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Science Writer Melissa Sevigny joins Taya Jae on The Pen and The Sword to discuss her latest book, Brave the Wild River, the value of curiosity and where she finds hope about the state of water in the west.
Melissa Sevigny's "Brave the Wild River" recounts botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter’s historic 1938 journey down the Colorado River to survey the plant life of the Grand Canyon. The pair risked their lives during the unprecedented 43-day journey only to be nearly forgotten in history.
“Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (W. W. Norton & Company) PHOENIX (AP
In the summer of 1938, two botanists took a trip down the Colorado River. They wanted to catalog cactuses in and around the Grand Canyon.Now, a new book details their trek, based in part on letters and diary entries made by the two women, as well as others on the expedition.Melissa Sevigny is a science reporter at KNAU in Flagstaff; her book is called “Brave the Wild
PHOENIX (AP) — “Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (W. W.