Glen Canyon: A Novel

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Summary: An updated, serious Monkeywrench Gang
Review: I bought the book the day it showed up at the store. Fantastically well researched on the technical side. (nearly a Clancy novel in it's technical detail) The novelist is obviously still new at his craft as some of the writing seems a bit strained, but the story and plot are exceptionally well thought out as well as supported by all the technical detail. I not only will read it again, I've already passed it on to several friends with a strong recommendation to read it. Glen Canyon deserves to be brought back to life and Lake Foul drained... hopefully by non-nuclear means... Read it.

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Summary: Hannon's Gang Takes Up Where Abbey's Left Off
Review: If you enjoyed Edward Abbey's great novel The Monkey Wrench Gang you will be greatly rewarded by reading this Fat Masterpiece. Wow! This novel is extremely rich in detail about Glen Canyon's history - long before The Dam, as well as about the construction of the dam itself. And in the mix is a first-rate thriller of a novel with inspiring characters, suspense, and a wholly-satisfying ending. I can only hope and pray the author is a prophet!

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Summary: Silently, the canyon waits ...
Review: If you've ever experienced the pain of not being able to travel somewhere you desperately wanted to go, then "Glen Canyon" is for you. Steven Hannon has crafted a work that would make James Michener a fan. By drawing on his own life experience and education, he is able to draw us into the lives of three friends who once traveled through the magnificent Glen Canyon, an experience which changed their lives. They devise a plan to restore the canyon to the state Nature intended, and are confronted with problems of varying degrees along their route. The real beauty of this book is that, in Michenerian style, it educates the reader as to how the unlikely folly of Glen Canyon Dam became reality, how easily different forces could undue it, and some amazingly technical science that would be a spoiler to explain. Also, this book is a must for anyone who has ever spent time on the water under sail.