The Colorado: Rivers of America

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1946. First Rinehart edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 400 pp. Octavo. [20.5 cm]. Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title against a black ink stamped background on backstrip and blind stamped "Rivers of America" symbol on front board. Spine moderately rolled. In the publisher's dust jacket, with two open tears to the surface of the rear panel, mild toning, and subtle fading to the spine (title still bold). Tanner A9. lllustrated by Nicolai Fechin. This book provides an extensive history of the rich culture of the Colorado River: from the perspective trappers and frontiersmen, Spanish colonizers, and the indigenous Navajo peoples. Waters himself was born and raised on the banks of the Colorado and was committed to exploration and the wonders of Navajo country.