Snake River of Hells Canyon [Paperback]

Johnny Carrey (Author), John Carrey (Author), Cort Conley (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 399 pages
• Publisher: Backeddy Books; 1st edition (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960356606
• ISBN-13: 978-0960356607
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History with a Personal Touch, June 28, 2000

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B. Somers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snake River of Hells Canyon (Paperback)

My wife and I enjoyed reading this book aloud to each other. There are really some very wonderful stories about the individuals who lived their lives in this demanding but beautiful area. I've read a couple dozen books on Pacific Northwest history and enjoyed them all, but this one really highlights average individuals more than most. Reading this book is relaxing and engaging at the same time, a nice combination.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent detailed historical guide, August 13, 2006

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snake River of Hells Canyon (Paperback)

This is an excellent historical guide to the Hells Canyon region of the Snake River along the Oregon-Idaho-Washington border. The first 100 pages are a chronological account of the canyon area, from the Lewis & Clark explorations in 1806 to modern-day river runners and captains. The remaining 300 pages detail sections of the river beginning at Cambridge, ID, and continuing north through Brownlee Reservoir, Hells Canyon Dam, Pittsburg Landing, and all the way to Lewiston. These lengthy sections are marvelously described, and if the authors could find some historical scrap of information regarding any of the streams, gulches, landmarks, even abandoned cabins found along the way, they included it. It's all laid out from the perspective of someone actually voyaging down the river, and mileage markers signal points of interest. The book makes for fascinating reading, even if you never set eyes on the actual canyon. It's extremely well illustrated, too, with many archival photographs of sites and people of the region. A wonderful historical guide (very similar to the state Roadside History series) - highly recommended.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, May 31, 2001

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Jason Hoffman (Newcastle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Middle Fork: A Guide (Revised) (Paperback)

If you are thinking that this book might be comparable to Becky's guides...forget it. Not a lot of depth here. There is more discussion of local plants than on route descriptions, approaches or maps. I was looking for a GUIDE BOOK to the middle fork area and this is definitely not it. If someone writes one that actually provides enough information to plan an outing then would gladly buy it. Save your money and buy some topos and get better trip beta, pictures and maps on the internet.