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The Romance of the Colorado River by Frederick S. DellenbaughReview by: A. P. B.Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, Vol. 35, No. 1 (1903), pp. 106-107Published by: American Geographical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/197557 .

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Legendary-Picturesque-on the whole a truthful designation While professing to deal with the entire river, more of the chapters are given to the lower Hudson, with its ample history. The work is geographical in a secondary sense only, but places events in their, scenic settings effectively. A rather scanty chapter of twenty-two pages is devoted to the river above tide-water. The first chapters give many good pictures of the first settlements, the manners, pageants, and social gatherings of old New York. Then come gos- sippy stories of Fulton's steamboat, and the "Passing of the White Wings," and of the " Land of Irving and the Literary Asso- ciations of the Hudson," recalling not only Irving, but Halleck, Hoffman, Drake, Willis, Beecher, Burroughs, Downing the land- scape architect, and many others. The military movements of the

Highlands are not neglected, and, altogether, the Dutch, the English, town, forest, mountain, and river are placed before us with a ready pen, and suitably to, the reader who would have real history and real geography, but would not care to take either too seriously. The illustrations are in part from photographs, and in many cases from old engravings, and both sorts are, as a rule, equally good.

A. P. B.

The Romance of the Colorado River, by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh. 8vo,

399 PP. G. P. Putnam's Sons.

This volume, as its title implies, is a popular rather than scien- tific description of the great river. But the author shows himself familiar with the classical writings of Powell, Dutton, and Gilbert, and has a first-hand knowledge of the stream and its cafions from much sojourning in the region, and particularly from being asso- ciated with Powell in the latter's second exploration of I87i and

1872. The work is more than a compilation, therefore, though it owes much to the report of Ives, and to Powell's brilliant narrative of the uniquely successful running of the canfon in i869. The illus- trations are abundant, being about two hundred in number, largely from photographs, ranging in locality from Wyoming to the Gulf of California. The early Spanish 'explorers, the missionary Fathers and the trappers occupy the early chapters, and then come Ashley, Hardy, Fremont, and others. Chapter VII is given to Ives, and the next two are devoted to the "One-armed Knight " and his

voyage of I869. Powell's second expedition is treated more in

detail, as is natural, from the author's connection with it. The last

chapter includes the story of Brown's unfortunate expedition. An

epilogue contains a sympathetic sketch and a good portrait of Major

Legendary-Picturesque-on the whole a truthful designation While professing to deal with the entire river, more of the chapters are given to the lower Hudson, with its ample history. The work is geographical in a secondary sense only, but places events in their, scenic settings effectively. A rather scanty chapter of twenty-two pages is devoted to the river above tide-water. The first chapters give many good pictures of the first settlements, the manners, pageants, and social gatherings of old New York. Then come gos- sippy stories of Fulton's steamboat, and the "Passing of the White Wings," and of the " Land of Irving and the Literary Asso- ciations of the Hudson," recalling not only Irving, but Halleck, Hoffman, Drake, Willis, Beecher, Burroughs, Downing the land- scape architect, and many others. The military movements of the

Highlands are not neglected, and, altogether, the Dutch, the English, town, forest, mountain, and river are placed before us with a ready pen, and suitably to, the reader who would have real history and real geography, but would not care to take either too seriously. The illustrations are in part from photographs, and in many cases from old engravings, and both sorts are, as a rule, equally good.

A. P. B.

The Romance of the Colorado River, by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh. 8vo,

399 PP. G. P. Putnam's Sons.

This volume, as its title implies, is a popular rather than scien- tific description of the great river. But the author shows himself familiar with the classical writings of Powell, Dutton, and Gilbert, and has a first-hand knowledge of the stream and its cafions from much sojourning in the region, and particularly from being asso- ciated with Powell in the latter's second exploration of I87i and

1872. The work is more than a compilation, therefore, though it owes much to the report of Ives, and to Powell's brilliant narrative of the uniquely successful running of the canfon in i869. The illus- trations are abundant, being about two hundred in number, largely from photographs, ranging in locality from Wyoming to the Gulf of California. The early Spanish 'explorers, the missionary Fathers and the trappers occupy the early chapters, and then come Ashley, Hardy, Fremont, and others. Chapter VII is given to Ives, and the next two are devoted to the "One-armed Knight " and his

voyage of I869. Powell's second expedition is treated more in

detail, as is natural, from the author's connection with it. The last

chapter includes the story of Brown's unfortunate expedition. An

epilogue contains a sympathetic sketch and a good portrait of Major

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Powell, whose name will always be linked with this strange river and its unrivalled cafion. The appendix gives a somewhat detailed profile from the Wind River Mountains to the Gulf of California.

A. P. B.

F. von Bellingshausens Forschungsfahrten im Sudlichen Eismeer, 1819- z821. Auf Grund des russischen Originalwerks herausgegeben vom Verein fur Erdkunde zu Dresden. Leipzig, S. Hirzel. 1902.

pp. 204. In i831 the Russian explorer Bellingshausen published in St.

Petersburg, in two quarto volumes, his account of the two import- ant voyages he had made into the Antarctic regions. His routes have long been depicted on all the best maps of the South Polar waters, but his narrative has had very few readers outside of Rus- sia, for it has never been translated into any other language. The largest results of his work have been well summarized by Dr. Karl Fricker and some other writers, but many valuable features of Bellingshausen's researches, particularly in the domain of physical -science, have not been accessible to most scientific men.

