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The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
by Melissa L. Sevigny
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by Kate Zernike
Published Feb 2024
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by Candice Millard
Published May 2023
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by Janice P. Nimura
Published Jan 2022
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by Kate Moore
Published Mar 2018
Read ReviewsThe incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger.
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