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Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico

作者 E. L. Kolb · 38 部分 · about 7 hours 27 minutes 阅读时间

Finn, your Starvard guide

你好,我叫 Finn,我来帮你读懂这本书。

来了,像给10岁的你讲的那样:

两兄弟以摄影为生,他们爬进划艇,沿着一条狂野的河流从怀俄明州一路漂到墨西哥,穿越大峡谷。此前从没有人拍摄过它最大的急流。他们撞船、搬船,在黑暗的洞穴里冲洗胶片,最后成功了。这是哥哥亲笔写的这次旅程的真实故事,而这条河是书中最大的主角。

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整本书用英文阅读。这里是所有章节:

章节

Front Matter2 min FOREWORD4 min PREFACE2 min CONTENTS1 min ILLUSTRATIONS4 min Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico1 min PREPARATIONS AT GREEN RIVER CITY, WYOMING14 min INTERESTING SIGHTS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING12 min THE GATEWAY OF ALL THE CANYONS17 min SUSPICIOUS HOSTS18 min THE BATTLE WITH LODORE18 min HELL’S HALF MILE9 min JIMMY GOES OVER THE MOUNTAIN16 min AN INLAND EXCURSION12 min CANYON OF DESOLATION11 min HOSPITABLE RANCHMEN10 min WONDERS OF EROSION12 min COULD WE SUCCEED?10 min A COMPANION VOYAGER18 min A PATIENT AMID THE CATARACTS18 min PLACER GOLD16 min A WARNING11 min A NIGHT OF THRILLS16 min MARBLE HALLS AND MARBLE WALLS16 min SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME20 min ONE MONTH LATER20 min WHAT CHRISTMAS EVE BROUGHT18 min SHORT OF PROVISIONS IN A SUNLESS GORGE24 min THE LAST PORTAGE AND THE LAST RAPIDS17 min CONCLUSION. HOW I WENT TO MEXICO1 min ON THE CREST OF A FLOOD12 min FOUR DAYS TO YUMA16 min ACROSS THE MEXICO BORDER23 min THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA17 min FOOTNOTES:3 min APPENDIX6 min THE HISTORY OF CATARACT CANYON4 min FOOTNOTES:1 min