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Breaking into the Current BOATWOMEN OF THE GRAND CANYON Breaking into the Current Louise Teal The University of Arizona Press Tucson The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona.edu © 1994 by Louise Teal All rights reserved. Published 1994 Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-1413-7 (cloth) ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-1429-8 (paper) Front cover photograph: Lorna Corson by David Edwards. Back cover photograph Louise Teal in North Canyon on the Colorado River. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Teal, Louise, 1946– Breaking into the current : boatwomen of the Grand Canyon / Louise Teal. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8165-1413-5 (cl. : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8165-1429-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Boating for women. 2. Boats and boating—Colorado River (Colo.- Mexico) —History. 3. Pilots and pilotage—United States—Interviews. 4. Women—United States—Recreation—Interviews. I. Title. GV777.57.T43 1994 93-35400 797.1'09791'3—dc20 CIP This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). To all women navigating the changing currents of our time Contents List of illustrations ix Preface xi 1 Women in the Canyon 1 2 The River Journey 13 3 Marilyn Sayre 21 4 Liz Hymans 35 5 Louise Teal 49 6 Susan Billingsley 61 7 High Water of 1983 71 8 Suzanne Jordan 79 9 Becca Lawton 89 10 Connie Tibbitts 101 11 Sue Bassett III 12 Lorna Corson 123 13 A Real Boat 135 14 Ellen Tibbetts 139 15 Martha Clark 151 16 Breaking into the Current 163 Epilogue 173 Bibliography 175 Acknowledgments 177 Illustrations Georgie White 3 Marilyn Sayre 21 Liz Hymans 35 Louise Teal 49 Susan Billingsley 61 Suzanne Jordan 79 Becca Lawton 89 Connie Tibbitts 101 Sue Bassett III Lorna Corson 123 Ellen Tibbetts 139 Martha Clark 151
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