Contents -- Illustrations -- Editor's Preface -- Author' s Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. In the Beginning -- 2. John D. Lee and Lonely Dell -- 3. The Ferryman -- 4. The Widow and Her Mite -- 5. Building the Oasis -- 6. Brother Johnson's Green Acres -- 7. The Controversial Emetts -- 8. The Antagonists -- 9. Charles H. Spencer -- 10. The Aftermath -- 11. Water -- 12. Change and Reversion -- 13. The Polygamists -- 14. Paradise Canyon Ranch -- 15. A Change in Priorities -- 16. Big Brother Takes Over -- Epilogue - Richard D. Quartaroli -- Chapter Notes -- Appendices -- 1. Children Born at Lee's Ferry -- 2. Deaths at Lee's Ferry -- 3. Proprietors, Ferrymen, and Custodians -- 4. Postmasters -- 5. Schoolteachers -- 6. USGS Resident Hydrographers at Lee's Ferry -- 7. Lee's Ferry Ownership -- 8. The National Park Service.