Author Description

This biography of William O. Owen chronicles his exceptionally rich life spanning pre-transcontinental railroad America to post-World War II. His experiences of crossing the Old West in a covered wagon, witnessing gun fights and hangings on the streets of Laramie, taking the first bicycle trip around Yellowstone National Park, and making the first documented ascent of the Grant Teton in 1898 were, by any measure, extraordinary. Follow the remarkable life of William O. Owen in Grand Ascent.