twisted Politics Along Lewis and Clark's Missouri River more books like this by Bill Lambrecht The Missouri River drama tops a list of emerging big-stakes river wars around America, pitting conservationists against developers, farmers and commercial interests in clashes that often become complicated by water scarcity. In BIG MUDDY BLUES, veteran journalist Bill Lambrecht brings a modern political frame to a historical issue, using the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Explorations of Pere Marquette more books like this by Jim Kjelgaard, James Arthur Kjelgaard see all copies from $3.55! first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	From the Bottom Up: One Man's Crusade to Clean America's Rivers more books like this by Jeff Barrow, Chad Pregracke Chad Pregracke was a high school student when he first glimpsed the trash that littered the bottom of the Mississippi, a shocking sight that launched him on a quest to clean up the river. After four discouraging years seeking government help without success, he decided to take his fund-raising private-- and a corporate sponsor decided to take a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.94! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Allagash more books like this by Lew Dietz see all copies from $6.88! signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Cruising French Waterways more books like this by Hugh McKnight A guide to the varied network of rivers and canals that penetrate almost every region of France. It provides information on the history, architecture, engineering structures, chateaux, historical sites and scenic attractions of each navigation, enabling the reader to identify areas of great beauty and interest. Maximum craft dimensions are ... see all copies from $10.01! new only from $28.22! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Courting the Diamond Sow: Kayaking Tibet's Forbidden Tsangpo River more books like this by Wickliffe W Walker It has been called the Everest of the whitewater world. However, unlike Everest, the Tsangpo River in Tibet has yet to be explored and charted. No other place in the world possesses more drama than the magnificent series of gorges that house the Tsangpo. Looping around the eastern anchor of the Himalayan Range, cutting the deepest canyon on Earth, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	A River No More: The Colorado River and the West, Expanded and Updated Edition more books like this by Philip L Fradkin Here is the definitive history of the development of the Colorado River and the claims made on its waters, from its source in the Wyoming Rockies to the California and Arizona borders where, so saline it kills plants, it peters out just short of the Gulf of California. Ever increasing demands on the river to supply cities in the desert render this ... see all copies from $8.40! new only from $30.01! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Hudson River: From Tear of the Clouds to Manhattan more books like this by Jake Rajs (Photographer), Arthur G Adams (Afterword by), Joan K Davidson (Introduction by) Celebrated as the American Rhine, the majestic Hudson River flows more than three hundred miles from its source high in the Adirondack Mountains to New York Harbor. Lining its banks are the marks of the four hundred years of history that have transpired since Henry Hudson piloted the Half Moon north from New Amsterdam in 1609. Today the river and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.61! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The St. Croix: Midwest Border River more books like this by James Taylor Dunn Dunn chronicles the story of both the "wild river" from its source at Solon Springs, Wisconsin, to Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and the more placid lower river to its confluence with the Mississippi at Prescott, Wisconsin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander MacKenzie more books like this by Max Finkelstein A highly personal account of the travels of Max Finkelstein as he retraces, some two hundred years later, the route of Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to cross North America (1793). Mackenzie's water trail is now commemorated as the Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route. More than just a travelogue of a canoe trip across Canada, this is an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| SVS
25 view cover	Old Man River and Me: One Man's Journey Down the Mighty Mississippi more books like this by Mark A Knudsen, Shawn Plank Knudsen built an 18ft flat bottomed boat and motored down the Mississippi from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way he meets many characters whose lives are dominated by the river.' see all copies from $2.93! new only from $3.98! \| first editions

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