{"product_id":"lees-ferry","title":"Lee's Ferry","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 for colonization to the south first developed the  site. John D. Lee and parts of his family, seeking an inconspicuous  spot after the Mountain Meadows massacre, first took up residence at  what they called Lonely Dell. In subsequent decades, many interesting  and important western characters passed through this topographical and  historical funnel, from John Wesley Powell to Buffalo Bill. As river  exploration and adventure increased, the place became as important to  those using the river-surveyors, miners, river runners-as to folks  crossing it. In recognition of its importance, Lee's Ferry has been  partially restored as a historic site in the national park system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP. T. Reilly, himself a legend on the river as boatman and  chronicler, wrote the detailed and colorful history this place demanded,  focusing on stories of the hodgepodge of people it attracted. He died  before he finished reworking his massive narrative into book form, but  Robert H. Webb, author of \u003ci\u003eGrand Canyon: A Century of Change\u003c\/i\u003e,  completed that job and selected rare historical photos from the Reilly  collection at Northern Arizona University to illustrate it. An epilogue  by Richard Quartaroli provides a biographical sketch of P. T. Reilly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"P. T. Reilly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54218625253668,"sku":"9780874212600","price":31.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.co.uk\/products\/lees-ferry","provider":"IndiePubs UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}