Nonfiction Whitewater Adventure

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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon 4.01 avg rating — 2,627 ratings
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Anything Worth Doing: A true story of adventure, friendship and tragedy on the last of the West's great rivers
Anything Worth Doing: A true story of adventure, friendship and tragedy on the last of the West's great rivers 4.16 avg rating — 345 ratings
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Whitewater Home Companion, Southeastern Rivers: Volume I
Whitewater Home Companion, Southeastern Rivers: Volume I 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Hell or High Water: Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo River
Hell or High Water: Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo River 3.57 avg rating — 872 ratings
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Whitewater Tales of Terror
Whitewater Tales of Terror 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Big Drops: Ten Legendary Rapids
The Big Drops: Ten Legendary Rapids 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Adventure North
Adventure North 4.30 avg rating — 589 ratings
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Chattooga: Descending into the Myth of Deliverance River
Chattooga: Descending into the Myth of Deliverance River
by: John Lane
4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Innocent on the Middle Fork
Innocent on the Middle Fork 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la
The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la
by: Todd Balf
3.55 avg rating — 488 ratings
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Reading Water: Lessons from the River
Reading Water: Lessons from the River 4.16 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Best Whitewater in California: The Guide to 180 Runs
Best Whitewater in California: The Guide to 180 Runs 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Summer of Deliverance : A Memoir of Father and Son
Summer of Deliverance : A Memoir of Father and Son 4.03 avg rating — 145 ratings
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Writing Down the River: Into the Heart of the Grand Canyon
Writing Down the River: Into the Heart of the Grand Canyon 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Canoeing with the Cree
Canoeing with the Cree 4.17 avg rating — 1,666 ratings
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No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon
No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon 4.11 avg rating — 852 ratings
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The Hidden Canyon: A River Journey
The Hidden Canyon: A River Journey 4.35 avg rating — 122 ratings
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River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon 4.21 avg rating — 3,615 ratings
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Kayaks to Hell
Kayaks to Hell 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Rivers Running Free: Stories of Adventurous Women
Rivers Running Free: Stories of Adventurous Women 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey 4.21 avg rating — 74,690 ratings
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River : One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea
River : One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea 4.07 avg rating — 237 ratings
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The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon 4.43 avg rating — 13,637 ratings
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Every Rapid Speaks Plainly: The Salmon, Green and Colorado River Journals of Buzz Holmstrom (Colorado River Chronicles, 2)
Every Rapid Speaks Plainly: The Salmon, Green and Colorado River Journals of Buzz Holmstrom (Colorado River Chronicles, 2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Breaking Into the Current: Boatwomen of the Grand Canyon
Breaking Into the Current: Boatwomen of the Grand Canyon 4.36 avg rating — 159 ratings