LEADER 02861nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910461811003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-68741-X 010 $a9786613664358 010 $a0-87421-910-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000208025 035 $a(EBL)923498 035 $a(OCoLC)794663828 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000657032 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11384033 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657032 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10635470 035 $a(PQKB)10699106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442885 035 $a(OCoLC)607700022 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19915 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442885 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10569774 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL366435 035 $a(OCoLC)932313496 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000208025 100 $a19981116d1999 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLee's Ferry$b[electronic resource] $efrom Mormon crossing to national park /$fby p.T. Reilly ; edited by Robert H. Webb ; with contributions by Richard D. Quartaroli 210 $aLogan $cUtah State University Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (562 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87421-261-8 311 $a0-87421-260-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIn the beginning -- John D. Lee and Lonely Dell -- The ferryman -- The widow and her mite -- Building the oasis -- Brother Johnson's green acres -- The controversial Emetts -- The antagonists -- Charles H. Spencer -- The aftermath -- Water -- Change and reversion -- The polygamists -- Paradise Canyon Ranch -- A change in priorities -- Big brother takes over. 330 $aThe Colorado River and its deeply entrenched canyons create a lengthy barrier to travel in the interior West. Here and there, ancient Indian foot trails descend canyon walls and find access to the river, but one of the few places between California and Nevada where wheeled vehicles can approach it is at the mouth of the Pahreah River, between Glen Canyon and the river's steep drop toward Grand Canyon. Here, from the mid-19th until well into the 20th century, Lee's Ferry was a primary link between Utah and Arizona. Mormons trying to reach potential Indian converts and new lands 606 $aHistory 607 $aLees Ferry (Ariz.)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHistory. 676 $a979.1/33 700 $aReilly$b P. T$g(Plez Talmadge),$f1911-1996.$0993444 701 $aWebb$b Robert H$0123725 701 $aQuartaroli$b Richard D$0993445 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461811003321 996 $aLee's Ferry$92274683 997 $aUNINA