The river knows everything
Subtitle: Desolation Canyon and the Green
By: by James M. Aton ; photography by Dan Miller.
Contributors: Miller, Dan, 1954-
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Logan, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780874216523; 9780874217360
Subjects: Land settlement -- Utah -- Desolation Canyon -- History; Land settlement -- Utah -- Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah) -- History; Oral history -- Utah -- Desolation Canyon; Natural history -- Utah -- Desolation Canyon; Natural history -- Utah -- Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah); Desolation Canyon (Utah) -- History; Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah) -- History; Desolation Canyon (Utah) -- Biography; Desolation Canyon (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Desolation Canyon (Utah) -- Environmental conditions
Genres: Biography.; Pictorial works.
Description: Remote and difficult to access, Desolation has a surprisingly lively history. Cattle and sheep herding, moonshine, prospecting, and hideaways brought a surprising number of settlers--ranchers, outlaws, and recluses--to the canyon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.