Otis Reed Marston | |
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 Otis "Dock" Marston at 1836 Denis Julien inscription in Cataract Canyon, April 1964 (Photo: Jorgen Visbak) | |
| Born | February 11, 1894 |
| Died | August 30, 1979 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Dock |
| Occupation(s) | River runner, historian, author |
| Spouse | Margaret “Mag” Lowell Garthwaite |
Otis Reed "Dock" Marston (February 11, 1894 – August 30, 1979) was an American writer, historian and Grand Canyon river runner who participated in a large number of river-running firsts. Marston was the eighty-third person to successfully complete the water transit of the Grand Canyon. He spent the last thirty years of his life writing his magnum opus on the history of the first 100 Grand Canyon river runners. In researching his book, he amassed a vast collection of material on early river runners in the American Southwest, especially runners of the Green and Colorado Rivers. His collection is housed in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.[1]