The explorer's book, however, was so voluminous that the Dresden Geographical Society decided not to assume the expense of publishing a translation of the entire work, which had been pre- pared by Professor H. Gravelius, and which, if published, would have been more than three times as long as the condensation by Professor Gravelius, which has now appeared.

This gives a literal translation, as far as possible, of Bellings- hausen's book in all matters of larger scientific interest, such as the determination of geographical positions, meteorological and physical observations, etc. Professor Gravelius has suppressed or subordinated the descriptive features of the narrative, such as Bel- lingshausen's sketches of his visits to various ports and islands and other of the lighter features of the book. It is scarcely neces- sary to say that the German version of Bellingshausen is, there- fore, better adapted for scientific readers than for the general public. With the revival of research in the Antarctic regions this reproduction in a language widely known of the most valuable

parts of Bellingshausen's work is very timely.

The Uganda Protectorate. An attempt to give some description of the Physical Geography, Botany, Zoology, Anthropology, Languages, and History of the Territories under British Protection in East Central Africa between the Congo Free Stqte and the Rift Valley, and between the First Degree of South Latitude and the Fifth

Powell, whose name will always be linked with this strange river and its unrivalled cafion. The appendix gives a somewhat detailed profile from the Wind River Mountains to the Gulf of California.

A. P. B.

F. von Bellingshausens Forschungsfahrten im Sudlichen Eismeer, 1819- z821. Auf Grund des russischen Originalwerks herausgegeben vom Verein fur Erdkunde zu Dresden. Leipzig, S. Hirzel. 1902.

pp. 204. In i831 the Russian explorer Bellingshausen published in St.

Petersburg, in two quarto volumes, his account of the two import- ant voyages he had made into the Antarctic regions. His routes have long been depicted on all the best maps of the South Polar waters, but his narrative has had very few readers outside of Rus- sia, for it has never been translated into any other language. The largest results of his work have been well summarized by Dr. Karl Fricker and some other writers, but many valuable features of Bellingshausen's researches, particularly in the domain of physical -science, have not been accessible to most scientific men.

The explorer's book, however, was so voluminous that the Dresden Geographical Society decided not to assume the expense of publishing a translation of the entire work, which had been pre- pared by Professor H. Gravelius, and which, if published, would have been more than three times as long as the condensation by Professor Gravelius, which has now appeared.

This gives a literal translation, as far as possible, of Bellings- hausen's book in all matters of larger scientific interest, such as the determination of geographical positions, meteorological and physical observations, etc. Professor Gravelius has suppressed or subordinated the descriptive features of the narrative, such as Bel- lingshausen's sketches of his visits to various ports and islands and other of the lighter features of the book. It is scarcely neces- sary to say that the German version of Bellingshausen is, there- fore, better adapted for scientific readers than for the general public. With the revival of research in the Antarctic regions this reproduction in a language widely known of the most valuable

parts of Bellingshausen's work is very timely.

The Uganda Protectorate. An attempt to give some description of the Physical Geography, Botany, Zoology, Anthropology, Languages, and History of the Territories under British Protection in East Central Africa between the Congo Free Stqte and the Rift Valley, and between the First Degree of South Latitude and the Fifth

Powell, whose name will always be linked with this strange river and its unrivalled cafion. The appendix gives a somewhat detailed profile from the Wind River Mountains to the Gulf of California.

A. P. B.

F. von Bellingshausens Forschungsfahrten im Sudlichen Eismeer, 1819- z821. Auf Grund des russischen Originalwerks herausgegeben vom Verein fur Erdkunde zu Dresden. Leipzig, S. Hirzel. 1902.

pp. 204. In i831 the Russian explorer Bellingshausen published in St.

Petersburg, in two quarto volumes, his account of the two import- ant voyages he had made into the Antarctic regions. His routes have long been depicted on all the best maps of the South Polar waters, but his narrative has had very few readers outside of Rus- sia, for it has never been translated into any other language. The largest results of his work have been well summarized by Dr. Karl Fricker and some other writers, but many valuable features of Bellingshausen's researches, particularly in the domain of physical -science, have not been accessible to most scientific men.

The explorer's book, however, was so voluminous that the Dresden Geographical Society decided not to assume the expense of publishing a translation of the entire work, which had been pre- pared by Professor H. Gravelius, and which, if published, would have been more than three times as long as the condensation by Professor Gravelius, which has now appeared.

This gives a literal translation, as far as possible, of Bellings- hausen's book in all matters of larger scientific interest, such as the determination of geographical positions, meteorological and physical observations, etc. Professor Gravelius has suppressed or subordinated the descriptive features of the narrative, such as Bel- lingshausen's sketches of his visits to various ports and islands and other of the lighter features of the book. It is scarcely neces- sary to say that the German version of Bellingshausen is, there- fore, better adapted for scientific readers than for the general public. With the revival of research in the Antarctic regions this reproduction in a language widely known of the most valuable

parts of Bellingshausen's work is very timely.

The Uganda Protectorate. An attempt to give some description of the Physical Geography, Botany, Zoology, Anthropology, Languages, and History of the Territories under British Protection in East Central Africa between the Congo Free Stqte and the Rift Valley, and between the First Degree of South Latitude and the Fifth

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