Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography
Winner of the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/Biography
Selected as a Southwest Book of the Year Top Pick
Rachel Carson Environment Book Award for Reporting on the Environment, Honorable Mention

A Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023
A New Yorker Best Book of 2023

“Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted.” –Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle

The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon.