Excerpt from Brave the Wild River by Melissa L. Sevigny, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Brave the Wild River by Melissa L. Sevigny

Brave the Wild River

The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

by Melissa L. Sevigny
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  • First Published:
  • May 23, 2023, 304 pages
  • Paperback:
  • May 2024, 304 pages
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With nothing but stars and the river for company, she had time to wonder if coming here had been a mistake.

Excerpted from Brave the Wild River by Melissa L. Sevigny. Copyright © 2023 by Melissa L. Sevigny. Excerpted by permission of W.W. Norton & Company. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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