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For a full transcript of an interview featured in the documentary, click on the interviewee's name.

David Brower
One of the central figures in development of a post-World War II environmental movement, David Brower served as Executive Director of the Sierra Club during the 1950s.

Floyd Dominy
Floyd Dominy served as Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1959 through 1969. Much of the Colorado River Storage Project, including construction of the Glen Canyon Dam, was undertaken during his term of service. He is one of the few civil servants in the nation's history to receive appointment by four consecutive presidents (Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon).

Katie Lee
An actress and folk singer during the 1950s and '60s, Katie Lee started running the Colorado River nearly fifty years ago. She has recently published All My Rivers Are Gone, a book based on her journals, and has released collections of her music associated with the Colorado River. For more information about her book and music, e-mail Katie Lee katydid@verdenet.com.

Ken Sleight
Ken Sleight originally started river running and wilderness outfitting in Utah in the 1950's. He presently owns and operates the Pack Creek Ranch outside of Moab, Utah.

Roy Webb
Roy Webb is an author, historian and archivist with the Special Collections department of the Marriott Library at the University of Utah, where he oversees a comprehensive collection of writings and visual materials on the history of the Colorado River. He is the author of Call of the Colorado.

Barry Wirth
Barry Wirth is the primary regional spokesperson for the Bureau of Reclamation. He was interviewed on a point overlooking the Glen Canyon Dam, hence the frequent references in the dialogue to the location.

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